RantWoman sort of kind of means to write some kind of more or less serious reflection on the anniversary of 9/11, multiple wars somehow related to carbon and lowering carbon emissions, political campaigns, environmental fragility or even devastation, and other topics that make anyone go "Ugh" after awhile. Today though, the RantWoman department of WAY out of the box policy recommendations has been attending to news of Phoenix AZ for a few different reasons.
Recently KUOW aired a story about a streak of over 100 days where the daytime high temp was over 100 degrees and during that stretch an interval of at least 10 days where the LOW temp overnight did not dip below 90 degrees.
Previously, YouTube brought RantWoman, unbidden, Top 10 reasons to regret moving to Phoenix. RantWoman has formed an image of a city with REALLY A LOT of heat absorbing roadways that probably heat up and stay heated up for long intervals in hot weather.
Suffice it to say, RantWoman has NO desire to move to Phoenix
However, a question wandered through RantWoman's mind: what if someone took a jack hammer to 50 % of the concrete road surface and let native plants take over.
Do alternating streets in each direction pair on the grid. Think how much healthier many people will become if exercise is automatically added to their routine. More importantly, think how much less overheated the city will be with half as much heat retaining concrete.
Okay, okay. This COULD be kind of extreme. For the time being, RantWoman will now resume profound appreciation of cool September temperatures rolling in and leave further wild fantasizing to graduate students, climate specialists, and planners. RantWoman would LOVE to know how the conversations go though..
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