In this story
Ines Castell
Ines writes about ice, heat and the people adapting to both. She files most stories from somewhere cold.
The map is red almost everywhere, but not evenly. The hottest streets are those with the fewest trees, the most asphalt and the oldest housing.
City planners used thousands of sensor readings to create the first block-by-block heat map of the city — and then published it, knowing what it would show.
Shade as infrastructure
The plan treats trees, fountains and shaded bus stops as essential infrastructure. Every new project must now prove it lowers street temperature.
“Shade is not a luxury. On some streets, it is survival.”
Choosing where to start
The first phase targets the ten hottest districts. Residents elsewhere complain about waiting; officials say the data leaves no room for politics.
End of story — thanks for reading NEWSROOM 27.
