Cool & Clean Daylighting
Clearing the curb space next to a crosswalk and upgrading that space with trees, plantings, or other greenery benefits neighborhoods with limited park access and tree canopy, high surface temperatures, and high rates of asthma, air pollution, and noise pollution. Planting even one street tree can remove the equivalent of 11,000 miles of car emissions every year.
Case Study: Laurelton, Queens
The neighborhood of Laurelton is one of the hottest neighborhoods in New York City and has some of the least access to parks, with only around one in five residents living within walking distance of a park" With some of New York City’s highest levels of noise pollution, only 19% of its surface area covered by tree canopy, and average summer surface temperatures of 102 °F, Laurelton residents would dramatically benefit from installing cool and clean daylighting at every intersection.
