Stormysaga + 62 AB April 11, 2018 California officials are hoping their latest attempt to stem the rising tides of climate change leads to a more socially conscious and cooler summer. They have been painting streets white to reduce the effect of urban "heat islands" and combat the effects of climate change. The LA Street Services began rolling out the project last May, which preliminary testing shows has reduced the temperature of roadways by up to 10 degrees. While each coasting could can last up to seven years, they are also pricey, with the estimated cost of $40,000 per mile. I haven't expected this kind of combat against climate change. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CMOP + 227 April 11, 2018 Being from California and living in desert almost my whole life - this is a great and unorthodox idea. It's unbelievable how hot it's been getting the past couple of years. Hopefully this does alleviate "heat islands" as they called it. Definitely interesting - never heard of this before. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTom + 183 April 11, 2018 Interesting idea - I'm sure there's a lot of places that can benefit from this ( UAE definitely has the money). 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CMOP + 227 April 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, TomTom said: Interesting idea - I'm sure there's a lot of places that can benefit from this ( UAE definitely has the money). They'll be painting their streets in gold. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlackTortoise + 103 CM April 11, 2018 I wonder how will they mark a pedestrian lane? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rodent + 1,424 April 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Stormysaga said: California officials are hoping their latest attempt to stem the rising tides of climate change leads to a more socially conscious and cooler summer. They have been painting streets white to reduce the effect of urban "heat islands" and combat the effects of climate change. The LA Street Services began rolling out the project last May, which preliminary testing shows has reduced the temperature of roadways by up to 10 degrees. While each coasting could can last up to seven years, they are also pricey, with the estimated cost of $40,000 per mile. I haven't expected this kind of combat against climate change. $40,000 per mile per seven years? Surely you jest. No matter; there are only 7,300 miles of road and alleys in LA.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rodent + 1,424 April 11, 2018 11 minutes ago, BlackTortoise said: I wonder how will they mark a pedestrian lane? yellow Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vlad Kovalenko + 115 VK April 11, 2018 Making the city more livable has no price. But definitely has nothing to do with climate change. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CMOP + 227 April 11, 2018 4 minutes ago, Rodent said: $40,000 per mile per seven years? Surely you jest. No matter; there are only 7,300 miles of road and alleys in LA.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marina Schwarz + 1,576 April 12, 2018 9 hours ago, CMOP said: They'll be painting their streets in gold. They would have done the white-street thing already. But they're used to the heat, I guess. That's some price tag per mile! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites