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I have no idea why shade isn’t a primary design concern for every park. It is almost always left to “there’s a tiny tree over there that will produce shade in 2
by voisin 5y ago
I have no idea why shade isn’t a primary design concern for every park. It is almost always left to “there’s a tiny tree over there that will produce shade in 25 years”. It is shocking.
- city41 5y agoHeck, my neighborhood is 21 years old and the trees are still too small to provide any meaningful shade.
- Avalaxy 5y agoJust got to wait 4 more years then.
- MisterTea 5y agoI think the concern is the maintenance. Trees lose leaves in autumn increasing labor costs. They may also fall or have large branches break off in storms causing damage. I think its lazy and anti-environmental but less expenses ftw.
- voisin 5y agoThis is as good an explanation as I’ve ever heard. Seems silly though given the maintenance that already takes place with respect to lawn mowing. If trees are the concern then why not large fabric sails? The park equipment is super pricey to begin with so I can’t imagine we are taking huge extras.
- jcpham2 5y agoNo trees near water. Algae, maintenance.
- mensetmanusman 5y agoIt also means no one uses the park when it’s hot, so less maintenance in that regards. I could definitely design an unusable park that had zero maintenance fees :)
- asdf333 5y agoit’s also not just the shade. for some reason plant cover is significantly cooler than just shade. i am not sure why
- SuoDuanDao 5y agoEvaporative cooling. Trees pump huge amounts of water from the ground into the air.
- aliswe 5y agoIn Dubai, it IS a primary concern for pretty much every park.