Its interesting to see the contrast between DC and say London. London has, like DC: dense traffic along a relatively small number of major thoroughfares, a huge

Its interesting to see the contrast between DC and say London. London has, like DC: dense traffic along a relatively small number of major thoroughfares, a huge number of heat masses like concrete office blocks, a subway spilling heat onto the street, etc. What really saves London are the vast number of remarkably large parks and tree cover. You really see the difference walking the city. DC has one big blob of mall with little to no tree cover. Cities are going to have to look at what kinds of shade the future is going to need for their populace if summers continue to get hotter. Interesting article from the NYT on this topic: Summer in the City Is Hot, but Some Neighborhoods Suffer More https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/09/climate/city-heat-islands.html?smid=nytcore-android-share https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/09/climate/city-...