Mastodawn

It's a race to dismantle #asphalt while planting #trees

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/world/europe/france-heat-wave-paris-climate-change-planning.html #climate #Paris

As Heat Waves Intensify, Paris Plans for Record Temperatures

City planners say the day when temperatures as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit, or 50 Celsius, could stall the French capital is not far off. They are already starting to prepare.

The New York Times

JCR

4d ago

2025 East Jordan Iron Works hydrant and construction fencing, former site of Kim's chinese restaurant, Long Lake Road, Troy, Michigan. July 2025
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#Iron #asphalt #caution #tape #construction #daytime #dirt #fire hydrant #flag #house #hydrant #infrastructure #newtopographics #orange #safety #fence #pentax_fa31limited #pentaxk3mkiii #pipe #rebar #sand #sky #snowfence #stakes #trees #nowherediary #subjectivelyobjective #thisisnthappiness #banalmag

Pekka Nikrus Aug 14

Splash imitates life #pavement #spill #splotch #blob #asphalt #helsinki #finland #photography

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Likely Jan Lukas Aug 10

@AmeliasBrain @HyL

Thank you for the #intel!

The decorative lampposts sound lovely, but yeah, not helpful for the problems of heat and #asphalt.

The thing is, that even in advance of #HeatDomes and serial #heatwaves neighbourhoods like mine are unwalkable in the summer from heat alone.

In the winter, the sloped sidewalk concrete that almost-seamlessly joins the asphalt roadway AND lack of routine snow clearance means that street parkers are often parked somewhat on the sidewalk itself.

This is particularly easy to do when the #snowpack on the road is higher than the sidewalk, which is most winters, even ones with relatively little snow.

This narrows the sidewalks to the point that even if cleared, they are not necessarily wide enough to use with #AssistiveDevices such as #rollators and #wheelchairs.

I really want #yegAccessible, year-round!

#yeg
#accessibility
#ClimateChange
#heat
#HeatIsland
#liveability
#survivability

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Likely Jan Lukas Aug 10

@HyL

I have no doubt that #Edmonton could significantly reduce the urban #HeatIsland effect by remediating all communities presently without treed #boulevards between the concrete #sidewalks and the #asphalt streets to having such features.

I don't know if new neighbourhoods are still developed this way, but it is clear from observing where frontyard fencelines are set that there IS sufficient setback along many (all?) such neighbourhoods ro accomplish this without disturbing private property in the least.

Even prior to experiencing a #HeatDome and sustained #HeatWaves my neighbourhood was a nightmare of no-#shade heat when throughout the summers for any #pedestrian.

Sure, some homeowners plant trees but vanishingly few have a broad enough canopy to shade even the sidewalk. None cover the black asphalt.

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#yeg
#heat
#ExtremeHeat
#mitigation
#ClimateChange
#yyc
#abwx
#yegwx
#yycwx

Larry Braun Aug 10

Scattered Maple Whirlers on the Asphalt

A textured asphalt surface dotted with scattered helicopter seeds, their distinctive winged forms creating an organic pattern. The contrast between the dark pavement and the lighter seeds emphasizes their unique shapes. Their random distribution evokes the seasonal cycle, capturing a quiet yet familiar moment in nature.

Benton, Missouri

#Missouri #helicopterseeds #mapleSeeds #background #Pattern #asphalt

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/scattered-maple-whirlers-on-the-asphalt-larry-braun.html

eigenstil Aug 6

Poste eine Woche lang jeden Tag ein Foto von deinen Schuhen und dem Boden und mach bei der #shoesandfloorchallenge mit. Lade andere ein, das Gleiche zu tun. Heute nominiere ich: @emrael

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Post every day a photo of your shoes and floor for a week and be part of the #shoesandfloorchallenge. Invite others to do the same. Today I nominate: @emrael
Day 1/7

#badelatschen #flipflops #summer #sand #asphalt

Ute Ungewiss Aug 6

Poste eine Woche lang jeden Tag ein Foto von deinen Schuhen und dem Boden und mach bei der #shoesandfloorchallenge mit. Lade andere ein, das Gleiche zu tun. Heute nominiere ich: @eigenstil

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Post every day a photo of your shoes and floor for a week and be part of the #shoesandfloorchallenge. Invite others to do the same. Today I nominate: @eigenstil
Day 1/6

#sand #asphalt #barfuß

eigenstil Aug 4

Poste eine Woche lang jeden Tag ein Foto von deinen Schuhen und dem Boden und mach bei der #shoesandfloorchallenge mit. Lade andere ein, das Gleiche zu tun. Heute nominiere ich: @uteungewiss

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Post every day a photo of your shoes and floor for a week and be part of the #shoesandfloorchallenge. Invite others to do the same. Today I nominate: @uteungewiss
Day 6/7

#sand #asphalt #barfuß