Los Angeles Painting Streets White

Workers apply a reflective sealant to a street in the sweltering los angeles nabe of canoga park in may 2017.

Los angeles painting streets white.

Los angeles is painting the streets white to combat the rising temperatures in the summer caused by the heat island effect. Los angeles has been painting some of its streets white in an attempt to lower temperatures citywide. Los angeles california in the summertime can be for lack of a better word a hellscape. They plan to lower the temperature by 3 degrees over the next 20 years.

Los angeles bureau of street services. Officials in los angeles have been painting streets white to reduce the effect of urban heat islands and combat the effects of climate change. To combat temperatures that reach 130 140 degrees on the road s surface the city of los angeles has started a pilot project to test out the cool pavement 15 streets were covered with this asphalt based paint like substance to cool down the streets by about 11 13 degrees fahrenheit and therefore cools down the buildings around them. It is the.

Additional regulations may be posted on signs and apply regardless of curb color. An innovative initiative in los angeles aims to lower the soaring temperature of the city s streets. Colored curb zones are painted to indicate parking prohibitions or restrictions. To guard against climate change los angeles is painting its streets white.

Red white and blue curb regulations are in effect 24 hours a day 7 days a week unless otherwise indicated by a sign. They re trying to curb the urban heat island effect temperatures rising faster in a city. Is painting some of its roads white 01 13 in the race to combat climate change the city of los angeles is employing a surprising new tactic covering its streets in a grayish white. As part of the cool pavements pilot project representatives from the bureau of street surfaces have covered 15 of the city s streets in a light coloured asphalt based substance.

By david shultz sep.