I thought city tree planting programs were a photo op, until I saw the shade data from my own block
I used to roll my eyes at the tree planting push in my neighborhood, figured it was grant money and ribbon cutting. Then a city arborist showed me the summer surface temp readings from my street in Fresno: 118 on bare asphalt vs 94 under the 8 year old sycamores. Now I'm the guy at the council meeting asking why the next phase skips the blocks near the freeway.