[mensetmanusman]

Evaporative cooling for the win.

I wish (any) parks had this built in (ignoring splash/water parks), because it would be easier justifying brining kids out in this type of heat (especially for parks with no shade due to poor design).

It would also bring more community together to have outdoor areas that are dramatically cooler than the surroundings.

[voisin]

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.

[MisterTea]

I 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]

This 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]

No trees near water. Algae, maintenance.

[mensetmanusman]

It 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 :)

[city41]

Heck, my neighborhood is 21 years old and the trees are still too small to provide any meaningful shade.

[Avalaxy]

Just got to wait 4 more years then.

[aliswe]

In Dubai, it IS a primary concern for pretty much every park.

[asdf333]

it’s also not just the shade. for some reason plant cover is significantly cooler than just shade. i am not sure why

[SuoDuanDao]

Evaporative cooling. Trees pump huge amounts of water from the ground into the air.

[fred_is_fred]

It doesn't work well most places west of the Mississippi (where evap cooling is most effective) because all the water is owned at least twice over.

[singlow]

> brining kids out in this type of heat

But dry-brining is all the rage right now anyway.

[mensetmanusman]

Ha, autocorrect has gone crazy on my iPhone, it replaces the word ‘has’ with ‘Hass’ as well…

[eurasiantiger]

”My hass is out.” — Ali Boulala in Flip - Sorry