Jan 10, 2020
In the face of rising temperatures and heavier rain, citizens
wielding pry bars and thermometers turn parking lots into rain
gardens and change city building standards to favor green space
over asphalt.
The lower income east side of Portland is the hottest part of town.
Citizen action is making it cooler.
Part 1. We follow DePave Portland on one of their projects
as they pry up asphalt and install a rain garden on 122nd
Street.
Part 2. Citizens using an urban heat mapping tool developed
at Portland State University gather data which led cooler building
standards in East Portland.