Likely Jan Lukas@likelyjanlukas@mstdn.ca
@AmeliasBrain@mstdn.ca @HyL@mstdn.ca
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
EllenInEdmonton :mstdnca:@EllenInEdmonton@mstdn.ca
@likelyjanlukas@mstdn.ca @AmeliasBrain@mstdn.ca @HyL@mstdn.ca
Your observations are part of what keeps me paying far too much rent in order to remain in a highly accessible community, particularly one where almost all of my services are a short walk or roll away from home, and major bus routes are a few steps away. I can currently drive to a wide range of places, but that's not going to last forever!
