The New York Parks Department has canceled tree plantings near sidewalks where cops illegally park their cars
The New York Parks Department has canceled tree plantings near sidewalks where cops illegally park their cars

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No Shade: Illegally Parked Cop Cars Are Why We Can't Have Nice Trees

Cities lined with trees help keep the urban heat island effect down and helps keep cities cool. It's a shame that one parked car could ruin this for a whole neighborhood street.
Cities don't make cities hot, bare pavement makes cities hot.
To be fair, it's not the car's fault 🐷🐷
It does take someone to illegally park the car on a sidewalk, but recent studies found that the car itself is also partially to blame.
The underestimated impact of parked cars in urban warming.