Published August 24, 2017 04:39PM
Could Lighter-Colored Streets Lower Temps in LA?
Los Angeles is coating some neighborhood streets in light gray. Will project "Cool Pavement" work?
'Ken Lund'
In this NPR spot, host Ailsa Chang interviews Greg Spotts, the chief sustainability officer of the Bureau of Street Services in Los Angeles. The topic? Whether putting a thin, light gray coating on city streets could lower temperatures on hot summer afternoons.