'It's like being in Greece': The US neighbourhood where cars are banned
In Tempe, Arizona, Culdesac is reimagining US cities for people, not cars – and inviting travellers to explore its plazas, paseos and Mediterranean-inspired design.
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Tempe is probably the 1 place I would want a car. No one wants to walk around in 110°F / 43°C heat. I've traveled there a few times and it's like being cooked in an oven
The article states that the smaller alleyways create breezes and since they’re more tightly packed it’s shaded almost all the time. Ends up being cooler.
Yeah. A shocking 30-40°F cooler. So it would be a slightly warm 80°F.
That's insufferable by European standards but heaven by Arizona standards.
Which in Tempe is basically a miracle.
We need to implement the implement Wind Towers in the dry climates of the US. They wouldn't help as a pedestrian, but they help to expel heat in buildings when it isn't windy and to actively cool buildings when it is windy. This single piece of technology could desperately help the American Southwest.
Combine these with tighter buildings and local plant-life and people will be much better off.
