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Ab <br /> Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Climate Adaptation Actions to <br /> ' <br /> : ' of Hawal'! <br /> Build Local Resilience to Climate Change *���►�� <br /> 2A2. Increase tree canopy in urban areas to reduce urban heat island effect <br /> Action ��M <br /> <2 2-5 >5 <br /> Numberyrs yrs yrs <br /> Pass an ordinance to require new County-built <br /> roads to include complete street measures County <br /> 2A2.1 where most effective to encourage planting of Council, $ 2024 • <br /> trees along streets to provide shade for DPW <br /> pedestrians. [See also 161.1] <br /> Identify and rank roads that would be most <br /> 2A2.2 feasible and beneficial to retrofit to include DPW $$ 2024 • <br /> complete street measures <br /> — Conduct a vulnerability assessment for existing roads. This <br /> assessment should include vulnerability of population to heat and <br /> should identify most-highly traversed areas. <br /> — Identify trees that are most appropriate to plant to minimize <br /> infrastructure damage from root systems or falling trees. <br /> Pass an ordinance to require all development in County <br /> 2A2.3 urban zones to include urban tree cover. This Council, $ 2024 • <br /> requirement should be scaled based on the PD <br /> increasing temperature of the area <br /> 2A2.4 Create a County-sponsored tree-planting R&D $ 2026 • <br /> program <br /> 2A3. Increase awareness of effects and prevention of heat exposure <br /> ActionProject Duration <br /> Numberyrs yrs yrs <br /> Partner with public and private entities to <br /> 2A3.1 increase awareness of heat risks and care for R&D $ 2024 • <br /> people exposed to extreme heat <br /> Climate Cascade 2:Air and Sea Surface Temperature 49 <br />