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  • How to make cities more livable? Selectively remove pavement

    Jul 8, 2021 11:30 am by Next City (Philadelphia)Illinois in the News
    Chicago's Space to Grow initiative turned a Morrill Elementary School playground green. (Photo courtesy: Space to Grow)

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    • Chicago's Space to Grow initiative turned a Morrill Elementary School playground green. (Photo courtesy: Space to Grow)

    Next City (July 8) Professor Mary Pat McGuire writes that roads and parking lots take up about 30% of city surface. It pollutes waterways through rapid run-off, contributes to flooding, and raises temperatures through the urban heat island effect.