AGENCY TESTIMONY
Detailed response to Intro 928: Cool pavement pilot challenges
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Margaret Forgione provides a more detailed response to Intro 928, expressing support for research into cool pavements while highlighting the unique challenges of implementing such a project in New York City. She emphasizes the need for comprehensive studies and collaboration with other agencies.
- Supports advancement and additional research into cool pavements
- Highlights the unique challenges of implementing cool pavement in New York City's dense urban environment
- Emphasizes the need for studies to consider factors beyond DOT's jurisdiction
- Expresses willingness to discuss the bill's aims and broader efforts to reduce heat with the council and other agencies
Margaret Forgione
0:19:40
Regarding the pilot that the bill would require, the administration supports advancement and additional research into the use of cool pavements.
0:19:47
DOT is aware that other municipalities have tested cool pavement and seen some promising results, but New York City is a dense and complicated place, and implementing cool pavement here will have its unique challenges, And any studies and recommendations must consider the wide array of factors at play on the city streetscape and adjacent buildings, including in areas outside of DOT's jurisdiction.
0:20:11
Such a pilot would also require an understanding of heat impacts that are outside of DOT's expertise.
0:20:17
We look forward to future discussions with the council and other appropriate agencies about how to best achieve the bill's aims, as well as the city's broader efforts to reduce heat.