SCIENCEWHYY
Camden nonprofit plans to keep bus riders cool with shade and pollinator gardens
The nonprofit Neighborhood Collaborative Community Gardens plans to combat Camden's urban heat island effect by installing four vegetated bus shelters across the city next summer. These 'blooming bus stops' will include shade trees, flowering plants, and painted pergolas, promoting public health through green infrastructure. The project is supported by a grant from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities for reducing excessive urban heat.
Mentioned
Neighborhood Collaborative Community GardensorganizationCamdenplaceNew Jersey Board of Public UtilitiesorganizationWanda LopezpersonJacqueline M. Santiago-Vicentepersonurban heat island effecttopicNew Jersey Tree FoundationorganizationCooper Point neighborhoodplaceWHYY News Climate DeskorganizationDelaware Bayplace
Related Signal
Adjacent reporting
- SMART is deploying cooling buses for extreme heat -- Here’s where
- NYC funds AI maps to fight heat and help plan new planting
- One tree at a time: Denver nonprofit works to close shade gap as heat dome threatens neighborhoods
- When the heat doesn’t stop
- City offers new registry to protect pollinator gardens from code violations