How cities can help protect transit riders from extreme heat
Published: August 23, 2021
This summer, Puget Sound area residents experienced high temperatures like never before — heat waves made worse by impacts of climate change, experts say.
While many people fled in air-conditioned cars to lakes and water parks to cool off, others, including transit-dependent essential workers, still relied on buses and trains to get to work. In some cases, that means standing outside on hot pavement in 90-plus degree temperatures to wait for a ride.
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