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Originally Posted by ljm
I'm a frequent viewer and seldom responder to this forum. I think Phoenix is a great city, and I love living here. However, I really wish it would take a few tips from other cities when it comes to shaded public areas, or public areas in general. I realize this is a desert city and water is scarce and expensive, but the lack of shade in such a hot city blows me away.
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The notion that water is scarce is a bit of a fallacy IMO. Phoenix has more ample and secure water supplies than Denver, especially the metro Denver area. Admittedly snow melt has been fairly reliable but climate and weather patterns do vary.
In any case, Phoenix could do much more to encourage some amount of landscaping in public areas and along streets/sidewalks. Not only can landscaping provide shade but it's a psychological plus and any increase in humidity is cooling.