I do not miss shoveling snow or slipping on ice for a second. But in the summer, we have very high temperatures and that is a growing challenge. We are the first city in the country to have an office that thinks about heat year round and plans for solutions. that's shown up in a variety of different ways. Right now we're really trying to change building codes to make sure that we create public spaces that are shaded so you can walk around in downtown under the shade. (28:06–28:13)
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