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The Sac Metro Air District's
Urban Heat Project findings and recommendations can aid local governments in their planning for extreme heat and heat resilience for public health, land use design, urban forestry, and more. For the transportation sector, the project findings can help to improve the resilience of roadways and pavements, as well as support the health of active transportation users. The results demonstrate cooling benefits in sustainable land use design principles such as density and infill development, tree planting, and Electric Vehicle supportive designs – all of which produce air quality benefits as well. These goals are in line with the State of California's broader goals for climate resilience planning and the California Transportation Plan 2040’s goals for a vibrant multimodal transportation system.
