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Building a Resilient Downtown, Part 2 | Heat, Walkability & What the Charrette Revealed (S3, 12)

Building a Resilient Downtown, Part 2 | Heat, Walkability & What the Charrette Revealed (S3, 12)16 jul23 min

<p>The Downtown &amp; Town Cove Resiliency Project is back - and this time we&#39;re talking public health. We&#39;re joined again by Elizabeth Jenkins from the Town&#39;s Planning &amp; Community Development department and Nate Burgess and Dillon Sussman from Dodson &amp; Flinker to hear what the Community Charrette revealed, and where the project goes from here.</p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li>What happened at the Charrette - walking tours, design workshops, and a kayak share idea</li><li>Urban heat islands: what they are and why Orleans needs to pay attention</li><li>How shade trees can measurably improve downtown comfort</li><li>Why walkable, bikeable communities are a public health issue</li><li>&quot;Living Routes&quot; and connecting downtown to the Cape Cod Rail Trail</li><li>What&#39;s coming this fall from the project team</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Learn more: <a href="https://www.town.orleans.ma.us/1898/Downtown-Town-Cove-Resiliency-Project">Downtown &amp; Town Cove Resiliency Project</a></p><p><br></p>