{"id":3997,"date":"2025-08-14T04:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T04:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3997"},"modified":"2025-10-16T04:20:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T04:20:25","slug":"los-angeles-throws-different-kinds-of-shade-at-city-heat-before-the-olympics","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/los-angeles-throws-different-kinds-of-shade-at-city-heat-before-the-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles throws different kinds of shade at city heat before the Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-light-gray has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-82641648 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-light-gray--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\"><p class=\"is-style-default tribe-news-single-overline\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><span class=\"is-color-blue\">News<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>CoStar<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>August 2025<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h1 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Los Angeles throws different kinds of shade at city heat before the Olympics<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--2\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">For Los Angeles residents and tourists used to sweltering in the summer heat, cool solutions are on tap: Oak trees are set to replace low-shade palms, water stations are popping up at new transit shelters, and more fabric awnings are covering open-air walkways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--3\">The clock is ticking as temperatures rise across the city, spurring a drive to further shade the hottest streets before millions arrive for next year&#8217;s FIFA World Cup, the 2027 Super Bowl and the 2028 Olympic Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--4\">ShadeLA, a city and county campaign backed by the University of Southern California, UCLA, regional transit agency LA Metroand the LA28 Olympic Committee, is a high-profile part of a push involving commercial properties to cool cities across the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outlined tribe-button-has-icon is-style-outlined--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.costar.com\/article\/794948920\/los-angeles-throws-different-kinds-of-shade-at-city-heat-before-the-olympics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read full article on CoStar<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/download-1-1024x305.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3998\" style=\"border-radius:16px;aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/download-1-1024x305.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/download-1-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/download-1-768x229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/download-1-1536x457.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/download-1-2048x610.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo source: CoStar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--6\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Filed under<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c-tag-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-tag-list__item t-category c-tag-list__item--green\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/?_practice_area=climate-sustainability\" class=\"c-tag-list__item-link\">Climate &amp; 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