Heat Study Pier 5 Boston

Sun & Air

Urban areas, where structures are highly concentrated and greenery is limited, become Heat Islands of higher temperatures relative to outlying areas.

Sun & Air

  • Shade increase propagate algae, on the North Side of Navy Yard Piers with developments.
  • Wind Tunnel
  • Air quality…. remember parking vents at pier 5.
  • Healthy Viewshed of Home and City
  • Views from the park in front of Paris Landing would be lost without a park.
  • Views walking along the boardwalk would be lost.
  • Healthy historic honoring and preservation
  • Vitamin D
  • Meditative walks, yoga and picnics
  • Global value of open space has skyrocketed given climate change and covid reverberations of mass mental health challenges.