{"id":419,"date":"2025-03-11T23:06:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T23:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/sustainabilitysolutions\/?page_id=419"},"modified":"2025-09-11T21:46:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T21:46:56","slug":"cool-pavement-pilot-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/sustainabilitysolutions\/cool-pavement-pilot-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool Pavement Pilot Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-429\" alt=\"Aerial view of a suburb. Some of the streets are painted with a reflective white coating and lined with traffic cones.\" src=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/sustainabilitysolutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/03\/march11-e1741726838552.jpeg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(178deg,rgba(0,0,0,0) 41%,rgb(0,0,0) 100%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-520232fb wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0 pt-12 mt-12\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-7\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-6\">Cool Pavement Pilot Program<\/h1>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"unityblocks-anchor-menu\" class=\"wp-block-unityblocks-anchor-menu\" data-items=\"[{&quot;icon&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Overview&quot;,&quot;targetIdName&quot;:&quot;overview&quot;},{&quot;icon&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Outcomes&quot;,&quot;targetIdName&quot;:&quot;outcomes&quot;},{&quot;icon&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Resources&quot;,&quot;targetIdName&quot;:&quot;resources&quot;},{&quot;icon&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Project partners&quot;,&quot;targetIdName&quot;:&quot;partners&quot;},{&quot;icon&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Media&quot;,&quot;targetIdName&quot;:&quot;media&quot;}]\" data-firstelementid=\"\" data-focusfirstfocusableelement=\"false\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0\">\n\t\n<div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/sustainabilitysolutions\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \/ <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Cool Pavement Pilot Program<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0 my-6 my-xl-12\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row justify-content-between\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0 anchor-menu-target\" id=\"overview\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-copy-divider\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department partnered with the Urban Climate Research Center and the Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Service at Arizona State University, and with researchers from various ASU schools and centers, to evaluate the effectiveness, performance and community perception of a new pavement coating designed to mitigate urban heat. Data collection and analysis for the cool pavement pilot project occurred across multiple neighborhoods from July 15, 2020 to July 14, 2021. Data gathered at varying times across days and months from each site allowed the research team to study the impacts of the pavement coating under various weather conditions. Numerous platforms and sensors were used to collect this data, with further analysis completed in ASU laboratories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second phase of the project explored a new iteration of the cool pavement coating, which was applied in seven neighborhoods between May 31 and June 6, 2022. The results of this study were shared in October of 2024.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Can reflective pavement keep a neighborhood cooler?\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/611056148?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container-fluid mb-0 bg-gray-1 py-6 py-xl-12\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row justify-content-between pl-0\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-7 order-2 order-md-1\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0 anchor-menu-target\" id=\"outcomes\">Outcomes<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-copy-divider\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initial pilot project produced several key findings, including the following:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"uds-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>The surface temperatures of asphalt surfaces treated with the cool pavement coating were consistently lower than non-treated asphalt concrete at all times of day. The cool pavement surface temperature was, on average, 2.4\u00b0F lower at sunrise, 12.0\u00b0F lower at noon and 10.5\u00b0F lower in the afternoons. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sub-surface temperatures beneath the cool pavement coating were 4.8\u00b0F lower, on average, than temperatures beneath untreated asphalt.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The cool pavement-coated surfaces displayed around 33-38% solar reflectivity when the coating was first applied. 10 months post-installation, solar reflectivity ranged from 19-30% across the eight test neighborhoods. This decline in reflectivity leads to a less significant decrease in surface and sub-surface temperatures. Untreated asphalt, for comparison, absorbs more solar radiation and has a consistent reflectivity of 12%.   <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mean radiant temperature, which represents the average human&#8217;s total radiant heat exposure when walking on the treated surfaces, increased by an average of 5.5% due to higher surface reflectivity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second phase of the project explored the benefits of an updated pavement coating. Key findings from the second phase include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"uds-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cool pavement effectively reduces summer surface temperatures by up to 12\u00b0 during the day compared to conventional aged pavement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cool pavement may ultimately reduce long-term road maintenance needs and costs, which could yield substantiation economic and environmental benefits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cool pavement impacts on air temperature currently appear to be small, but beneficial. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"uds-section bg topo-white \" ><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0 py-6 py-xl-12 bg-white px-4\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row justify-content-between\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-7 order-2 order-md-1\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0 anchor-menu-target\" id=\"resources\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-copy-divider\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"uds-list wp-block-list tp-6\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/611056148\">Video overview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n<h3  > <span class=\"highlight-black\">Phase 1<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uds-list wp-block-list tp-6\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/sustainabilitysolutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/03\/Phoenix-Cool-Pavement-Exec-Summary_09142021.pdf\">Phase 1 &#8211; Executive summary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/sustainabilitysolutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/03\/COPE-Report_FULLFINAL.pdf\">Phase 1 &#8211; Comprehensive report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n<h3  > <span class=\"highlight-black\">Phase 2<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uds-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/sustainabilitysolutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/09\/COP-CoolPavement-Phase2-ExecSum-Oct2024_corrected.pdf\">Phase 2 &#8211; Executive summary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/sustainabilitysolutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/07\/COPE_Phase2_Report_FINALOct24.pdf\">Phase 2 &#8211; Comprehensive report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/l7z9dESIEmM?feature=shared\">Phase 2 results presentation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"uds-section bg-color bg-gray-1 py-6 py-xl-10\" ><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row justify-content-between\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-7 order-2 order-md-1\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0 anchor-menu-target\" id=\"partners\">Project partners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-copy-divider\"\/>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<ul class=\"uds-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>City of Phoenix Office of Sustainability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phoenix City Council<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0 mt-6 mt-xl-12 pb-6 pb-xl-12\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row justify-content-between\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-7 order-2 order-md-1\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0 anchor-menu-target\" id=\"media\">Cool pavement in the media<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-copy-divider\"\/>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From road coatings to a sweating manikin, these ASU research projects are helping Arizonans keep their cool<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 03, 2025<\/strong> | ASU News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The heat isn\u2019t going away. And neither are sprawling desert cities like the metro Phoenix area. With new summer records being set nearly every year \u2014 2024 was the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/local\/arizona-weather\/2024\/12\/30\/phoenix-weather-2024-warmest-year\/77206732007\/\">warmest year on record<\/a>&nbsp;for Phoenix \u2014 it has become increasingly urgent&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250303-environment-and-sustainability-road-coatings-sweating-manikin-these-asu-research-projects\">Read on news.asu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity my-6\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Second study says Phoenix\u2019s \u2018cool pavement\u2019 has positive effect so far<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oct 17, 2024<\/strong> | AZ Family<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The city of Phoenix\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2024\/08\/02\/why-has-city-phoenix-paused-its-cool-pavement-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">innovative plan to lower the surface temperature<\/a>&nbsp;of asphalt streets during summer months got a boost Thursday night, when researchers from Arizona State University revealed that use of cool pavement&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2024\/10\/18\/second-study-says-phoenixs-cool-pavement-has-positive-effect-so-far\/\">Read on azfamily.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity my-6\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">North Phoenix outdoor mall partners with ASU to test \u2018cool pavement\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sept 17, 2023<\/strong> | 12 News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.12news.com\/article\/weather\/extreme-weather\/phoenix-hit-a-record-warm-low-temp-thursday-then-hit-the-citys-4th-hottest-day-ever\/75-4ccd3432-b7d5-4d85-b4ec-f2bccd01b76f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;brutally hot dry, desert<\/a>, it\u2019s not uncommon to endure weeks on end of enduring 110-plus temps during the hottest times of the year, which is why many city leaders and communities are continually looking for better ways&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.12news.com\/article\/news\/local\/heatbeat\/north-phoenix-outdoor-mall-partners-with-asu-to-test-cool-pavement\/75-94ff5d77-2442-438e-892d-7403a70e53b6#:~:text=North%20Phoenix%20outdoor%20mall%20partners,the%20shopping%20center's%20parking%20lot.\">Read on 12news.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity my-6\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1 Year Later, Phoenix &#8216;Cool Pavement&#8217; Researchers Find Temperature Drop<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sept 21, 2021<\/strong> | KJZZ<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, the city of Phoenix began a new program to reduce the heat island effect in neighborhoods. Now, it has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenix.gov\/streetssite\/Documents\/Phoenix%20Cool%20Pavement%20Exec%20Summary_091420213.pdf\">released its findings this month<\/a>. The city of Phoenix along with ASU started the &#8220;Cool Pavement Pilot Program&#8221; to&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/2021-09-21\/content-1718526-1-year-later-phoenix-cool-pavement-researchers-find-temperature-drop\">Read on kjzz.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity my-6\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trying to cool off neighborhoods with a new kind of road surface<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sept 21, 2021<\/strong> | ASU News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Summer&#8217;s heat and sun can push the surface temperature of city streets in Phoenix as high as 180 degrees Fahrenheit. Those streets then stay hot long after the sun goes down, radiating their built-up energy back into the night air&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20210921-arizona-impact-phoenix-coolseal-pavement-heat-study#:~:text=Surface%20temperatures%20of%20the%20roads,6%20feet%20above%20the%20surfaces.\">Read on news.asu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity my-6\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phoenix study finds cool pavement makes significant difference<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sept 20, 2021<\/strong> | KTAR News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The city of Phoenix, in partnership with Arizona State University, recently announced the results of the first year of its cool pavement pilot program. 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