Hydrant-connected sprinklers as cooling stations
Resident proposes connecting sprinklers to fire hydrants for summer cooling stations, prioritizing heat-island areas like Chinatown, Roxbury and East Boston and places where vulnerable people gather.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
connect sprinklers to fire hydrants for cooling stations across the city during the peak of summer (you see these all across Montreal in summer). Ideally it can double as water public trees and plantings but with the primary use of cooling people
Who it helps and why
Prioritize cooling stations in Chinatown, Roxbury, East Boston and other heat island locations and places where people are waiting for the bus, by lines for food pantries, elder housing and daycares and places where people are most vulnerable to overheating
Details
- Cycle
- 2026–27
- Submitted
- July 21, 2026
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Human Services
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Parks, trees & climate
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
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