As participants walked around the South Tacoma neighborhood to collect the data, they could feel the noticeable difference between the temperature and comfort in an area without trees and where the ground is concrete versus a spot with some shade and grass on the ground. Then walking back into the park, they would almost sigh with relief in the shade of the tall trees.
This blitz event is a way to fill in the missing data, which Ettinger and GRIT team members can use to draw a correlation between air and ground temperature and tell a more complete story of the environment in South Tacoma. While the blitz was mostly conducted by project partners, the team hopes to host another blitz event geared towards engaging local community members in the process and progress of the work.
