As the City of Las Vegas maps out places to create public drinking water and cooling spaces, some details around its heat mitigation strategy are still sparse. The planning commission last week, received an update on the development of the city’s heat mitigation plans.
City of Las Vegas Chief Sustainability Officer Marco Velotta outlined plans for how Las Vegas can combat high temperatures. Commissioners approved the plan, and it is scheduled to go before the council on July 15.
The heat mitigation plan is a part of the conservation element of the 2050 master plan, which the City Council adopted in an effort to provide guidelines for Las Vegas’s future development…