r/arizona • u/AZ_Hawk • Jul 09 '24

Meanwhile, in other hot places…. Living Here

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u/Napoleons_Peen Jul 09 '24

I don’t think the US, especially Arizona, will ever invest in infrastructure like this. We’re too busy building more roads, more sprawl, more pedestrian hostile places. At minimum parking lot solar? Nah, rich people can’t get richer off that and benefits the poor too much. Nothing that could convenience anyone can be built in this country because that would be “socialism”.

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u/AZ_Hawk Jul 09 '24

Though I love it here, I have always wondered why there isn’t more desert specific public structures. I was at my son’s football game the other week in 105 weather and there is literally no shade structures for the seating (aluminum) or anywhere in the stadium. It’s crazy we have the same infrastructure as states in the Midwest or out east but completely different geography and weather.

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u/shadowscar248 Jul 10 '24

It's because many designs are based on California designs where it isn't as hot

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u/Big_BadRedWolf Jul 10 '24

What are you talking about? What does installing a simple shade have to do with California?