| Nominate Someone: 2023 Disability Awards | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/equal-opportunity/2775 | Equal Opportunity | | 6/7/2023 10:00:00 PM | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/NewsArticle/Attachments/2775/Newsroom_EOD_032.jpg | | Nominate Someone: 2023 Disability Awards | <div class="ExternalClass15DB1C4A15044A19ACD2D66FB0A91738"><html>
<p>Recognizing ability, advocacy, accessibility, and achievements since 1993, the Mayor's Commission on Disability Issues and the City are proud sponsors of the Disability Awards and Recognition Event (D.A.R.E.).</p>
<p>The event honors individuals, organizations and businesses for their dedication and service to people with disabilities.</p>
<p>Award categories include Architectural, Business, Non-profit, Community Service, Outstanding Educator, and the Det. Olsen Lifetime Achievement Award.</p>
<p>Nominations need to be submitted <a target="_blank" href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=XGm5lg5PvUKK37p1V2A0a8dCr72llv1Cj74wxYXqWblUQlY3QUU0VkpFT1NMV001NzVIOVdMSjRYTC4u">online</a> by July 31. For more information, call 602-534-1279.</p>
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| Phoenix Receives $13.3 Million Grant Towards Addressing Homelessness | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/homeless-solutions/2774 | Homeless Solutions | | 6/7/2023 7:00:00 PM | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/NewsArticle/Attachments/2774/Newsroom_CMO_ARPA.jpg | | Phoenix Receives $13.3 Million Grant Towards Addressing Homelessness | <div class="ExternalClassD59F746A74BF41339588B07DC4FE7EAF"><html>
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<span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">“The City of Phoenix is grateful for this new partnership with the Arizona Department of Housing, and we are looking forward to seeing the results of collective investments from cities across the state. Together, we can make real progress towards finding long-term solutions to house each and every Arizonan,” said Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego.</span>
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<span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">These City’s strategic multi-pronged approach to addressing homelessness is led by the Office of Homeless Solutions (OHS). OHS provides support for people experiencing homelessness and is committed to ending homelessness through a comprehensive, regional approach to shelter and heat relief, outreach, supportive and behavioral health services, homelessness prevention, and supportive housing.</span>
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| Cool Pavement Program Hits 100-Mile Mark | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/street-transportation/2773 | Street Transportation | | 6/6/2023 6:30:00 PM | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/NewsArticle/Attachments/2773/100 mile cool pavement event.jpg | | Cool Pavement Program Hits 100-Mile Mark | <div class="ExternalClass073A194E4BB94E329D0484668106309D"><html>
<p>The Phoenix Street Transportation Department has applied the innovative cool pavement seal coat to 100 miles of city streets. Mayor Kate Gallego, and Vice Mayor and District 7 Councilwoman Yassamin Ansari joined with community members, media and city staff to celebrate the milestone on Tuesday in Estrella.<br></p><p>The most recent neighborhood streets to receive the cool seal coating are located in the area bordered by Lower Buckeye Road and Durango Street between 83rd and 79th avenues. That area accounts for approximately five miles of local roadway and crews are working on the application process this week.</p><p>Phoenix's Cool Pavement Program started in 2020. During the last four years, the cool seal coating has been applied to the streets in dozens of neighborhoods citywide and the parking lot of Esteban Park. </p><p>Street Transportation Department staff and Arizona State University researchers have partnered to analyze the impact cool pavement has on the urban heat island effect. Testing has proven a 10.5 to 12 degree Fahrenheit surface temperature difference in the midday and afternoon hours, and that surface temperatures at sunrise averaged 2.4 degrees lower.</p><p>Additionally, the durability of the coating, which acts as sunscreen for the pavement, is being studied to learn if it will lengthen the maintenance life of the pavement surface. Testing to date shows the core temperature of the asphalt is lower, which could lead to a long-term cost efficiency for pavement maintenance.</p><p>Also celebrated on Tuesday was that the cool pavement seal coat is produced locally by manufacturer GuardTop, which in 2017 opened a 120,000-square-foot production facility near downtown Phoenix. Since 2022, the company has exclusively produced the cool pavement material at that facility, which is its Sustainability Hub. In addition to supplying the product to the City of Phoenix, it is shipped to locations domestically and internationally, including Australia, Canada, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.</p><p>The cool pavement coating is a water-based, non-toxic, recyclable product that bonds to asphalt.</p><p>To learn more about Phoenix's Cool Pavement Program, visit <a target="_blank" href="/streets/coolpavement">Phoenix.gov/Streets/CoolPavement</a>. </p><br></html></div> | https://www.phoenix.gov/streets | News |
