• Hang signs at popular parks warning: "Sun Alert:  Protect Yourself from the Sun in this Park" or, at shady parks: "Sun Alert:  This Park has Sun-Safe Zones."
• Aim to provide shade in all activity areas: playgrounds, skateboard or roller skating arenas, ball fields, jogging tracks.
• Incorporate shade in any future building and development plans for playgrounds and other recreational areas.

Action Plan:

Adopt a long-term vision for the future:  Plant established shade trees in playgrounds and parks.  These trees will be aesthetically pleasing and provide large areas of shade.  The decision to plant established shade trees is an economical one, as the longevity of these trees provides greater cost benefit to the local government.