School districts, cities and states are increasingly taking up the cause, spurred by research showing that asphalt play areas — many of which were installed decades ago — magnify the health ...

School districts, cities and states are increasingly taking up the cause, spurred by research showing that asphalt play areas — many of which were installed decades ago — magnify the health ...

The bare hot asphalt schoolyard of the American past is getting a redo. The schoolyard of the future has trees to play under, or canvas canopies to shade a climbing gym.

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! At West Philly’s Overbrook Elementary School, a group of third graders recently spent ...

At West Philly’s Overbrook Elementary School, a group of third graders recently spent part of the morning outside in their asphalt schoolyard. Split into groups and holding printed maps of ...

The bare hot asphalt schoolyard of the American past is getting a redo. The schoolyard of the future has trees to play under or canvas canopies to shade a climbing gym. Some have native plants to ...

Chittick Elementary School students and nearby residents lacked access to nearby public green space, and with increasingly hot summers, the black asphalt playground often became unbearably hot and ...

School districts, cities and states are increasingly taking up the cause, spurred by research showing that asphalt play areas - many of which were installed decades ago - magnify the health risks ...