Cool Routes was developed using spatial analysis and heat data. It considers the time of day, city architecture and surroundings to give the best walking or cycling route protected from the sun and heat.
The tool is designed to help people travel through the city more safely and comfortably as Melbourne experiences more frequent and intense heatwaves due to climate change. This was an action identified in our Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Refresh 2017 following community feedback.
Cool Routes will be updated in the future to cover the entire City of Melbourne municipality and include street names.
For more information on the microclimate in Melbourne, you can view the output of our microclimate sensors on Open Data.
