Safer Playscapes and Community Environments or also known as SPACE, went to Crowley Park to show parents and kids how hot the playground surfaces can get during the summer months.
If you thought the sidewalks downtown are hot, students clocked the rubber substrate at a whopping 128 degrees.
"I think it's important for people to know how hot these surfaces are getting or what surfaces aren't getting very hot. So they can make informed decisions about where they're going to play," said Jamie O'Neill President of Safer Play Spaces and Community Environments.
The good news is those rubber chips will be removed from Crowley Park, and replaced with wood chips that don't draw as much heat.
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