MORE OPEN
Right now $1.1M of cooling leaks onto the sidewalk each summer
10%
of small businesses with the door open & AC on
333shade trees the city could plant instead
money going out the window
DOORS CLOSED
How this works ▾

A scenario estimate, not a measured citywide total — the city doesn't publish a real count of shops that leave doors open. The 89 open-door violations issued in 2024 measure enforcement, not how common it is. Dollars are private utility savings, shown as the public value they'd equal.

Sources: Comptroller storefronts · DCWP · EIA emissions · Urban forest