Bucharest · record checked · 17 August 2026

Heat on foot

A shelter can exist on a map. Between a person and its door remain shade, water, crossings and time.

This first edition follows Bucharest and leaves streets without a score until the data support a verifiable calculation.

See what needs measuring
Conceptual diagram: from a person to a public relief point
Conceptual diagram: from a person to a public relief pointhome, crossing, water, shelterhomecrossingwatershelterbuilt from public sources

One real point in the network

ARCUB

outdoor shelter · Open

municipal record · checked 17 August 2026

hours

L - V, 9 - 17:00

area

50 mp

potable water

Yes

accessibility

Yes

coordinates

44.43165, 26.10261

The record describes the destination. The walk to it still needs checking.

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01 · The field question

A point map leaves the walk outside

Bucharest Resilient brings shelters, drinking fountains and public toilets into one network. Its list includes address, hours, area, facilities and, for some points, capacity.

For someone walking, a point begins another question. How long does it take to get there? Where is the shade? Can a person stop? Is the door open when they arrive?

Change the unit of reading

A point locates a relief place and its published attributes.

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The line is an analysis schema, not a real route and not a navigation recommendation.

02 · Scale changes meaning

Each source sees a different part of the city

Words such as heat, shade and access change meaning when the data change scale and what they measure.

selected layer

UTCI, regional context

0.25°

What it can say

It combines temperature, humidity, wind and radiation into an hourly UTCI estimate.

What still needs checking

The grid describes regional atmospheric context. It does not describe sidewalk shade or time to a door.

base sourceCopernicus ERA5-HEATUTCI and mean radiant temperature, 0.25° grid

03 · Relief has criteria

A shelter has criteria. A walk has others.

HCGMB 160/2026 separates indoor and outdoor shelters and lists concrete conditions. A drinking fountain or pharmacy adds another kind of pause.

Choose a relief type

Indoor shelter

  • maximum 27°C during hot periods
  • ventilation
  • water
  • trained staff

What it can mean for a person

It can offer a pause with defined hours and conditions.

The question that remains

The public list still needs checking at the time of the visit.

base sourceBucharest Council Decision 160/2026criteria for climate shelters

04 · The route sheet

A walk has segments, waits and stopping points

These are the fields a real walk would need. Check what you could document. The interaction counts completed fields. It does not calculate thermal comfort.

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To publish a route, we need frozen geometry, date and time, sources for each segment and a field check. Without those, the page keeps uncertainty visible.

05 · The source file

Every claim leaves a trace

These sources support the dated facts, scales and criteria used here. The ARCUB record was checked on 17 August 2026. Point counts and opening hours can change, so check them again before practical use.