Comment by wishfish
I'm thinking about light colored roads that seem to be made of concrete. See them here and there. Seemed to be more of them when I was a kid.
Wonder if that would make a substantial difference? Much brighter than asphalt but not bright enough to bother drivers.
I was thinking you could potentially engineer them to reflect IR light, but I feel like dust and dirt would probably quickly eat into the effectiveness. The question is whether it'd really make a difference on a global scale at all.