FenrirIIIWith the new tram system in Liège, lots of car lanes were replaced with grassy tram tracks
shooI’ll be the one to say it: that’s just stupid.
Lifeless monoculture lawns are as big a waste of resources as car centric infrastructure. Doubly so when it’s in a place where humans can’t even walk on it. Triply so when it’s in a spot where it will gum up and corrode the rails it’s trying to hide.
Tlaloc_TemporalBetter than pavement. Of course some native grasses would be better, but this is still an improvement.
bdonvrThis type of grass is native to most of Europe, to be fair. But monoculture is still not great.
But how exactly is it better? Nicer to look at maybe, but there are other materials that can provide drainage and temperature control with better durability and less maintenance.
Such as?