@ECEC Any city manager could tell you everything wrong with having trees downtown. * Birds get into them and when they're nesting, they attack anybody walking by *Birds also shit on the cars parked under them, and most drivers look for shade to park under *Bugs get into them and attract birds when birds aren't nesting *Trees drop sap, which also ruins a car's finish *city workers have to spend time on the clock keeping the leaves picked up off the ground
Yeah, the drawback is that the algae don't provide shade.
@Andres S @ECEC Cars and trees in the inner city are a combination of problems. I did leave one tree problem out: they grow. When their roots are surrounded and covered by concrete, the concrete buckles. So do the streets. Unfortunately, city streets are specifically for cars.
City streets are _not_ specifically for cars. Freeways aren't even specifically for cars (buses, trucks), but city streets in particular are definitely not just for cars.
Tree roots are a solved problem. Lots of city master plans and similar documents have a list of trees allowed in the public right-of-way that have root systems compatible with sidewalks and roads. Some trees have roots that buckle concrete, others have roots that don't. Choose wisely.
Trees were here first. Streets (pavement) are an attempt to tame the world. The arrogance of thinking we (humans) can & should assert our will over the world is the problem; street trees are a solution.
Radio Free Trumpistan
in reply to ECEC • •@ECEC
Any city manager could tell you everything wrong with having trees downtown.
* Birds get into them and when they're nesting, they attack anybody walking by
*Birds also shit on the cars parked under them, and most drivers look for shade to park under
*Bugs get into them and attract birds when birds aren't nesting
*Trees drop sap, which also ruins a car's finish
*city workers have to spend time on the clock keeping the leaves picked up off the ground
Yeah, the drawback is that the algae don't provide shade.
Andres S
in reply to Radio Free Trumpistan • • •Sounds like the problem is cars, not trees.
#FuckCars
Radio Free Trumpistan
in reply to Andres S • •Cars and trees in the inner city are a combination of problems.
I did leave one tree problem out: they grow.
When their roots are surrounded and covered by concrete, the concrete buckles. So do the streets. Unfortunately, city streets are specifically for cars.
Andres S
in reply to Radio Free Trumpistan • • •*sigh*
City streets are _not_ specifically for cars. Freeways aren't even specifically for cars (buses, trucks), but city streets in particular are definitely not just for cars.
Tree roots are a solved problem. Lots of city master plans and similar documents have a list of trees allowed in the public right-of-way that have root systems compatible with sidewalks and roads. Some trees have roots that buckle concrete, others have roots that don't. Choose wisely.
Rejin
in reply to Andres S • • •Radio Free Trumpistan
in reply to Rejin • •...except they are not. What you're in favor of is no cities. Not gonna happen.
Rejin
in reply to Radio Free Trumpistan • • •Andres S
in reply to Radio Free Trumpistan • • •Radio Free Trumpistan
in reply to Andres S • •I was simply answering the "stupid question" part, so there's that.