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Liquid Trees (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 22 hours ago (9 children)

A few reasons: Trees need a lot of space and the space underneath a sidewalk isn't enough for long term life. They can die after like 30 years? This is tree dependent and location dependent.

Tree roots can destroy sidewalks making it harder for people to go over them. (Think people in wheel chairs)

Liability in terms of damage (have you seen trees after a storm?)

[–] [email protected] 16 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Sounds like we need to remove the need for sidewalks. Rip up all the roads in the city and replace them with green space. Problem solved

[–] [email protected] 11 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Yes to ripping up roads for greenspace, not to removing sidewalks too.

Make the citu green and walkable, and you solve so many problems in one go

[–] [email protected] -1 points 16 hours ago

If cities where walkable they wouldn't be sprawling masses that they are.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 20 hours ago

I disagree. Pavement is valuable to pedestrians, cyclists, emergency and service vehicles, and the disabled. While it's important to preserve nature as much as possible, some urbanisation is also a good thing. That said, I'm not sure algae tanks would be necessary in areas where huge tracts of land aren't dedicated to parking. I can't really think of where my city would benefit from them.

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