tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post6675139015202978191..comments2024-03-22T16:02:08.213-05:00Comments on The Wheel: Better Parking, Better CitiesMark Stegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-24460907848408000162012-03-29T10:07:29.216-05:002012-03-29T10:07:29.216-05:00I don't want to leave the impression that perm...I don't want to leave the impression that permeable parking surfaces are common in China. Frankly, I don't know. What struck me was that I noticed them at all, meaning they were something different from my usual experience -- that is, different from what I'm used to seeing in Richardson.<br /><br />Also, the lots I noticed didn't appear to be new. My guess is that this kind of paving was used in the past (in China and in America, too) because it saves money pouring concrete. You don't have to pave the whole surface to have a hard surface for parking. Reminds me a little of driveways in the 1940s and 1950s that paved only two tracks for the car wheels. That design was "green" without knowing it. Everything old is new again.Mark Stegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-20308417035919599832012-03-29T09:58:03.748-05:002012-03-29T09:58:03.748-05:00We have a few permeable "parking scapes"...We have a few permeable "parking scapes" in Richardson. There is actually a permeable hard surface next to some buildings at Brick Row but it's not there for parking. It is there for emergency vehicle access. You cant actually see it unless you look closely.<br /><br />The LEED green building system awards points for permeable paving. It has to be done well though. When it is near commercial buildings and multi-family, the structures must be able to support trucks and emergency vehicles. <br /><br />I frankly didn't see much in China and I visited three major cities. Visiting China was a lesson in urbanism that's for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-89150749198593164762012-03-29T08:10:33.850-05:002012-03-29T08:10:33.850-05:00Who owns the property in these areas of China you ...Who owns the property in these areas of China you visited? I doubt the people do. You speak of the Agenda 21 initiative that needs to be understood in the context it is demanded.Sassy Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498774040581968874noreply@blogger.com