07-22-2021, 03:41 PM
(07-22-2021, 03:32 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:The ECLRT will have green tracks in the surface sections http://thecrosstown.ca/sites/default/fil...ebsite.pdf (Search for Green Tracks in the pdf)(07-22-2021, 01:57 PM)ac3r Wrote: This is the kind of location where I wish the region decided to go with green tracks for the LRT. Instead of rusty concrete beds as we have now, it could have been a nice strip of grass with bits of wildflowers. They look good, but also provide benefits for drainage and mitigate heat island effects.
It certainly would be better, does anyone have a definitive answer on why this was rejected? I don't know anywhere in N/A this is used, but it seems common in Europe.
Like...is it because we're cheap and green tracks cost more money in some way, or is it because we're pathetic and terrified of trying something new, and we've just never done them before?