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Re:How to Build a City That Doesn’t Flood? Turn It into a Sp... by galobtter on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @10:16AM (#15861627)
While I think having more trees is good, I wonder if those trees and grass could lead to problems in the concrete and asphalt.
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Re:How to Build a City That Doesn’t Flood? Turn It into a Sp... by robotresearcher on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @01:04PM (#15863297)
Won't somebody think of the concrete and asphalt!?
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Re:How to Build a City That Doesn’t Flood? Turn It into a Sp... by jliptzin on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @01:08PM (#15863340)
One of the rare comments that actually made me LOL
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Re:How to Build a City That Doesn’t Flood? Turn It into a Sp... by beached_whale on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @10:31AM (#15861786)
Winter takes care of that for the tree's. No worries, the surface will be potted and uneven in a year or two.
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Re:How to Build a City That Doesn’t Flood? Turn It into a Sp... by Spooky23 on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @11:46AM (#15862529)
Depends on the tree and how the lots are built.
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