How Can We Stop the CO2 That Plants Store from Leaking Back into the Air?

Re:How Can We Stop the CO2 That Plants Store from Leaking Ba... by WorldMaker on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @03:03PM (#35618435)

> You know we have to build roads for the cars to drive on right? Wonder what the C02 emissions for a mile of new highway is.

Then after that factor in parking lots! Sometimes I think more solutions need to involve "reforest parking lots". In some areas that alone would do far more for walkability than adding sidewalks. Parking lots build heat deserts that radiate heat back up to pedestrians (sometimes alarmingly so), but trees add pleasant shades and cool and hydrate the air around them. Add a bunch more trees and other foliage to existing parking lots and a lot of currently inhospitable suburbs would become a lot more hospitable to pedestrian travel.

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Re:How Can We Stop the CO2 That Plants Store from Leaking Ba... by ryukafalz on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @03:36PM (#35618940)

Certainly that could be the answer for some or part of them, but we should also be looking at building housing on top of them as well. Heat discourages people from walking but so does the distance between destinations.

This may seem counter to the goal of reducing emissions, but if it means there's less low-density development at the fringes (which involves a lot more roadway, etc per person) then it's really not.

Of course, it's not either/or - there's plenty of underutilized land devoted to parking, we can do both!

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