Water washes salt away better (and into our streams), it’s easier on our pipes
You get that’s the actual problem we’re trying to solve, right? Water washing salt away is the opposite of cleaning up!! We still need to recover that salt, only now it’s in our ecosystem.
It can, they often use it
Sand doesn’t melt ice but it provides traction; too much and it’s slippery again, too little and it does nothing
If you have a busy road where it’s constantly being moved around as well as melting and freezing again then it’s not ideal
The dirt also has to be cleaned up
You mean the dirt CAN be cleaned up. This is a pro, not a con. The salt also needs to be cleaned up, and it’s a LOT harder.
Water washes salt away better (and into our streams), it’s easier on our pipes
You get that’s the actual problem we’re trying to solve, right? Water washing salt away is the opposite of cleaning up!! We still need to recover that salt, only now it’s in our ecosystem.
I’m aware
That doesn’t change anything
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Shifting away from car dependancy would reduce overall traffic and make sand more useable and reduce total salt used when salt is still needed.
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“We cant not design for cars because we already designed for cars”
Toronto existed before cars. People walked or took the tram. It can’t be fixed over night but it can be rebuilt to be less car centric.
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The best time to start was two generations ago. The second best time is now.
Allow mixed-use 3-5 story buildings everywhere, remove parking minimums, and watch how transit corridors fill with liveable neighborhoods.
It wouldn’t even be that hard really, but it isn’t something you could easily retrofit into place