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Looking at all the parking lots, I can't help but wonder if there isn't a more appropriate form for this particular area? In lots of places asphalt at least ha
by ianbicking 4y ago
Looking at all the parking lots, I can't help but wonder if there isn't a more appropriate form for this particular area?
In lots of places asphalt at least has the advantages of suppressing plants, making it easier to plow snow, avoiding any car fluids from seeping into the groundwater, keeping it from getting muddy in the rain, and so on. There's still issues with washboarding, and there is at least a little rain, but it feels like you could skip a lot of this built landscape.
I wonder how much the asphalt is, ultimately, aesthetic. It says "this is a built area" as opposed to "this is an empty lot".
- ianai 4y agoLV is mostly gravel in its “natural state”. They even export the stuff. It’s really a lot like a naturally cleared plot of land with no uses outside of modern tech. (Modern tech includes a lot of water recycling and choosing plants suitable to the desert.) Edit-I lived and worked there for 10 years. Ultimately it’s just too hot and dry for me. I like being outside too much and miss actual wild/green areas closer by. I saw it actively push out any business not gambling too. So pointing at the golf courses and casino tourist attractions as waste of water is probably a waste of time. TLDR Las Vegas is Americas “Arrakis.” Complete with Fremen locals and probably a few Muad'Dibs it’s welcomed and ultimately rolled.