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Root penetration of buried services is a serious problem. While roots generally chase water, they will surround and crush any services which get in the way. Tr
by XorNot 2y ago
Root penetration of buried services is a serious problem. While roots generally chase water, they will surround and crush any services which get in the way.
Trenching and conduiting is also a lot more expensive. Which is to say: you're looking at a huge amount of cost for what could be described as a very marginal gain because it's already a city.
- david-gpu 2y agoWalkable green streets are not a marginal gain in my book. It is time we make our cities pleasant to live in.
- CuriouslyC 2y agoTell you what, you enjoy your Mumbai style wire canopy, I'll pay more to live in a place where they bury the lines and tree branches and sky are the only things over my head.
- ochre-ogre 2y agoMumbai has mostly underground utilities, only broadband lines tend to be strung from building to building.
- worthless-trash 2y agoRoot penetration is a minimal problem in most cases, sure it does break things sometimes but its probably not as bad as you're making out.
- jajko 2y agoThis is a non-issue in all of Europe maybe apart from south, even poor countries can afford this and root damage is negligent. Its not a serious-enough problem to change your city planning around.
- kjkjadksj 2y agoChances are they did it decades ago when labor was far cheaper and continued to expand the system the entire time.