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minus-squareVeganPizza69 ⓋlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 months agoAnd that comes from eliminating the Car Model of urbanism. Cars and car infrastructure are a fundamental problem, and nothing is going to change that. And stop trying to put lawns under trees, it’s abhorrent.
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·6 months agoAbsolutely. The article suggests that tree planting in LA is impossible because it’s too built up. Complete nonsense. If we took even a small fraction of the car infrastructure and turned it to planting space, LA could have ample tree cover.
And that comes from eliminating the Car Model of urbanism. Cars and car infrastructure are a fundamental problem, and nothing is going to change that.
And stop trying to put lawns under trees, it’s abhorrent.
Absolutely. The article suggests that tree planting in LA is impossible because it’s too built up. Complete nonsense. If we took even a small fraction of the car infrastructure and turned it to planting space, LA could have ample tree cover.