Paving for pedestrian streets | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Ginny Moreland (vmorelandmindspring.com) | |
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 19:57:21 -0700 (MST) |
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0140_01BF7734.D20DFCC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable East Lake Commons needs workable suggestions for resurfacing our = pedestrian streets. Here's the problem: We initially thought a fine aggregate that when wetted and rolled makes = a nice hard surface would work well for us. After nearly a year on site = and numerous re-workings of this material, we've concluded it just won't = do. Our streets have too much slope, and we tend to have gully-washer = rains, so eventually the gravel shifts and forms deep crevices. =20 Larger size aggregate (gravel road) does not pack firm enough. We have = several residents (and visitors) who use wheelchairs and other residents = who are not terribly sure-footed, so we need a fairly smooth, firm = surface. =20 The pedestrian street also serves as our fire lane, so the center twelve = feet or so have to be solid enough to support a fire truck. = Unfortunately asphalt would be the quick and cheap answer, but most of = us hate the idea and will do most anything to avoid it. =20 We're hoping to find some solution that is semi-permeable and not = environmentally destructive. What have other communities used? Where else can you point us to = research options? =20 Thanks in advance for any clues. =20 Ginny Moreland East Lake Commons Atlanta, Georgia vmoreland [at] mindspring.com Status: almost all units under contract, about 25 households moved in, = Common House framed and almost roofed in, community struggling with = growing pains and trying various things to integrate newer members with = the old-timers. =20 Best recent Cohousing Moment: when the massive ice-storm of several = weeks ago left us all without power, we cancelled a scheduled meeting = but had the potluck anyway. Gathered in one of the lucky few homes that = has a gas fireplace, lots of candle light, lots of people, and wound up = in a several hour long singing session. Quite a few of our off-site = members came too, since they had no light or power at home either and = could stay warmer with us. Being in community made the weather disaster = seem so much less threatening than it might have in other circumstances. = Though after nearly four days with no heat, the charm had definitely = worn off! ------=_NextPart_000_0140_01BF7734.D20DFCC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>East Lake Commons needs workable = suggestions for=20 resurfacing our pedestrian streets. Here's the = problem:</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We initially thought a fine = aggregate that=20 when wetted and rolled makes a nice hard surface would work well for = us. =20 After nearly a year on site and numerous re-workings of this material, = we've=20 concluded it just won't do. Our streets have too much slope, and = we tend=20 to have gully-washer rains, so eventually the gravel shifts and = forms deep=20 crevices. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Larger size aggregate (gravel road) = does not pack=20 firm enough. We have several residents (and visitors) who use = wheelchairs and other residents who are not terribly sure-footed, so we = need a=20 fairly smooth, firm surface. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The pedestrian street also serves as = our fire lane,=20 so the center twelve feet or so have to be solid enough to support a = fire=20 truck. Unfortunately asphalt would be the quick and cheap answer, = but most=20 of us hate the idea and will do most anything to avoid = it. =20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We're hoping to find some solution = that is=20 semi-permeable and not environmentally destructive.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What have other communities used? = Where else=20 can you point us to research options? </FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks in advance for any=20 clues. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ginny Moreland</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>East Lake Commons</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Atlanta, Georgia</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"mailto:vmoreland [at] mindspring.com">vmoreland [at] mindspring.com</A></FO= NT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Status: almost all units under = contract, about 25=20 households moved in, Common House framed and almost roofed in,=20 community </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>struggling with = growing pains and=20 trying various things to integrate newer members with the = old-timers. =20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Best recent Cohousing Moment: when = the massive=20 ice-storm of several weeks ago left us all without power, we cancelled a = scheduled meeting but had the potluck anyway. Gathered in one of = the lucky=20 few homes that has a gas fireplace, lots of candle light, lots of = people, and=20 wound up in a several hour long singing session. Quite a few of = our=20 off-site members came too, since they had no light or power at home = either and=20 could stay warmer with us. Being in community made the weather = disaster=20 seem so much less threatening than it might have in other=20 circumstances. Though after nearly four days with no heat, the = charm had=20 definitely worn off!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0140_01BF7734.D20DFCC0--
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Paving for pedestrian streets Ginny Moreland, February 14 2000
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