Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Landscape Design/Pedestrian Paths

[Deborah Mensch (deborahmensch]

I doubt they're quite as easy as smooth pavement, but yes, they are
accessible. At the time they were installed, we had a resident who used a
wheelchair or electric cart, so I think that figured into the choice.

We are having some settling of our stones along the edges of part of the
path, which is creating gaps, and I suspect those gaps might cause problems
for wheelchairs if they get big enough, but we need to fix them anyway as
they will cause a trip hazard.

Our pavestones are fairly flat, just beveled a bit around the edges. They
are about 5 or 6 inches across. The edges of the paths have some concrete
alongside them to keep the stones from wandering or tilting (though as I
said, it isn't completely working). I wasn't here when the path was
installed, so I can't give much more detail than that, but if someone needs
it, I can inquire of our other residents who were here at that time.

Deborah
Pleasant Hill Cohousing

On 12/27/05, Patricia Chadwick <pchadwick [at] internews.org> wrote:
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> Deborah,
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> Do you know if the pavestones work for wheelchair accessibility?
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> Pat
> Janes Creek Cohousing
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Deborah Mensch [mailto:deborahmensch [at] gmail.com]
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> I hear a lot of desire for pervious surfaces and a lot of concern about
> dirt getting tracked in. At Pleasant Hill, when we got rid of the DG, we
> put in pavestones, which I believe are set in a bed of sand. Thus, water
> still gets down into the ground, and we don't track in mud.
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> Deborah
> Pleasant Hill Cohousing
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