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Grassways
A commune would be conducive to this | |
In a communal setting where the use of vehicles is minimized, have grassways for access to structures. This would allow the occasional transport of material via motorized vehicle to any structure with out the neccessity of paving or gravel. Most vehicles could navigate these grassways even if they
wern't mowed, as long as they were kept free of debris. Snow plowing would likely tear up the soil so perhaps vehicles with high clearance would be desirable. (Far fewer vehicles, but the existant ones use slighlty more gas to compensate for larger wheels.--Hopefully run on clean fuel.) Any anticipated large loads could be moved before the snow falls. The grassways would double as walkways and beaten footpaths would form. If any grassways were used frequently enough, I guess then they would become two-tracks.
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Baked, historically. Roads may be ugly but you'll appreciate them when your ox cart gets stuck in the mud. |
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The idea is that they would get used so little that they wouldn't get rutted. |
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Interesting. Where is "here"? |
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There are concrete tile with holes so grass can grow through. People use them for drive ways. They stay short on their own at the tracks. |
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Use hovercraft... the low footprint won't tear up the soil.
Alternatively, an adaption of Neal Stephenson's idea - put rigis wire netting just above the soil so you don't actually touch it, but the grass still pokes through. |
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