tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post5531716535869421397..comments2024-01-05T14:03:34.310-05:00Comments on CityKin: Permeable PavementsCityKinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09068481950069401281noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-20469357131184569372010-05-13T17:56:27.585-04:002010-05-13T17:56:27.585-04:00I love people that love alleys!I love people that love alleys!catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551985547800115580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-72385803305497780232010-05-11T09:26:46.723-04:002010-05-11T09:26:46.723-04:00Yes, it is an experiment, so it will be interestin...Yes, it is an experiment, so it will be interesting to see how it works. There are still drains at the ends, where the alley meets the street. I never thought about the crown, but it kinda makes sense to try low in the center instead of high in the center.CityKinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068481950069401281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-80326554409010249842010-05-10T22:15:59.349-04:002010-05-10T22:15:59.349-04:00Rebuilding the alleys like that is so indescribabl...Rebuilding the alleys like that is so indescribably awesome I can barely believe we're seeing something like that here. It's great also to see how the city has embraced reusing the old granite curb stones in recent streetscaping and rehab projects such as Woodburn Avenue, Oakley Square, and St. Gregory Street. <br /><br />This approach is an interesting way to combat the problem of the alleys being so narrow, but I do wonder if it won't cause problems in the future. The brick surface still has a crown to it, so if the gravel gets saturated, then water is still going to run to the sides, and it could pool in places that could cause a hazard. This would be especially problematic in winter if ice forms. Many alleys in other cities (even Covington and Newport) are pitched in towards the middle, especially ones that don't have curbs. I wonder why they didn't do that here.<br /><br />Many of the alleys do have drains at intersections, so I wonder if they've planned it such that runoff would flow through the gravel under the bricks to the drains rather than on the surface. It would be interesting to see how this performs after years of use has let small particles of grit, dirt, and plant detritus to clog up the gravel.Jeffrey Jakucykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092631645389171565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-31160063276497515612010-05-10T22:14:11.733-04:002010-05-10T22:14:11.733-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jeffrey Jakucykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092631645389171565noreply@blogger.com