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Originally Posted by eixample
They are called curb strips or parking strips in some places (those are the names i've heard) but apparently there are lots of regionalized names for them according to Wikipedia - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_verge#Terminology
I don't mind them as they can be really nice if landscaped well (also the rainwater runoff benefits as mentioned), but I hope the buildings are built all the way out to the property line. Setbacks would be more of an indicator of suburbia to me. |
Brand new streets and they couldn't include protected bike lanes??