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Originally Posted by 3rd&Brown
I don't see any grass.
These could very well be swales used to collect runoff...the PWD is encouraging the installation of these wherever possible.
Also, it's not necessarily suburban. If landscaped, those berms could be a huge asset. I'm thinking of the Condesa neighborhood in Mexico City. Literally, between the sidewalk and the streets, there are landscaped troughs everywhere. It's one of the nicest urban neighborhoods I've ever been in.
Even better yet. No overhead power lines are in this picture. So, at least this part of West Philly will avoid the Lagos meets Penom Penh aesthetic.
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We can't even pull weeds from the Broad Street median in front of the convention center. If these are berms they will be 4ft weeded eyesores by June every year.
No, I think Phishtown probably hit the nail on the head - some sort of permeable paver will connect the street curb to the sidewalk (you can kind of see the 4-6" lip in the lower left).