Crossposted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29870566

Grassy trams are better than dead asphalt, but monoculture lawns are still not the best. I’m not sure what the best translation of the official name would be, but I guess meadowy tram would fit. Much lower maintenance and increased resilience to heat and dryness are nice bonuses.

This is a 1km stretch of tramline 13 running through a park in Helsinki, Finland.

  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    14 days ago

    So, it’s intentionally kept like this? Doesn’t that lead to increased maintence? And upkeep from needing to be mowed?

    • Deme@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      13 days ago

      Grass would be more of a hassle. Once the plants have properly rooted down, the tracks shouldn’t need any watering or routine cutting. I’m guessing that the trams themselves prevent most of the plants from growing too long. As can be seen in the first picture there, the plants between the rails are shorter than those between and outside the two tracks.