[Greenbuilding] suggestions for outdoor wall?

[George J. Nesbitt]

Cheep living wall idea, heavy duty chain link fence (lots of posts and 
rails) and plant vines to grow over fence.

Robert W. Tom wrote:

>It was mentioned that one of the criteria for the "wall" was that it had  
>to be able to stop cars from entering the playground and mowing down the  
>kids. (Sorry that I can't quote the message...can't access the archives  
>yet.)
>
>I had to wonder how realistic this was ?
>
>Do motorists in Murrica really recklessly hurtle down city streets with  
>wild abandon, hopping up onto the sidewalk and entering yards at will,  
>mowing down unsuspecting pedestrians and people in their yards ...unless  
>prevented from doing so by a substantial barricade ?
>
>I suppose that explains the mentality behind the massive (PITA for the  
>locals)fortifications surrounding the Murrican Embassy here in downtown  
>Ottawa.
>
>Here in Mooseland (or Ontario at least), typically the speed limits on  
>vehicular thoroughfares adjacent to schoolyards and playgrounds is reduced  
>to 40 kph (that's 25 mph in Murrican) or less and those limits are usually  
>strictly enforced. That would seem to do much to reduce the child-mowing  
>factor.
>
>If a similar situation does not exist around the schoolyard in question,  
>then the first thing that I'd do is get City Council to make the necessary  
>changes.
>
>Then, with the lowered speed limits, if there is still a risk of crazy  
>motorists entering the playground, I'd look at installing bollards rather  
>than a massive prison-like fence.
>
>As a Green alternative to concrete or steel bollards, one could use  
>massive monolithic boulders.
>
>
>
>===* ===
>Rob Tom
>Kanata, Ontario, Canada
><archilogic at chaffyahoo dot ca>
>winnow the chaff from my edress in your reply
>
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