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There's this new floor in a carpark near us. It's concrete slabs with a X shaped holes in them. It's much better to drive on than the previous grass, but it still lets the grass grow through. It's great!
The grass grows thicker where the cars don't go.
More please.
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These have been around a while but I wish they were more popular. In the states they're used in places where vehicle traffic is occasional — to passers-by it looks just like regular grass, but can be driven on. Especially useful when it rains because the ground doesn't turn to mud.
We had something similar to these at my university and they were affectionately named "the drunken blocks" because anyone who had been drinking would inevitably stumble due to their inconsistent footing. In that case, they probably needed to fill in with dirt so the surface is level.
Anyway, the point is these aren't exactly new, but they're still pretty cool.
Posted by: Scottperezfox | Sep 06, 2011 at 13:30
One for ffffound, perhaps?
Posted by: Tom Harle | Sep 07, 2011 at 02:47
We had it near my school when I was growing up in the late 70s. It's called grasscrete I believe.
Posted by: Thisnorthernboy | Sep 19, 2011 at 20:47