daniel_callahan@jlai.lu to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 months agoBlame game as Brussels builds ‘Europe’s largest frying pan’ instead of shady squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1109arrow-down1external-linkBlame game as Brussels builds ‘Europe’s largest frying pan’ instead of shady squarewww.theguardian.comdaniel_callahan@jlai.lu to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square27linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squarerustydrd@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoIf only there was a cheaper, more natural way to equip an open space with greenery and shade. Like a “canopy” or a roof made of leaves of some kind…
minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoThe article specifically says that there are tunnels and pipes below this roundabout so plating trees was not possible.
minus-squarerustydrd@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoThat makes sense for the trees. Still could’ve built a simpler structure with some plants that don’t have such deep roots.
minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoThat was the plan. From the article it looks like it failed because Belgium can’t elect a government and they were not able to fund this project properly. It’s a simple administrative failure in a country with way bigger issues than ugly roundabout.
If only there was a cheaper, more natural way to equip an open space with greenery and shade. Like a “canopy” or a roof made of leaves of some kind…
The article specifically says that there are tunnels and pipes below this roundabout so plating trees was not possible.
That makes sense for the trees. Still could’ve built a simpler structure with some plants that don’t have such deep roots.
That was the plan. From the article it looks like it failed because Belgium can’t elect a government and they were not able to fund this project properly. It’s a simple administrative failure in a country with way bigger issues than ugly roundabout.