
Episode 355: Asphalt - A History
Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast
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Agat Asphal - A History
Asphalt is the most common paving material. Of the paved roads in the united states, asfolt covers about 94 % of them. The book i wrotei dualistic aspalt actually has some good traits. On the other hand, it has some really bad sides to it as well. Asphall could fix that very easily, in theory. And we already have permeable or porous asphalt which would allow rainfall, water run off, to go right back into the earth where water belongs.
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