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New storm-resistant street with ‘porous pavement’ opens in Rockaway, just in time for hurricane season (gothamist.com)
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Beach 108th Street also has new bike lanes and wider pedestrian walkways.

They're using something called porous pavement.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The 11,000 square feet of new pavement can reduce flooding by absorbing nearly 1.3 million gallons of stormwater each year, city officials said. The permeable concrete slabs let stormwater drain through the concrete and into the ground beneath it.

This is in Rockaway, Queens, NY

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You madw me think I posted this on m/Brooklyn for a second 😁