Vanou@sopuli.xyz to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoPeople visit Paris and think this waterfront was always pleasantcdn.imgchest.comvideomessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up1486arrow-down12
arrow-up1484arrow-down1videoPeople visit Paris and think this waterfront was always pleasantcdn.imgchest.comVanou@sopuli.xyz to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square46linkfedilink
minus-squarerockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·10 days agoIt’s too bad that they removed the public seating though. Sitting next to water is nice
minus-square/home/pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·10 days agoCan’t be having homeless loitering about
minus-squareShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·10 days agoHating the poor and disabled is a time honored tradition.
minus-squareCookieOfFortune@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 days agoThey added some too if you like at the bottom of the frame.
minus-squarealtphoto@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 days agoGood eye. It makes me wonder.
minus-squaregirsaysdoom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 days agoIt looks like theres some seating closer to the camera and also there’s a kid on a swing. There could be seating hidden by the trees. I like the more natural aesthetic that the newer video has. The exposured mulch/dirt is probably better for the trees anyways.
minus-squareDearth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 days agoLooks like they removed all the concrete the benches were sitting on, exposed dirt next to the river is a good choice for many reasons.
minus-squareSalmiakDragon@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoSuch as? I can only come up with a vague “drainage maybe?”
minus-squareDearth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 days agoDirt is cooler than concrete. You can plant stuff in it to reduce temperatures and provide habitat for wildlife.
minus-squareSalmiakDragon@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoOh, I know that. I guess your wording made me think there was some unique benefit to having dirt next to the river.
minus-squareZarobi@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoThe homeless situation in Paris is pretty extreme, at least it was when I visited in 2015
It’s too bad that they removed the public seating though. Sitting next to water is nice
Can’t be having homeless loitering about
Hating the poor and disabled is a time honored tradition.
They added some too if you like at the bottom of the frame.
Good eye. It makes me wonder.
It looks like theres some seating closer to the camera and also there’s a kid on a swing. There could be seating hidden by the trees.
I like the more natural aesthetic that the newer video has. The exposured mulch/dirt is probably better for the trees anyways.
Looks like they removed all the concrete the benches were sitting on, exposed dirt next to the river is a good choice for many reasons.
Such as? I can only come up with a vague “drainage maybe?”
Dirt is cooler than concrete. You can plant stuff in it to reduce temperatures and provide habitat for wildlife.
Oh, I know that. I guess your wording made me think there was some unique benefit to having dirt next to the river.
The homeless situation in Paris is pretty extreme, at least it was when I visited in 2015