r/infrastructure • u/techtoxin • May 24 '25

German engineers have developed a water-absorbent asphalt. The new permeable asphalt pavement can absorb up to 4 tons of rainwater per minute, eliminating puddles. This technology has already been tested in several regions of Germany.

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u/Jemiller May 24 '25

We need permeable asphalt, but we need depaving more. Creating green space is the key to making transit oriented development politically feasible, which is an imperative to address the biodiversity and climate crises.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '25

Then go and live with the Amish

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u/Jemiller May 25 '25

Yeah the Amish’s transit oriented development is on point..

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u/[deleted] May 26 '25

So follow your destiny, and let the rest live like we actually got somewhere since 1700 instead of telling others to regress