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I enjoy seeing grassy tram tracks, but is there something even better we could grow between rails?
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Cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/21571852
Another example: https://lemm.ee/post/64307085
Local plants. Specifically something that feeds a local endangered species. Pollinators are the most obvious choice. Planting wild flowers for bees would bee nice.
Would the bees be injured by passing trams?
I didn't think of that. That would require scientific testing. Good point!
Trams on average do not drive too fast. I would imagine that bees would easily be able to evade them or even be bumped out of the way.
I'd guess less than by not having any flowers at all. Where I live, most (non metro) trams drive pretty slow, like 30km/h in long straight parts, so unless they get between the wheels and the rails I doubt anything would really hurt the bees.
I remember watching rollercoaster tycoon videos about a decade ago where players could pack their parks, then have a roller coaster just plunge off the tracks taking out most of the visitors. That's how I picture a bunch of pollinators drawn to a tram track.