GrandmaPoses t1_jeashre wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:39 PM

They're apparently revamping it, not closing it permanently. I hate to see the old trees being cut down though (unless they were dead anyway) but yeah it's supposed to be upgraded in some way.

LoafRVA OP t1_jeatngh wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:47 PM

Some of them did look dead, and maybe a professional arborist did look over them. However, felling an 80+ year old tree to install a non-green parking lot which will cost a lot to maintain seems like a very bad idea.

Asterion7 t1_jeauusf wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:54 PM

They are definitely making it less green replacing a lot of permeable land with non permeable. Disappointing.

LoafRVA OP t1_jeaxeyc wrote on March 30, 2023 at 6:11 PM

Right?? It’s like they don’t understand how ground water & drainage works.

ImmobilizedbyCheese t1_jebhfhz wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:18 PM

I assure you that the engineer and permitters know how this works. Unfortunately it sometimes means more disruption to address new impervious coverage when a natural forest would be the best option. But people want amenities and those amenities have to be accessible.

Danger-Moose t1_jech38t wrote on March 31, 2023 at 12:22 AM

You didn't click the link to the project and have clearly never been to Cheswick. The complaint is mostly focused on the fact that they are ripping out pervious pavers to replace with impervious asphalt.

ImmobilizedbyCheese t1_jecotfm wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:20 AM

You are correct. I was responding to the comment that people who design projects don't understand drainage.