Miss NV5 on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook? Attached are NV5’s November posts on Roads and Just One Foot.
- Two roads diverged in a wood & I took the one less traveled – Robert Frost. 2% of U.S. is paved, 61,000 sq mi, area = State of Georgia
- 1000 new homes generate about 6.1 miles of road with a construction cost of about $200,000+ for Just One Foot of roadway width.
- Asphalt is 100% recyclable, but too many Cities have a one design fits all approach to road width & there are environmental impacts
- At NV5 we influence the design of many miles of roadway – what if we narrowed every road Just One Foot??
- Narrow a road Just One Foot & reduce cost to construct, maintain (sweep-plow-repair) & future repaving w/ life cycle savings = $430,000+.
- Narrow a road Just One Foot to reduce environmental impacts – asphalt is petroleum based, less material to haul to site, less pollution.
- Narrow a road Just One Foot to reduce storm water runoff, 1000 homes = 6.1 mi of road & total pavement eliminated = ¾ of an acre of land!
- Narrowing a road Just One Foot reduces pollution by about 2100 lbs of VOCs & about 87000 lbs of carbon = taking 100 cars off our roads.
- Narrow a road Just One Foot and replace with vegetation, less runoff, more shade and plants absorb CO2 and emit oxygen.
- Narrow roads are safer, more pedestrian friendly, and less pavement = fewer heat island effects.
- What if we narrow roads Just One Foot on each side? Take the road less traveled & quantify the cost savings and environmental benefits!