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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!
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.
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 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.