Seattlest: Bellevue Investing in Rubber Sidewalks

Matt the Engineer

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:48:44 -0800

(considers marketing concrete-soled shoes)

mattwright

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:54:04 -0800

Rubber pavements should be far easier for the Bellevue princesses to get to the mall... I cannot imagine what stress all that mall running is putting on their delicate Juicy clad legs. I always thought that Bellevue's solution to tree problems on sidewalks was just to pull out the trees, to make way for development. And yes, I don't like Bellevue.

polyrhythmic

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:31:33 -0800

Actually, Seattle has long well known that for protection, especially against encroaching wood, choose a good rubber. However in Seattle's case, though reducing 'spills', this often encourages skinned knees, suggesting Bellevue is a bit of a prude. Since you're asking.

Katelyn

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:10:24 -0800

In response to Seattle's taunts, Bellevue replied, "Well, I'm rubber and you're glue. Whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to YOU." Seattle did not care to comment.

TroyJMorris

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:04:45 -0800

Plus, it's very environmentally sound. Concrete production in Seattle accounts for 12% of our entire CO2 emissions and those tires just go to waste in landfills if we don't use them for swings or things to walk on. Plus, they're pretty fucking nice to walk on.