Originally Posted by tandempower

Am I the only person here who thinks about pavement and sprawl (land waste). While cars and bikes are being 'shredded' and recycled for parts and metal, land is not. How many parcels of land are ever restored/reforested after they've been developed? How many are even partially restored by reducing the size of buildings/pavement on them and replanting lost trees? How many multilane roads and highways have mowed medians and shoulders that render them more-or-less completely dead for the sake of drivers having greater visibility and being able to pull off the road?