Philadelphia Councilman Suggests Building Rubber Sidewalks
February 5, 2007 10:11 a.m. EST
Mary K. Brunskill - All Headline News Staff Writer
Philadelphia, PA (AHN) - A member of the Philadelphia City Council
says he will be holding hearings on a number of environmentally
friendly city projects, one of them being making sidewalks out of
rubber.
City Councilman at large Jim Kenney said the rubber sidewalks, which
are made from recycled tires, do not crack and will last longer than
sidewalks made out of concrete.
However, the new sidewalks won't enable people to bounce - rather
than walk - down the street. He said they rubber will be very solid.
"It's a very solid material," he said, according to AP. "Probably
harder than a running track. Certainly not a trampoline. Not like the
Bud Light commercial, where they're banging the bottles off the ground."
Kenney says rubber sidewalks will also cut down on the number of
accidents resulting from slips-and-falls, as well as the lawsuits
that sometimes come with them.
Robin
