In this era of climate change, concrete and asphalt driveways seems like poor options. With scarce precious resources of sand and oil, carbon emissions of concrete and environmental toxicity of oil, it's hard to know what to do with a driveway that is starting to look like it needs mowing.
This is actually an answer! There is a new type of parking pad that both drains water and requires neither. The plastic can be a recycled source, and the repetitive patterns pleasing, coming in hexagonal and round.
Alternatively, permeable pavement is an urban planning option when green options are not possible.
Locally, with some skepticism for the ecology of rubber and VOC potential, a company offers resurfacing with a surface that is nice to walk on.
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