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sothisiswhyhmm t1_j8d3i5y wrote

Im a bit confused why its up on a berm when you reach yale from there. It could potentially be dangerous for cyclists who are coming in fast and dont know the configuration.

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awebr OP t1_j8dsi8q wrote

The cycletrack is elevated with a retaining wall there because that area was an existing small hill to begin with. Since it's under the drip line of the overhead trees, there were concerns that cutting down the hill would severely damage the roots of the trees, so the cycletrack was graded in a way that it would sit on top of the hill and not require excavation in the critical root zone.

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sothisiswhyhmm t1_j8dua9b wrote

Got it. From my experience, 5x the width of the trunk is where is safe to excavate.

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