can you direct me to the poll about devils strips pls

[Chris in VA]

Search not finding it for me thx

[Jean in Newcastle]

Devils strips? I think I would have remembered something about that! (Though what are devils strips anyway?)

[Tap]

there are 135 posts with the word "tree lawn" in them. Maybe search through those to see if you can spot it.

 

For those who are wondering a Devil Strip or Devil's Strip is a term that refers to the strip of lawn between a sidewalk and a road. (common word in Ohio but I don't know it is used anywhere else)

[Hunter's Moon]

We call that a tree belt here

[GailV]

The wikipedia article on "tree verge" gives a long list of terms for it, plus where the terms are used.

[Veritaserum]

Here it's called a park strip.

[Nicole M]

Parking strip here.

[Spy Car]

Some people call them "hell strips" here.

 

Bill

[LifeLovePassion]

Ahhh, the boulevard!

[Grover]

verge or berm here. Lol... who knew it'd have so many names?

[jhschool]

lawn extensions

[Teachin'Mine]

... grass on the other side of the sidewalk ...

[Mrs Mungo]

... grass on the other side of the sidewalk ...

 

Yeah, I never knew there was a special name for these. Huh.

[Miss Peregrine]

Grass by the street. :)

[nmoira]

They were called "boulevards" where I grew up (SW Ontario) and "curb strips" here.

[Chris in VA]

I know someone just did a poll on them here but I can't find it! I think it was a week or two ago. I mean really, how hard can it be to search it,

...grrrr. #grumpypoutystomp

[mamajudy]

In South Florida, it's called a swale.

[SpecialClassical]

Haha. In Michigan they don't have a name, but we always referred to them as the no-no grass. ( too close to the road for toddlers)

[Jean in Newcastle]

Threads seem to be disappearing lately (a software thing I think, not moderator action). Perhaps you should do the poll again. We don't mind esp. since most of us don't remember the first time!

[Georgiana Daniels]

I don't remember the original either. But wow...who knew they had a name? They aren't common here. Yards end at the sidewalk.

[nmoira]

I don't remember the original either. But wow...who knew they had a name? They aren't common here. Yards end at the sidewalk.

 

 

I don't know that it's true, but I was told that they are more common in places with snow, so the streets can be plowed without the snow ending up in the sidewalk. This doesn't seem likely to me, as they are commonly found in 100+yo neighborhoods.

 

Since they are usually owned by the municipality, I suspect in most cases they were instituted with an eye to providing land for (then) current and future public amenities like street lamps, utility poles, and bus shelters.

 

They look nice too. :)

[Georgiana Daniels]

I don't know that it's true, but I was told that they are more common in places with snow, so the streets can be plowed without the snow ending up in the sidewalk. This doesn't seem likely to me, as they are commonly found in 100+yo neighborhoods.

 

Since they are usually owned by the municipality, I suspect in most cases they were instituted with an eye to providing land for (then) current and future public amenities like street lamps, utility poles, and bus shelters.

 

They look nice too. :)

 

 

That seems like a good reason to put them in. We do have snow here, but...hmm...I'll have to pay attention when I drive through the older neighborhoods.

[Jean in Newcastle]

They are called planting strips here, though there is controversy over whether you are actually allowed to plant anything on them other than grass.

[Rose in BC]

We call them greenbelts. Our town is planned in a garden city model with many greenbelts. As a previous poster stated, we are a town with significant snowfalls. Our city cleans the streets by blowing the snow into a windrow down the middle of a street. A snowblower follows blowing the snow onto the greenbelts. It works very well.

[dirty ethel rackham]

We call them parkways in Illinois. Almost every suburb has them and many areas in the city. I am not sure if they are considered city property, but the homeowner is responsible for maintaining them (mowing.) However, the trees in the parkway are the city's responsibility. In my current neighborhood, they did not put in parkways, but put the sidewalks adjacent to the street. I hate it. We get a decent amount of snow (usually in big storms, not a little here and a little there.) In order to keep the sidewalks clear, you need a Bobcat with a plow, or need to shovel every hour and be sure to shovel before the plow comes and immediately afterwards. Otherwise, there is no way to keep those sidewalks clear, even with a decently powered snow blower. Our street is a major walking route for the local school and I feel sorry for those kids who have to walk in the street because people didn't get to the buildup before it froze.