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I find that most (if not all) New England communities use granite as the baseline. I’ve seen some asphalt allowed but it doesn’t last. Every place I’ve worked around here has had granite curbing as part of their roadway standards.
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<div>In the Midwest, my experience was they used concrete curbing. I think that’s because granite is harder to get there (same reason the farmland there is better, you don’t find rock potatoes everywhere…) The concrete works fine for winter conditions if installed
correctly, but I’m not sure it’s any cheaper here, and granite lasts longer.</div>
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<div>Jeff Levine, AICP (he/him)</div>
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<div>Lecturer in Housing, Community & Economic Development</div>
<div>Department of Urban Studies & Planning</div>
<div>Room 9-511</div>
<div><a href="mailto:jrlevine@mit.edu">jrlevine@mit.edu</a></div>
<div>Personal Zoom Room: <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/my/jeff.levine">https://mit.zoom.us/my/jeff.levine</a></div>
<div>@JLevineDUSP</div>
<div>(617) 253-3964</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Katrina O'leary via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 24, 2021 9:47 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Listserv (massplanners@masscptc.org) <massplanners@masscptc.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Granite Curb vs. Bituminous<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’m looking for “rules of thumb,” practices, or policies regarding which roadways in your municipality are constructed with either bituminous curbing, straight/sloped faced granite curbing.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#244061">Katrina O'Leary, AICP
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">Middleton Town Planner</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#244061"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">195 North Main Street Middleton, MA 01949 PH: (978)777-8917<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#244061">When responding, please be aware that the Massachusetts Secretary of State has determined that most email is public record and, therefore, cannot be kept confidential.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
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