Photo by Dave Weitzel I’m not saying that all new parking lots should be grass, but I am saying that there are viable alternatives, such as permeable pavers (some made by a company with Buffalo ...

That's anything that prevents rain from soaking into the subsurface: buildings, sidewalks, driveways, and the biggest culprits - streets and parking lots. Impervious cover is a big issue.

Naperville Park District will use a $785,308 grant to install a permeable paver parking lot at the Ron Ory Community Garden Plots. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency awarded the grant ...