I thought all the enviros hated pavement of any kind?
Only on roads they don't use, of course.
Our counties have been removing asphalt from back roads for more than 10 years. I like it. Doesn't bother me a bit. Don't know anyone it does bother. Might be an added benefit of keeping more folks from racing around, too.
Might keep some of the bicycle folks off them. The ones who ride down the middel of a paved road, and who like one man (after I told him cattle trucks where coming behind me and wouldn't be able to stop or swerve quickly) said, "Oh! We didn't know anyone used this road."