Location: New York City, NY Street Context: Dense Urban Project Area: Citywide Impervious Area Within Combined Sewer Tributary: 78,749 acres Participating Agencies: New York City Departments of Transportation, Environmental Protection, Design and Construction, and Parks and Recreation Timeline: Green Infrastructure Plan released 2010 Demonstration projects completed 2012 Cost: $1.5 billion over 20 years Goals Stormwater…
Location: Atlanta, GA Street Context: Residential Streets Project Length: 4 miles Right-of-Way Width: varies Participating Agencies: City of Atlanta Departments of Watershed Management and Public Works Timeline: Planning started 2012, Construction 2015–2016 Cost: $15.8 million, including $1.1 million utility allowance and 3 years of maintenance costs Goals Flood mitigation: Manage the rainfall of a 25-year,…
Location: Los Angeles, CA Context: Citywide Planning Tool Participating Agencies: Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation, Watershed Protection Division; Department of Landscape Architecture, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Department of Landscape Architecture, University of California, Los Angeles Extension; USC Price School of Public Policy Timeline: Goals Capture stormwater: Capture and infiltrate runoff produced by 0.75 inches…
Project Length: 0.26 miles Right-of-Way Width: 66 feet Participating Agencies: Chicago Department of Transportation, Chicago Department of Water Management Timeline: 2012 – 2015 Cost: $4.8 million Goals Safety: Decrease traffic speeds and increase safety for pedestrians on this heavily-traversed (by foot) corridor. Placemaking: Create a strong sense of place with innovative streetscape design, providing a…
Project Area: 1.13 acres Drainage Area: 135 acres Right-of-Way Width: 100 feet Participating Agencies: LA Bureau of Sanitation (LASAN), Watershed Protection Division Timeline: Opened to public 2013 Cost: $3.4 million Goals Stormwater management: Capture all dry weather runoff from the project area. Improve water quality: Divert and filter polluted stormwater to mitigate the highest bacteria…
Project Area: 0.2 acres Drainage Area: 0.3 acres Right-of-Way Width: 42 feet Participating Agencies: Philadelphia Streets Department, Philadelphia Water Department Timeline: Opened 2014 Cost: $420,000 ($300,000 for street reconstruction, $120,000 for green infrastructure) Goals Stormwater management: Capture stormwater runoff from adjacent right-of-way. Improve water quality: Divert and filter polluted stormwater before it reaches the Tookany-Tacony…
Project Length: 1.4 miles Right-of-Way Width: 100 feet Participating Agencies: Chicago Department of Transportation; Chicago Department of Planning & Development; Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Timeline: 2009 – 2012 Cost: $14 million Goals Stormwater management: Divert 80% of stormwater away from gray water infrastructure. Demonstrate possibilities: Serve as a scalable model for future sustainable streets projects…
Project Length: 400 feet Right-of-Way Width: 47 feet Participating Agencies: Public-Private Partnership between Chattanooga Department of Public Works and Crash Pad Hospitality Timeline: 2012 – 2014 Cost: $350,000 Goals Stormwater management: Capture the first inch of runoff during stormwater events and decrease the peak runoff rate during extreme rain events. Flooding control: Eliminate nuisance flooding…
Project Area: CSO-based Impervious Area Within Combined Sewer System: 28,692 acres Participating Agencies: Philadelphia Water Department, Department of Streets, PennDOT, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Commerce, Philadelphia Planning Commission Timeline: Green City, Clean Waters plan was published in 2009 Implementation began in June 2011 In the first five years of the program, 111 Green Streets were…
Project Area: 49 acres / 12 city blocks Contributing Drainage Area: 2.3 acres Right of Way Width: 60 feet Participating Agencies: Seattle Public Utilities Timeline: Preliminary Engineering, 2003 – 2004 Design, 2004 – 2005 Construction & Landscaping, 2005 – 2007 Cost: $4.6 million(construction cost: $2.71 million) Goals Stormwater management: Manage stormwater runoff volume to a…