About NACTO
NACTO’s mission is to build cities as places for people, with safe, sustainable, accessible and equitable transportation choices that support a strong economy and vibrant quality of life.
The National Association of City Transportation Officials is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit association that represents large cities on transportation issues of local, regional, and national significance. The organization facilitates the exchange of transportation ideas, insights, and best practices among large cities, while fostering a cooperative approach to key issues facing cities and metropolitan areas. As a coalition of city transportation departments, NACTO is committed to raising the state of practice for street design and transportation by building a common vision, sharing data, peer-to-peer exchange in workshops and conferences, and regular communication among member cities.
NACTO Executive Board
Seleta Reynolds, President
General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Transportation
Scott Kubly, Vice President
Director, Seattle Department of Transportation
Crissy Fanganello, Secretary
Director of Transportation for Public Works, City and County of Denver
Danny Pleasant, Treasurer
Director of Transportation, City of Charlotte
Joseph Barr, Affiliate Member Representative
Director of Traffic, Parking, & Transportation, City of Cambridge
Janette Sadik-Khan, Chair
Principal, Bloomberg Associates
NACTO Project Team
Linda Bailey
Executive Director
Corinne Kisner
Director of Policy and Special Projects
Matthew Roe
Director, Designing Cities Initiative
Aaron Villere
Program Associate, Designing Cities Initiative
Alex Engel
Senior Program Associate
Craig Toocheck
Program Analyst/Designer, Designing Cities Initiative
Contributors
Shanti Colwell,
Seattle Public Utilities
Susan McLaughlin
Seattle Department of Transportation
Lacy Shelby
Minneapolis Department of Community Planning and Economic Development
Ariel Ben-Amos
Philadelphia Water Department
Peg Staeheli
MIG | SvR
Kathy Gwilym
MIG | SvR
Amalia Leighton
MIG | SvR
Technical Review
Technical review conducted by American Society of Civil Engineers’ Environmental & Water Resources Institute: ASCE’s technical source for environmental and water-related issues.
Acknowledgments
The Urban Street Stormwater Guide would not have been possible without the support of the Summit Foundation and Seattle Public Utilities. Many thanks especially to Darryl Young of the Summit Foundation and Shanti Colwell of Seattle Public Utilities. The project team owes tremendous thanks to all of the members of the steering committee, as well as contributors and representatives of partner organizations, who generously gave their time, expertise, and energy to the development of this guide. Thanks especially to Scott Struck and Brian Parsons of ASCE’s EWRI for their partnership and expertise.
Special thanks to Heather Boyer and the staff at Island Press for bringing this publication into print.
Project Steering Committee
Atlanta
Andrew Walter, RLA, Atlanta Department of Public Works
Cory Rayburn, CPESC, CFM, Atlanta Department of Watershed Management
Austin
Tom Franke, EIT, Austin Watershed Protection Department
Burlington
Megan Moir, Burlington Public Works Department
Cambridge
Catherine Daly Woodbury, Cambridge Department of Public Works
Charlotte
Johanna Quinn, Charlotte Department of Transportation
Chattanooga
Mark Heinzer, PE, LEED AP, CPESC, CMS4S, City of Chattanooga
Greg Herold, Chattanooga Transportation Department
Cortney Geary, Chattanooga-Hamilton County Transportation Planning Organization
Chicago
Hannah Higgins, ASLA, Chicago Department of Transportation
Dave Seglin, Chicago Department of Transportation
Denver
Sarah Anderson, City and County of Denver Public Works Department
Holly Piza, PE, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District
Detroit
Janet Attarian, Detroit Planning & Development Department
El Paso
Fred Lopez, AICP, CNU-A, El Paso Capital Improvement Department
James Fisk, AICP, CNU-A, El Paso Capital Improvement Department
Nicole Ferrini, LEED AP BD+C, CNU-A, El Paso Office of Resilience & Sustainability
Lauren Baldwin, LEED-GA, El Paso Office of Resilience & Sustainability
Jenny Hernandez, El Paso Office of Resilience & Sustainability
Fort Lauderdale
Alia Awwad, Fort Lauderdale Transportation & Mobility Department
Elkin Diaz, MBA, PE, PMP, LEED-GA, Fort Lauderdale Public Works Department
Houston
Rod Pinheiro, Houston Department of Public Works and Engineering
Indianapolis
Rachel Wilson, PE, Indianapolis Department of Public Works
Los Angeles
Deborah Deets, RLA, Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation
Valerie Watson, Los Angeles Department of Transportation
Louisville
Jordan A. Basham, Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District
Dirk L. Gowin, PE, PLS, PTOE, Louisville Metro Public Works
Minneapolis
Paul Hudalla, PE, CFM, Minneapolis Public Works Department
Rebecca Hughes, Minneapolis Department of Community Planning and Economic Development
Lacy Shelby, Minneapolis Department of Community Planning and Economic Development
New York
Erin Cuddihy, NYC Department of Transportation
Danielle DeOrsey, NYC Department of Transportation
Neil Gagliardi, NYC Department of Transportation
Derick Tonning, NYC Department of Environmental Protection
Palo Alto
Shahla Yazdy, Palo Alto Planning and Community Environment Department, Transportation Division
Brad Eggleston, Palo Alto Department of Public Works
Philadelphia
Ariel Ben-Amos, Philadelphia Water Department
Elizabeth Anne Lutes, EIT, Philadelphia Water Department
Pittsburgh
Katherine Camp, Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority
Joshua Lippert, Pittsburgh Department of City Planning
Megan Zeigler, Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority
Portland
Nicole Blanchard, PE, Portland Bureau of Transportation
Ivy Dunlap, RLA, Portland Bureau of Environmental Services
Kate Hibschman, RLA, Portland Bureau of Environmental Services
San Diego
Eric Mosolgo, San Diego Transportation and Storm Water Department
San Francisco
Mike Adamow, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
John Dennis, PLA, San Francisco Department of Public Works
Robin Welter, RLA, San Francisco Department of Public Works
Salt Lake City
Jason Draper, PE, CFM, Salt Lake City Public Utilities
Lani Kai Eggertsen-Goff, MS, AICP, Salt Lake City Department of Community and Neighborhoods, Engineering Division
Alexis Verson, Salt Lake City Department of Community and Neighborhoods, Transportation Division
San José
Ralph Mize, City of San José
Seattle
Shanti Colwell, PE, Seattle Public Utilities
Susan McLaughlin, Seattle Department of Transportation
Vancouver, WA
Jennifer Campos, Vancouver Community and Economic Development Department
Patrick Sweeney, City of Vancouver
Ventura
Tom Mericle, PE, TE, Ventura Public Works Department
Washington, DC
Meredith Upchurch, District Department of Transportation
West Hollywood, CA
Robyn Eason, West Hollywood Community Development Department
Walter Davis, West Hollywood Community Development Department