A group for discussion of the trend of Green Streets, particularly those using the public ROW, incorporating green infrastructure landscape techniques for managing stormwater and increase green spaces in our communities.
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Justin Roger Burns posted an update in the group
Green Streets 15 years, 3 months agoYa i defentenly plan on trying to use Bioretention techniques, but this is not a exectly a mitigation techniques it is a stormwater solution, i need some way to extract or mitigate the heavy metals that are with in the soil and water on site, bioretention will help in preventing them to go to the stream but then they are still on site in the soil.
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Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group
Green Streets 15 years, 3 months agoBioretention is a technique that can be used in nearly any environment, including brownfields, as a water quality control. This may be getting too technical for your project, but depending on the amount of on-site contamination, I would recommend that you wrap all of your stormwater BMPs with an impermeable membrane to help control the spread of…[Read more]
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Justin Roger Burns posted an update in the group
Green Streets 15 years, 3 months agoi am a landscape architecture student working on my senior project, which is a brownfield site ( old glass manufacture), and curious to see if any one had unique design, mitigation techniques and or a case study i should look in to.
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Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group
Green Streets 15 years, 3 months agoLarry these look to be very helpful examples of how other municipalities are implementing these strategies. Good case studies. Thanks for sharing.
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Larry Shaeffer posted an update in the group
Green Streets 15 years, 3 months agoyou might want to check out this useful doc put out by the epa. its a lot of portland stuff but much more.. Larry Shaeffer
and add to greenstreets links listlink to Municipal Handbook Green Infrastructure
http://cfpub2.epa.gov/npdes/greeninfrastructure/munichandbook.cfmGreen Infrastructure Municipal Handbook
The Municipal Handbook is a series…[Read more]
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Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group
Green Streets 15 years, 3 months agoWell I’ll be honest, I’m very jealous of what you are able to get approved out on the west coast. As of now we seem to be a bit behind the curve but we’re trying to at least catch up with you.
The majority of our office work is around the Washington D.C. metropolitan area (including northern VA and Maryland) and each municipality seems to be at…[Read more]
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Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group
Green Streets 15 years, 3 months agoWell in Australia they use a broader term Water Sensitive Urban Design, as opposed to LID, which refers to 3 areas of water management (Potable Water, Waste Water and Stormwater) and how my effecting one of these you have the potential to effect the others. For instance, by reusing stormwater to irrigate landscape or flush toilets, we also reduce…[Read more]
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Lisa Town posted an update in the group
Green Streets 15 years, 3 months agoPhilip – that sounds really awesome! I’m looking forward to hearing what was shared, not only from a green streets perspective but would love to hear all about what you are doing in Australia with regards to water design.
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Philip (PJ) Benenati posted an update in the group
Green Streets 15 years, 3 months agoHi everyone. My name is PJ Benenati and I ‘m with EDAW in Alexandria, VA. I look forward to talking with you all and sharing ideas.
Our offices in Australia have been incorporating LID into the landscape for some time now. An environmental firm, called Ecological Engineering, joined with EDAW nearly 4 years ago and is now working mainly out of…[Read more]