Sustainable Stormwater Management

We Will Now Begin the Second Presentation

Please Welcome: Clark Wilson USEPA--Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation Smart Growth Program

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Green Streets From Grey Funnels to Green Sponges

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Clark Wilson, US EPA Smart Growth Division

Green Infrastructure Involves an array of products, technologies, and practices that use natural systems or engineered systems that mimic natural processes to enhance overall environmental quality and provide utility services. Uses soils and vegetation to infiltrate, evapotranspirate, and/or reuse stormwater runoff. Can simultaneously help filter air pollutants, reduce energy demands, mitigate urban heat islands, and sequester carbon while also providing communities with aesthetic and natural resource benefits.

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Flagstaff, AZ Source: Community Design + Architecture

SW 12th St, Portland, OR

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Designer: Kevin Perry, City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services

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Designer: Kevin Perry, City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services

Sandy Boulevard, Portland, OR

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Designer: Nevue Ngan & Associates with URS Engineers

Sandy Boulevard, Portland, OR

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Designer: Nevue Ngan & Associates with URS Engineers

What is EPAs Smart Growth role?

EPA Smart Growth Activities:

Provide information on model programs, policies & resources Develop analytical tools and provide technical assistance Research and policy analysis Regulatory support Provide multiple benefits Develop partnerships EPA helps the development industry, states, cities and towns create prosperous, healthy, sustainable communities

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ITE Context Sensitive Streets Guidebook

Detailed design guidelines that. are tailored to the urban context of a street ensure design alternatives conform to AASHTO standards provide detailed case study examples with street cross sections
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School Siting and Safe Routes to School

Creates safer conditions for walking and bicycling Where its safe, get children walking and biking Where its not safe, make changes

West Valley City, UT

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Model Smart Growth Codes Model Smart Growth Codes and Regulations Work to Create Complete Neighborhoods and Corridors Incorporating:
Green Infrastructure Stormwater Boulevards 2-Lane Street Crossing over Habitat Corridors Short Blocks Proximity to Transit Corridors Walkability

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Image: Farr Associates

Smart Growth and Emergency Response Opportunities for collaboration exist: Performance measures define the metrics of safety that includes the pedestrian Connectivity provides multiple routes to an emergency site Setback requirements buildings closer to street improves access for fire vehicles Construction techniques greater attention to design and detail in constructing multi-story and compact buildings

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Small MS4 Permit Framework

Working directly in three states The approach of incorporating green infrastructure into state stormwater permits was just released nationally Weve received numerous calls from other states who are interested and need additional information

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EPA Technical Assistance Program City of Denver Living Streets Initiative Sussex County, Delaware Stormwater Design Guidebook Northern Kentucky Sanitation District #1 Green Infrastructure Tool Box

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Northern Kentucky Sanitation District No.1

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Covington, KN - Northern KN SD1 Technical Assistance

Source: Kevin Perry, Nevue Ngan and Associates

Polling Question #5 Who has used any of the resources produced by the EPA Smart Growth Division?

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Implementing Smart Growth Streets

Incorporate ecological, community and mobility functions Support compact communities Promote least-polluting transportation performance Preserve environmental resources within and beyond the right of way

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Implementing Smart Growth Streets

Casting a wide net Creating a project pool of case studies Documenting successes Synthesizing findings

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Implementing Smart Growth Streets

Tier 1 Projects Project Octavia Boulevard High Point Headwaters at Tryon Creek Michigan Avenue Raingardens Leland Avenue Streetscape Luma Condominiums Bird Rock / La Jolla Boulevard Cermak / Blue Island Streetscape West Main Street Location San Francisco, CA Seattle, WA Portland, OR Lansing, MI San Francisco, CA Los Angeles, CA San Diego, CA Chicago, IL Louisville, KY Chattanooga, TN Category Multiway Boulevard Neighborhood Neighborhood Completely Green Completely Green Completely Green Livable Streets Standout Streets Standout Streets Standout Streets

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Riverfront Parkway

Project Locations
High Point Taylor 28 Route 527 Headwaters New Columbia Iowa Green Streets Octavia Blvd Leland Ave Luma Bird Rock / La Jolla Verano Blvd Cermak Blue Island Mobile Manor 12th St. West Main St. Riverfront Parkway

Michigan Avenue

Flatbush Ave.

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High Point, Seattle New Columbia, Portland

Reconstructed public housing: Federal HOPE VI program Circulation system planned as part of total neighborhood BMPs for natural storm water drainage integrated into the public way

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Top: High Point photo: Harrison Rue Bottom: New Columbia photo: Ellen Greenberg

New Columbia, Portland, OR Highly connected street grid (shown in dark brown) replaced street pattern connecting to larger community in four locations

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Image: Marcy McInelly, SERA-Urbsworks

New Columbia, Portland, OR

101 pocket swales, 30 flowthrough planter boxes and 41 public infiltration dry wells 98% of stormwater retained on-site

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Image: Marcy McInelly, SERA-Urbsworks

High Point, Seattle Roads sized like surrounding older network Connectivity increased Bike network

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Image: Seattle Public Utilities

High Point, Seattle

Newly redeveloped, showcasing smart growth approaches Network and facility design planned as part of total neighborhood BMPs for natural storm water drainage integrated into the public way
Image: Harrison Rue

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Luma and Downtown Streets Los Angeles

A fresh approach to downtown L.A.s streets as part of a new condominium project

Image: Luma

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Luma and Downtown Streets Streets transformed to provide an appealing setting for downtown redevelopment Buildings are LEED-Gold certified Dedicated ROW width devoted to public realm instead of travel lanes

Image: Luma

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Michigan Avenue, Lansing, MI

Creation of attractive, walkable streetscapes as part of the Citys combined sewer overflow (CSO) project Six downtown blocks included in initial project

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Image: Tetratech

Michigan Avenue, Lansing, MI

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Image: Tetratech

Michigan Avenue, Lansing, MI

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12th Street, Kansas City MO Rain gardens and bulbouts installed in downtowns government district, calming traffic while greening the street

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Image: Assassi | BNIM Architects

12th Street, Kansas City MO

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Image: Jim Schuessler, BNIM Architects

Taylor 28, Seattle In a downtown area planned for redevelopment Re-allocating ROW from travelway to public realm Under construction in 2009

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Image: Mithun

Cermak / Blue Island Streetscape Chicago Improving an older industrial street sand railroad corridor Both streets: designated arterials and designated truck routes Introducing new sustainable techniques and streetscape elements FHWAs only Eco-logical grantee in urban area $14.5 million project

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Cermak / Blue Island Streetscape

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Re-Tooling Efforts

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San Francisco, CA

Seattle, WA

San Francisco, CA

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Image: Steve Price

San Francisco, CA

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Image: Steve Price

Seattle, WA

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Seattle, WA

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Washington, DC

Great Streets Principles:

Energize: Create an environment for investment that supports local economic development and retail success; Move: Provide sustainable mobility through efficient movement of multiple modes including walking, biking, transit and vehicles. Distinguish: Create a unique place and destination that tells the story of its local area Refresh: Ensure infrastructure works with local systems to enhance the natural and human environments Care: Promote community stewardship, ownership and public space programming

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Washington, DC

16th Street NE to Oklahoma Avenue NE

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Washington, DC

16th Street NE to Oklahoma Avenue NE

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Philadelphia, PA

Initiated by the PWD Philadelphia Water Department Greening Our Streets conference held October 2008

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Photo by Paul Rider

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Photo by Paul Rider

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Photo by Paul Rider

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Challenges?

There are a few

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Challenges

Standards: irrelevant or worse Institutional cooperation and coordination Patchwork of funding sources Suitability of right of way Resistance to change

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Keys to Successful Implementation

Cross departmental effort Work outside of regulations and standards Examples to emulate The right Participants

High Point, Seattle

Source: Harrison Rue, ICF International

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The Right Participants

Executive Leadership City Leadership Civic Organizations Consultants Local Stakeholders State Government

Michigan Avenue, Lansing

Source: Tetratech

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Stormwater is not a mechanical system. It is an environmental process, joining the atmosphere, the soil, vegetation, land use, and streams, and sustaining landscapes. Bruce K. Ferguson

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