Deeproot Blog: Green Infrastructure for Your Community – blog and articles: Green Streets have become a more common feature of the urban landscape in cities and towns across the United States and abroad. And for good reason: they provide substantial value in community aesthetics, redevelopment, livability and environmental compliance. You may know from personal experience […]
City parks, clean water: Making great places using green infrastructure, is our first report exploring the intersection of green infrastructure and parks. Using case studies, data tables, and interviews with national experts, the report explores both new and existing parks, including in-depth studies of water-smart parks in Atlanta, Georgia; Birmingham, Alabama; Cambridge, Massachusetts; New York; […]
Thanks to Richard Ashley for sending this link through. This is an interesting and important report because it reflects on a growing momentum and new vision for addressing the growing problem of stormwater. ‘The practice of managing stormwater has evolved from carrying runoff away as fast as possible, to now handling as much of it […]