“The series seeks to shed light on the project of building community and the relationship between that task and rainwater/stormwater management. The first article in the series (by Martin Dreiling) offered a general framework for the issues we find relevant to that task,” states Janice Kasperson. Read More

“The project demonstrates a low cost way to capture, treat and infiltrate stormwater runoff as close to where it falls as possible,” said Mayor Mary Verner. “The storm gardens have enhanced the beauty of Broadway Avenue and improved water quality by reducing the contaminants going to the Spokane River.” Read More

Video describes how city will deploy green roofs, absorptive pavement, and expanded park space to clean up Philadelphia’s water, and generally make the city a more pleasant place to live. Read More

“Leave it to a city famous for coffee and rain to produce possibly the best example of transit-oriented urbanism, natural public space, and green stormwater infrastructure I have ever seen. This Seattle redevelopment is green in so many ways that it is hard to know where to start,” writes Kaid Benfield Read More

Historic agreement commits city to deploy the most comprehensive network of green infrastructure found in any U.S. city. “Philadelphia is known nationwide for its cheese steaks and the Liberty Bell – but it’s now one step closer to adding “greenest city in America” to that list,” writes Larry Levine. Read More

The college’s aging west parking lot consisted of 14 acres of surface parking that drained toward the academic building. Age and configuration contributed to the need for reconstruction. Read More

The goal is to prevent sewage overflows into Onondaga Lake, and do it more cheaply and less obtrusively than could be done by building new sewage treatment plants. “There’s something going on here now,” and “Syracuse and Onondaga County are years ahead” of other communities, says EPA Region 2 Administrator Judith Enck. Read More

Plan reimagines the city as an oasis of rain gardens, green roofs, permeable pavements, thousands of additional trees, and more. It would 'peel back' the city’s concrete and asphalt. Read More

Project is designed to divert about 90% of the water from a moderate storm; and is part of a larger city-wide push to find more environmentally-friendly and cheaper ways to cleanse stormwater. “It’s an innovative, ecological, green way to treat stormwater,” said John McLaughlin Read More