Greenways provide essential green infrastructure for communities by protecting natural areas like streams, forests, and wetlands. They help manage growth, provide flood protection, improve water quality and air quality, and support native species. Greenways can shape growth patterns, connect people to outdoor spaces and each other, and boost economic development through tourism and increased property values. Investing in greenway systems leaves a legacy and benefits communities for generations to come.
Dan Leeming of the Planning Partnership provides an overview of sustainable planning principles for the CaGBC's Sustainable Building Advisor Program in Apr 2012
Collaboration, Science, and Technology Merge to Improve Water QualityArbor Day Foundation
Collaboration, Science, and Technology Merge to Improve Water Quality
Dave Gamstetter, City of Cincinnati | Donna M. Murphy, US Forest Service Northeastern Area
In 2010 the Cincinnati Park Board (CPB) formed a partnership with the Metropolitan Sewer Department of Greater Cincinnati (MSDGC) to assist with the implementation of green solutions to meet the regulatory requirements of the consent decree using a triple bottom line approach. This presentation discusses how natural design solutions, BMPs, stormwater controls, and forests are being used to enhance green infrastructure and reduce stormwater flow on a watershed scale. The program is Project Groundwork.
Blue and Green Cities The Role of Blue-Green Infrastructure in Managing Urban...Robert Brears
This book offers new research on urban policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water resources sustainably. The author argues that urban water managers have traditionally relied on grey infrastructural solutions to mitigate risks with numerous economic and environmental consequences. Brears explores the role urban water managers have in implementing blue-green infrastructure to reduce ecological damage and mitigate risk. The case studies in this book illustrate how cities, of differing climates, lifestyles and income-levels, have implemented policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water, wastewater and stormwater sustainably to reduce environmental degradation and enhance resilience to climate change. This new research on urban policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water resources sustainably will be of interest to those working on water conservation and policy.
Dan Leeming of the Planning Partnership provides an overview of sustainable planning principles for the CaGBC's Sustainable Building Advisor Program in Apr 2012
Collaboration, Science, and Technology Merge to Improve Water QualityArbor Day Foundation
Collaboration, Science, and Technology Merge to Improve Water Quality
Dave Gamstetter, City of Cincinnati | Donna M. Murphy, US Forest Service Northeastern Area
In 2010 the Cincinnati Park Board (CPB) formed a partnership with the Metropolitan Sewer Department of Greater Cincinnati (MSDGC) to assist with the implementation of green solutions to meet the regulatory requirements of the consent decree using a triple bottom line approach. This presentation discusses how natural design solutions, BMPs, stormwater controls, and forests are being used to enhance green infrastructure and reduce stormwater flow on a watershed scale. The program is Project Groundwork.
Blue and Green Cities The Role of Blue-Green Infrastructure in Managing Urban...Robert Brears
This book offers new research on urban policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water resources sustainably. The author argues that urban water managers have traditionally relied on grey infrastructural solutions to mitigate risks with numerous economic and environmental consequences. Brears explores the role urban water managers have in implementing blue-green infrastructure to reduce ecological damage and mitigate risk. The case studies in this book illustrate how cities, of differing climates, lifestyles and income-levels, have implemented policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water, wastewater and stormwater sustainably to reduce environmental degradation and enhance resilience to climate change. This new research on urban policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water resources sustainably will be of interest to those working on water conservation and policy.
The proposed "Outer Beltway" would cut through Loudoun & Prince William counties in Virginia. As we see it, this controversial new highway would take land from a National Park, open up over 100,000 acres to scattered development, and has the potential to actually increase traffic congestion on nearby roads.
Presentation on "greening the gray" projects in Onondaga County, NY. Presented at the 2012 NYWEA Conference by Bob Kukenberger, Gray Infrastructure Program Manager, CDM Smith.
Sierra Club: Moving from Tar Sands to Clean Transportation in WisconsinShahla Werner
Details Sierra Club's work to expose Enbridge's terrible track record of tar sands oil spills; and offers ideas on how we can block proposed tar sands expansions in the Great Lakes region and work for cleaner transportation alternatives (biking, walking, transit, and electric cars)
This was submitted as my final project for my technical writing course. It is a hypothetically written recommendation report on sustainable energy initiatives for the City of Beech Grove. I am no expert on sustainable energy, but this is intended to present some of my technical writing skills including use of a simple and clear language, page design, as well as photos, figures, and captions.
SWARMA_IRBM_Module5_#4, Why riparian countries should cooperate in transbound...ICIMOD
This presentation is the part of 12-day (28 January–8 February 2019) training workshop on “Multi-scale Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM) from the Hindu Kush Himalayan Perspective” organized by the Strengthening Water Resources Management in Afghanistan (SWaRMA) Initiative of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), and targeted at participants from Afghanistan.
A presentation by Theodore L. Grabarz, AIA, ASLA Sustainability Director, City of Bridgeport.
Bridgeport Harbor and Riverfront Recapture
Legal and Land Use Training Workshop.
City of Bridgeport Sustainability Program
BGREEN to Be the Future.
Presentation by Beria Leimona, Rachman Pasha, Tony Setiawan, Suyanto, and Bruno Verbist. This is a case study of a RUPES Project at Sumberjaya Watershed, Lampung Province, Indonesia.
The proposed "Outer Beltway" would cut through Loudoun & Prince William counties in Virginia. As we see it, this controversial new highway would take land from a National Park, open up over 100,000 acres to scattered development, and has the potential to actually increase traffic congestion on nearby roads.
Presentation on "greening the gray" projects in Onondaga County, NY. Presented at the 2012 NYWEA Conference by Bob Kukenberger, Gray Infrastructure Program Manager, CDM Smith.
Sierra Club: Moving from Tar Sands to Clean Transportation in WisconsinShahla Werner
Details Sierra Club's work to expose Enbridge's terrible track record of tar sands oil spills; and offers ideas on how we can block proposed tar sands expansions in the Great Lakes region and work for cleaner transportation alternatives (biking, walking, transit, and electric cars)
This was submitted as my final project for my technical writing course. It is a hypothetically written recommendation report on sustainable energy initiatives for the City of Beech Grove. I am no expert on sustainable energy, but this is intended to present some of my technical writing skills including use of a simple and clear language, page design, as well as photos, figures, and captions.
SWARMA_IRBM_Module5_#4, Why riparian countries should cooperate in transbound...ICIMOD
This presentation is the part of 12-day (28 January–8 February 2019) training workshop on “Multi-scale Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM) from the Hindu Kush Himalayan Perspective” organized by the Strengthening Water Resources Management in Afghanistan (SWaRMA) Initiative of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), and targeted at participants from Afghanistan.
A presentation by Theodore L. Grabarz, AIA, ASLA Sustainability Director, City of Bridgeport.
Bridgeport Harbor and Riverfront Recapture
Legal and Land Use Training Workshop.
City of Bridgeport Sustainability Program
BGREEN to Be the Future.
Presentation by Beria Leimona, Rachman Pasha, Tony Setiawan, Suyanto, and Bruno Verbist. This is a case study of a RUPES Project at Sumberjaya Watershed, Lampung Province, Indonesia.
Green infrastructure: Reconnecting Agriculture and Communities
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
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Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Highlands Regional Green Infrastructure Workshop PresentationNew Jersey Future
On April 27, 2016, Michele Adams of Meliora Design and Tavis Dockwiller of Viridian Landscape Studio gave a presentation on green infrastructure during a workshop put together by New Jersey Future in partnership with ANJEC. The workshop was held for municipal leaders like mayors, planning and zoning board members, environmental commission leaders, and members of the general public in the Highlands region.
Catching the Rain - A Great Lakes Resource Guide
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
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Greenways as Green Infrastructure
1. Greenways as Green
Infrastructure
Charles A. Flink, Fellow, American Society of Landscape
Architects
President, Greenways Incorporated
2. What is Infrastructure?
• ”The basic installations and facilities on
which the continued growth of a
community, state, etc. depend, (such)
as roads, schools, power plants,
transportation and communication
systems."
» Webster Dictionary
3. What is Green Infrastructure?
• The native/natural green spaces of our
communities:
– Creeks, streams, rivers & lakes
– Forested lands
– Prairie lands
– Ridge lines
– Wetlands
– Habitats for native plants and animals
• The natural systems and ecological
processes that sustain all life on our planet
4. Why is Green Infrastructure
Important?
• Defines our quality of life
• Shapes growth patterns
• Protects water resources
• Absorbs flood waters
• Cleans our air
• Is home to native species
• Determines our identity and sense of place
5. Multi-Objective Greenways
Growth
Growth
Management
Management
Floodplain
Floodplain
Stewardship
Stewardship Management
Management
Greenways
Greenways
Alternative
Alternative Water Quality
Water Quality
Transportation
Transportation Protection
Protection
Economic
Economic
Development
Development
9. The Value of Conservation
“Smart conservation is just as important
as smart growth. Smart conservation is
proactive, large-scale and coordinated. We
need to think of open space as a form of
infrastructure, just as we think of roads as
infrastructure. It must be viewed as a
necessity, not an amenity. It must be
preserved through a public investment,
not leftover money. And, it must be
preserved as a connected, contiguous
system, not fragmented and preserved in
isolation.
– Ed McMahon, Senior Fellow, Urban Land Institute, 2005
10. Greenprints for Growth
What is a Greenprint?
“Just as you would not
build a house without a
Blueprint, we should not
continue to build our
communities without a
Greenprint.”
17. Benefits of Bicycling & Walking
Q: When you tour the nation,
what are people telling you
they want changed in their
communities?
A: People want alternative
forms of transportation, they
don’t want to own two or
three cars. And they want
green space, biking and
walking paths, but they
want the amenities too –
access to shopping, Interview with US DOT
restaurants, health care. Secretary Ray LaHood,
October 2009, AARP Bulletin
19. Underserved Populations?
• Children of America
have few options
within the current
transportation system
• Elderly are also
challenged in today’s
transportation system
32. The Centers for Disease
Control estimates that
nearly one million
Americans become ill
every year, 900 of them
fatally, because of
polluted drinking water.
And these numbers are
increasing.
Greenways Protects our Water
33. Impact of Urban Growth on
Water Resources
While human
population grows,
fresh water supply
remains constant
Degraded streams and
rivers leads to degraded
water quality for everyone.
38. Cost of Flooding
• Each year, on average,
100 Americans die and
more than $2 billion in
damages is caused from
flooding of
communities.
• 90% of all US natural
disasters result from
flooding.
• Flooding of homes and
businesses is
preventable through
proper community
planning and
development.
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2005
41. MSD Greenway Program
C OR N ERS TO N E
2 0 2 0
Louisville and Jefferson
County Comprehensive Plan
Louisville & Jefferson County
Multi-Objective Stream
Corridor/Greenway Plan
Phase 3 Implementation:
DRAFT
LEGAL Article 13
Floodplain
Regulations
July 1996
INSTRUMENT Apr oject of the Gr eenways
Advisory Committee
Funded by the Metr opolitan
Sewer District
42. MSD Greenway Program
The highest and best
use of floodplain
land is for the
storage of flood
waters
49. Annual Revenue
Projections for
Greenway
Base Dollars
Base Dollars Total Dollars
Total Dollars
(multiplier effect)
(multiplier effect)
Direct Revenue
Direct Revenue $28,860
$28,860 $50,148
$50,148
Indirect Revenue
Indirect Revenue $600,660
$600,660 $1,081,188
$1,081,188
Community Revenue $8,580,863
Community Revenue $8,580,863 $15,445,553
$15,445,553
Grand Totals
Grand Totals $9,209,383
$9,209,383 $16,576,889
$16,576,889
54. Greenways Attracts Business
The way in which
communities
managed natural
resources
matters to the
business
community.
Health care is one of
the leading concerns of
American business
55. Research Triangle Park, NC
“Investing in our
greenway system has
made us more
competitive in the
market place, and in
fact is one reason that
companies choose to
locate in the Park.”
Elizabeth Rooks, Vice President for
Development, Research Triangle
Foundation of North Carolina
56. Real estate values improve
with proximity to greenspace
National Homebuilders Association -
residential properties will realize a 10 to
20% gain in value the closer they are
located to greenspace
57. Greenspace as an attraction to
new home buyers
The Greenway
lots were the first
ones to sell.
The developer sold
lots adjacent to the
Greenway for a
$5,000 premium.
58. Greenspace = Greenbacks ($)
Greenway systems generate
millions each year in new
revenue from local tourism
operations. Many systems
will return $3 in revenue
for every $1 in expenditure
invested.
71. Greenways can be used to restore the
important functional qualities of natural
infrastructure
72. Greenways can educate new generations
about the importance of a sustainable
lifestyle
73. Greenways Leave a Legacy
for Future Generations
“To build a Greenway is
“To build a Greenway is
to build a Community”
to build a Community”
Charles Little
Charles Little