Green Infrastructure Webinar:

Village Streets
June 8, 2017

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 Chapter 2 – Village Streets

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 What Is Green Infrastructure?
Toolbox of methods and practices to
manage stormwater runoff from
developed land and mimic natural
hydrology.
Complimentary system that seeks to
improve water quality and reduce
water quantity by capturing runoff as
close to the source as possible (i.e.
where the rain drop falls) and
infiltrating, filtering, detaining, or
otherwise storing runoff for reuse.

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 Streets – Stormwater Issues
High volume
Heavy metals,
hydrocarbons,
nutrients, trash,
leaves, dirt, salt,
etc.
Image: Watershed Consulting Associates
High temperatures

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 Streets – GI Opportunities
Public right-of-way
Some streets are super
wide and not busy
Frequent re-
construction
Traffic calming
Landscaping amenity

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 Streets – GI Challenges
Runoff must drain
away quickly
Limited space
Utilities
Competing uses
(e.g., parking,
bicycle lanes)
Images: Laurel Williamson

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 Options for Streetscapes
(above-ground)
Streetscape bioretention

Vegetated swales

Tree planting or tree pits

Stream daylighting

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 Streetscape Bioretention

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 Streetscape Bioretention

Image: Hirschman Water & Environment

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 Inspections & Maintenance

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 Vegetated Swale

Image: Watershed Consulting Associates

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 Vegetated Swale

Image: http://www.oseh.umich.edu/environment/storm.shtml
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 Tree Pits

Image: Meliora Design

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 Tree Pits

Image: DEP Montgomery County, MD

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 Structural Soils: Cornell University
Slide Credit: Nina Bassuk, Cornell University, Urban Horticulture Institute

CU-Structural Soil Concept

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Slide Credit: Nina Bassuk, Cornell University, Urban Horticulture Institute

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 Cross sectional detail of tree in structural soil

Slide Credit: Nina Bassuk, Cornell University, Urban Horticulture Institute

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Ithaca, NY plaza with trees in structural soil
Slide Credit: Nina Bassuk, Cornell University, Urban Horticulture Institute

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 Stream Daylighting
Saw Mill River
(Yonkers, NY)

Image: Edgewater Design

Image: Environmental Facilities Corporation of New York

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 Options for Streetscapes
(below-ground)
Surface or sub-surface infiltration
practices (trenches, basins, chambers)

Permeable pavement (particularly for

low-traffic areas or parking stalls)

Hydrodynamic swirl separators

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 Infiltration Practices
Concord Place
green street (Syracuse,
NY)

Images: Save the Rain

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 Permeable Pavements
Parking aisles
Low-traffic lanes
(preferred)
Alleys
Access roads

Image: Laurel Williamson

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 Heavier Loads

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 Permeable Pavement
Beach Road
(Lake George, NY)

Images: Barton and Loguidice, D.P.C.

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 Permeable Pavement Maintenance
Vacuum Truck, max power 2500 rpm

Preventative Restorative

Source: Tim Van Seters, Toronto and Region Conservation District

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 Smaller Applications
Photo:Basin
New York – Lake Champlain NCSU Urban
– Green Waterways
Infrastructure for Municipalities
 Maintenance Access?

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 Hydrodynamic Separator

Image: HydroInternational

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 Hydrodynamic Separator

Image: HydroInternational

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 Benefits of Streetscape GI
Bioretention: traffic calming, aesthetics
Tree pits: shade, cooling, aesthetics
Swales: aesthetics, barrier between
cars & sidewalks/bike lanes
Catch basin retrofits: catch sediment,
trash
Permeable pavements: less standing
water, reduced salt need

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Questions?

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 Featured Case Studies: Lake George, NY

Guest Speakers:
Jim Lieberum, Warren County SWCD

Tom Jarrett, Jarrett Engineers, LLC

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Questions?

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 Village Streets - Tips
Use scheduled street improvements to incorporate
GI

Choose practice type based on space available,

use of the space, and safety requirements

Coordinate closely w/ transportation department

during design & construction

Busy streets: contingency plans for pedestrians,

biking, & parking during construction

Plan maintenance regime during design process

(coordinate w/ maintenance department)

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 Register for Webinars
& In-Person O&M Workshop
• Operation & Maintenance (Plattsburgh):
June 15

• Rural Roads: June 22

• Parking & Hardscapes: June 29

• Buildings: July 13

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