Community Meeting: Gorgas Run Restoration
October 23, 2015
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Brian Rademaekers
Our Waterways Restoration team is holding an important meeting on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. about efforts to improve Gorgas Run in Roxborough-Manayunk this weekend. Please find the community meeting invite and a fact sheet about the project below (click each for a larger image). We’ll be posting more about this big project here in the future, so stay tuned.
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New Filling Stations, 12,000 Free Reusable Bottles to Fight Plastic Bottle Litter
October 22, 2015
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Brian Rademaekers
Mayor Michael Nutter will join partners in this campaign at Kelly Drive and Fountain Green Drive on Friday, Oct. 23 at 12 p.m. in announcing a new network of water bottle filling stations that will stretch along Kelly Drive from East Falls to Boathouse Row, providing convenient access to free drinking water on one of the region’s most popular recreational trails.
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App Solution: Civic Hackers Create Mobile App for Green Infrastructure
October 20, 2015
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Brian Rademaekers
Last week, Philadelphia Water released a treasure trove of data in advance of Apps for Philly Sustainability, a three-day event that brought together sustainability professionals and technologists.
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Christmas in October: ‘Apps for Philly Sustainability’ Gets Lots of Water Data to Play With
October 16, 2015
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Brian Rademaekers
Our hope is this creative community of app-building enthusiasts will come up with new tools that help Philadelphia understand and appreciate, among other things, the breadth of green infrastructure projects being designed and implemented through the Green City, Clean Waters program.
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Give Water Some Respect with Watershed Wit!
October 14, 2015
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Brian Rademaekers
At the start of the month, we lamented in the Philadelphia Inquirer that water infrastructure, which is often underground and out of sight, just doesn’t seem to get the same attention or funding as things that we see daily, like roads and bridges.
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Green Infrastructure on the Evening News?! Yes Please.
October 13, 2015
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Brian Rademaekers
So, we were naturally thrilled when 6ABC ran a short clip about the new “living wall” project on 3rd Street in Independence Park! Since this project is designed to inspire others to think about green infrastructure as something that can be beautiful AND good for the environment, we certainly think this stunning billboard for green tools deserves its (at least!) 15 seconds of fame.
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Join Us: Updates on E. Poplar and Point Breeze Green Infrastructure Improvements
October 12, 2015
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Brian Rademaekers
We have two community meetings coming up this week to update residents on plans for green infrastructure improvements in their neighborhoods. These meetings are designed to provide important information about upcoming construction and to get feedback from neighbors, so if you live near one of these projects, please come out to learn more!
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New Bill Encourages Green Roofs, Density
October 8, 2015
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Brian Rademaekers
Green City, Clean Waters is the biggest plan in the U.S. designed to manage stormwater with green infrastructure, and that means Philadelphia Water will take all the help it can get from developers who want to add value to their properties while also lessening the negative environmental impacts with green stormwater tools.
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City Council Imagined a Day Without Water – And They Didn’t Like It
October 6, 2015
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Brian Rademaekers
As a part of the national “Imagine a Day Without Water” campaign, City Council backed a resolution recognizing the importance of our water infrastructure and the need for both local and federal investment to maintain the pipes and systems that deliver, remove and treat our water.
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Come Celebrate the New Independence Park Living Wall
October 5, 2015
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Brian Rademaekers
We’re inviting everyone to check out the new “living wall” installation at 3rd and Walnut streets during a special ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, Oct. 9 at 10:30 a.m.
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