Last week, the New York Times ran an article detailing New York City’s plan to invest $2 billion in green infrastructure—porous pavement, green roofs, bioswales—to help retain stormwater and prevent sewer overflows into the city’s waterways.
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On March 8, our second Soak It Up! event took place at 16th and Jackson streets in South Philly. Neighbors joined city officials and PWD employees to celebrate the stormwater tree trenches that absorb runoff and make 16th Street a green street.
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Join us tomorrow, Thursday March 1 in front of the Shissler Recreation Center at 4:30 for the premiere Soak It Up, Philly! event.
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We missed this one from a while back: Glen Abrams, PWD’s Manager of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, appeared on Comcast’s Newsmakers program to talk about Green City, Clean Waters:
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The Stormwater Management Incentives Program (SMIP) was created to help businesses and non-profits green large, impervious properties and unburden the city’s sewer system from high volumes of stormwater runoff.
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Picasso’s Blue Period was OK, we suppose, but we think green will be the color of choice for up-and-coming Philadelphia artists for the next 25 years or so.
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You can argue that the biggest win for Philadelphia’s watersheds in 2011 wasn’t a tangible project such as a rain garden, stream restoration, green roof or porous street—it was the approval of PWD’s Green City, Clean Waters plan.
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When it comes to spreading the word about Green City, Clean Waters—Philadelphia’s 25-year plan to protect and enhance our watersheds largely through green infrastructure—PWD had a lot of help in 2011.
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PWD’s Watersheds blog closes out the year with a list of 11 green missions accomplished in 2011, from innovative stormwater management projects and stream restorations to groundbreaking policy agreements and energy-generating solar arrays.
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Philadelphia’s first depaving project got underway this year at Eadom and Bridge Streets—located just west of I-95 in Frankford.
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