The Clean Water Bargain: Cost of Service Utility
May 22, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
We use the phrase “cost of service utility” often to describe the financial structure of the Philadelphia Water Department.
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The Philly 500: City Begins Speeding Toward 500 New Green Acres by 2015
May 16, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
Last week, Mayor Nutter and city officials gathered with students and neighbors at William Dick Elementary School in North Philadelphia to kick off the Green 2015 Action Plan, an ambitious initiative to add 500 new acres of parkland.
Read More →This Place Is BMPing: Saylor Grove
January 6, 2012 | Matt Fritch, Environmental Engineer
Before the Philadelphia Water Department constructed a stormwater wetland at Saylor Grove in Fairmount Park, the area received an excessive amount of runoff that drained into Monoshone Creek, a tributary to the Wissahickon, resulting in erosion of the Monoshone and impaired water quality.
Read More →11 For 2011: PWD’s Solar Array
December 29, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
In April, the City of Philadelphia unveiled its first solar photovoltaic system (above), located at PWD’s Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant.
Read More →11 For 2011: Hunting Park Tree Trenches and Planters
December 26, 2011 | Public Affairs
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.
Read More →The Emerald City: A Perfect Score for Philadelphia’s Green Infrastructure
November 17, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
In a report released yesterday by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Philadelphia received top honors as the national leader in green infrastructure.
Read More →Philadelphia Hosts CitiesAlive Conference Nov. 30 – Dec. 3
October 27, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Philadelphia will host the 2011 CitiesAlive conference from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3; the event brings together members of the green roof and green wall industry for workshops, meetings and tours.
Read More →Philly Green Infrastructure in Time Magazine
September 27, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
A feature story in this week’s issue of Time Magazine (above), “Street Smarts,” highlights America’s aging infrastructure crisis and Philadelphia’s “smarter” approach:
Read More →What Would Venice Island Do?
August 30, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
WHYY’s NewsWorks asked the question: How would the new Venice Island water basin have fared in Hurricane Irene?
Read More →2011: An Open Space Odyssey
August 24, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
It’s time to play Name That Public Space: The stretch of Market Street between 30th Street Station and the former Post Office building is about to be transformed from a parking lane into a 40-foot-wide sidewalk by Labor Day.
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