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All posts tagged: Infrastructure Investment

New Living Wall Acts as a Billboard for Green Tools

August 10, 2015  |  Brian Rademaekers

Philadelphia residents and tourists in the city’s historic Independence Hall area can now soak in a truly stunning piece of green infrastructure. Thanks to a partnership between Philadelphia Water, the National Park Service, Independence National Historical Park and SHIFT DESIGN, a breathtaking new “living wall” is now managing stormwater runoff from the roof of the Department of Interior building

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Throwback Thursday: The Amazing ‘Torresdale Conduit’

July 30, 2015  |  Brian Rademaekers

While a bit eerie—14 people died during the multiyear construction of the project pictured—this photo does give you a real sense of appreciation for the scale of water infrastructure beneath our feet and the herculean effort and sacrifice made by the generations before us to make sure their kids (and all of us) could have a future with clean, safe drinking water

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PowerCorpsPHL Gets a POTUS Shout-out

July 15, 2015  |  Brian Rademaekers

We’re always talking about what a great relationship we have with PowerCorpsPHL, and we love to point out when the young Philadelphians who help maintain Green City, Clean Waters infrastructure enrich their lives and even turn the experience into jobs in the green industry.

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Change Your Life, Help Protect Our Water: Apply for PowerCorpsPHL Now

June 26, 2015  |  Brian Rademaekers

The social, environmental and economic benefits we get out of having and maintaining the green infrastructure that makes up Green City, Clean Waters are a big part of why Philadelphia is taking the green approach to solving stormwater challenges. It’s what we call our “triple bottom line.”

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Stormwater Regulations Update: Learn About Some Important Changes

June 19, 2015  |  Brian Rademaekers

In order to make sure new development contributes to Philadelphia’s vision for a modern stormwater system that protects our rivers and creeks, we have a set of standards—collectively called Stormwater Regulations—that let developers know how their property should handle the water that comes from rainstorms and other wet weather events.

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Fresh Tools for a Greener City: Retrofit Guide, New App

June 3, 2015  |  Brian Rademaekers

In response to rapidly growing interest from non-residential customers, Philadelphia Water is proud to present the Stormwater Retrofit Guidance Manual. The 186-page manual is designed for those customers poised to benefit the most from adding cost-saving green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) to their buildings and grounds. Bringing this customer base into Philadelphia’s green movement is a key par

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Hey, Mr. Vice President: Why Not Have Both?

May 22, 2015  |  Brian Rademaekers

The real beauty of our Green City, Clean Waters program and the green infrastructure it makes use of is that we get to add new green spaces to neighborhoods in the form of rain gardens, bumpouts, tree trenches and more, all while bulking up our water infrastructure and protecting our rivers. With Green City, Clean Waters, neighborhoods are expanding their green space, and Philadelphia is drastical

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DC Reminds Us: The ‘Why’ Behind Green City, Clean Waters

 |  Brian Rademaekers

We couldn’t help but notice all the buzz down in Washington this week as they made the case for green to residents and unveiled revised stormwater plans relying heavily on green infrastructure. We congratulate DC Water on a big step in the right the right direction! Their debut also reminded us of our Green City, Clean Waters rollout way back in 2011, and got us thinking about the “why” behind gre

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Commissioner Neukrug Touts Leadership at ‘Value of Water’ Forum

May 15, 2015  |  Brian Rademaekers

The tragic Amtrak crash that claimed eight lives and left hundreds injured in Port Richmond last week was an inescapable topic for panelists speaking at the May 14 Value of Water Coalition forum at WHYY’s studios. Organized as a National Infrastructure Week event, What’s the Value of Water? The Pennsylvania Story featured five speakers, including Philadelphia Water Commissioner Howard Neukrug.

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Do You Know What’s Happening at Venice Island?

May 14, 2015  |  Brian Rademaekers

While we were working with Mural Arts to install artist Eurhi Jones’ Waterways, a 10-block string of colorful steppingstones in Manayunk, our public engagement team took the time to do an informal survey of people passing through the neighborhood.

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