Greenbuild 2013!
November 26, 2013 | Public Affairs
Greenbuild, the biggest, greenest, and most sustainable convention made its way to Philadelphia this year.
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China and Japan Visit Philadelphia’s Green Infrastructure
October 2, 2013 | Public Affairs
Philadelphia’s stormwater management and stream restoration projects reached international ears this month! On September 17th government representatives from Beijing toured the Big Green Block in the Kensington/Fishtown area and two days later members of the Japanese Ecosystem Conservation Society visited Wises Mill in Andorra and the Bells Mill tributary to Wissahickon Park.
Read More →Join Us for the Soak it Up! Exhibition
September 30, 2013 | Public Affairs
The Green City, Clean Waters program is bringing green stormwater infrastructure to neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia. Have you wondered what these projects will look like or how they work?
Read More →Julian Abele Park Grand Reopening
May 24, 2013 | Public Affairs
Love your Park week came to a close on Saturday, May 18th with events and festivities around the City. One of these events was the grand reopening of Julian Abele Park in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood.
Read More →Calling all Engineers!
May 10, 2013 | Maggie Wood
Are you an engineer? Interested in green stormwater management? Engineering design, construction and planning for the City’s Green City Clean Waters Program? The Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Implementation Program has graduate engineer civil service positions available.
Read More →NatLab Report Features Philadelphia as Laboratory for Green Infrastructure Finance
March 28, 2013 | Public Affairs
Earlier this month, NatLab published Creating Clean Water Cash Flows, an in-depth report chock full of ideas for financing green infrastructure that features the Philadelphia Water Department.
Read More →A Kickstart for Green Infrastructure
February 20, 2013 | Public Affairs
Innovative green stormwater infrastructure will help breathe new life into the historic Cynwyd Train Station! The Lower Merion Historical Society is working to raise money over the next month for a new multipurpose stormwater harvesting system for the 125-year old train station.
Read More →Cost Savings Week Begins With A Project That Will Save Billions!
February 11, 2013 | Public Affairs
During our last blog series we talked about how the rising costs of “big ticket items” are a large part of what’s driving PWD’s rate adjustments. We should also explain that we aren’t proposing these adjustments without first doing everything we can to balance increasing costs with cuts to our expenses.
Read More →Private Pennies Financing GSI
February 7, 2013 | Public Affairs
It looks like 2013 will be a big year for private financing of green stormwater infrastructure (GSI)!
Read More →Keeping the Bargain: Investing in Infrastructure, Part 4
January 30, 2013 | Public Affairs
Let’s wrap up our blog posts about the big-ticket items that have made our rate changes necessary with a frank discussion about something that every household has been dealing with.
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