Urban Street Stormwater Guide, 9781610918121
Hardcover
The Urban Street Stormwater Guide provides the best practices for the design of Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) along transportation corridors. By incorporating GSI cities can manage stormwater and reap the public health, environmental, and aesthetic benefits of street trees, planters, and gre…

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  • Hardcover

    220 pages

  • Release Date

    14 June 2017

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Summary

The Urban Street Stormwater Guide begins from the principle that street design can support—or degrade—the urban area’s overall environmental health. By incorporating Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) into the right-of-way, cities can manage stormwater and reap the public health, environmental, and aesthetic benefits of street trees, planters, and greenery in the public realm. With thoughtful design, GSI can bolster strategies to provide a safe and pleasant walking and biking exp…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781610918121
ISBN-10:1610918126
Author:National Association of City Transportation Officials
Publisher:Island Press
Imprint:Island Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:220
Edition:2nd
Release Date:14 June 2017
Weight:529g
Dimensions:273mm x 210mm
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Critics Review

“Makes the case that green stormwater infrastructure can be combined with transportation infrastructure projects to help cities meet their stormwater management goals, save money and, in some cases, make streets safer for walking and biking…The [Urban Street Stormwater Guide] provides a variety of green stormwater infrastructure designs for cities to implement, from major capital projects to low-cost neighborhood intersection treatments.”– “NextCity”“The Urban Street Stormwater Guide synthesizes a wealth of local experience into a national resource for sustainable design. The result of a collaboration between transportation and stormwater experts in multiple cities, the guide illustrates how streets of every size can incorporate stormwater management techniques with sustainable, multi-modal mobility. This guide provides the tools necessary to find value in water and to design better cities.”–Mami Hara, General Manager/CEO, Seattle Public Utilities“Practical, thoughtfully laid out, and tightly focused on its subject, the Urban Street Stormwater Guide is a must-have resource for anyone involved in stormwater management.”– “Civil Engineering”“The Urban Street Stormwater Guide delivers one of the most comprehensive guides on how to combine complete street design and green infrastructure stormwater management…a valuable resource to those planning and designing green street projects.”– “ASLA’s The Dirt blog”

About The Author

National Association of City Transportation Officials

The National Association of City Transportation Officials, NACTO, is a membership network that provides support and resources for city transportation officials in cities of all sizes.

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