Green Stormwater Infrastructure News
This page is a collection of news that promotes Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) activities throughout Detroit.
The inclusion of any news below is not an endorsement by DWSD or the City of Detroit.
Eastern Market Green Stormwater Management Strategy
Eastern Market Green Stormwater Management Strategy
Outline of a preliminary feasibility study for districtwide sustainable stormwater management strategies that would capture runoff, reduce drainage charges, beautify the neighborhood, and provide educational opportunities.
Organization
- Eastern Market
- Detroit Collaborative Design Center (DCDC)
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$250K grant to support bike lanes, green infrastructure in Capitol Park
$250K grant to support bike lanes, green infrastructure in Capitol Park
Capitol Park will be getting protected bike lanes and green infrastructure, including permeable pavement and bioswales that capture rainwater in the district.
Organization
- Downtown Detroit Partnership
- Curbed
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Detroit mapping huge greening projects for 2016
Detroit mapping huge greening projects for 2016
The Fitzgerald neighborhood and the area around the old Herman Kiefer hospital complex will have vacant lots planted with trees or "green" or "blue" treatment to collect stormwater, including rainwater gardens, fields of sunflowers, urban farms, and more.
Organization
- City of Detroit Planning Department
- Detroit Free Press
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City Invests $1.6M into Planning and Design Work for Revitalizing Detroit Neighborhoods
City Invests $1.6M into Planning and Design Work for Revitalizing Detroit Neighborhoods
The city has approved contracts for professional services including improved landscapes and storm water management.
Organization
- City of Detroit
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Planning to create Detroit cultural campus quietly underway
Planning to create Detroit cultural campus quietly underway
Planning project to create a joint outdoor projects in the cultural center, including green infrastructure between the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and the Michigan Science Center.
Organization
- Charles H Wright Museum
- Michigan Science Center
- Crain's Detroit
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Blue/Green Infrastructure
Blue/Green Infrastructure
Overview of the Chandler Park Conservancy Blue-Green Infrastructure master plan, which aims to relieve 445,105 gallons of water from the sewer per storm event.
Organization
- Chandler Park Conservancy
Published date
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- Residential Rain Garden