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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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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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
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  • Bioswale
  • Residential Rain Garden