Green Stormwater Infrastructure News and Events
This page is a collection of news and events that promote Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) activities throughout Detroit.
The inclusion of any news or events below is not an endorsement by DWSD or the City of Detroit.
U.S. cities, Detroit included, are rethinking the alley
U.S. cities, Detroit included, are rethinking the alley
An overview of the Green Alley in Midtown Detroit, which includes permeable pavement and gardening space.
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- Model D Media
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View Article - Rain Barrel
Video: Healing roadways in the Great Lakes with green infrastructure
Video: Healing roadways in the Great Lakes with green infrastructure
An overview of how green infrastructure can be incorporated into road design to better manage stormwater.
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- Model D Media
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Green Giardino
Green Giardino
A summary of PizzaPlex's effort to implement green infrastructure in their parking lot in the form of an underground cistern.
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- Pizza Plex
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View Article - Subsurface Detention
Vacant Lots Create Cleaner Water
Vacant Lots Create Cleaner Water
An overview of the bioretention basins installed in vacant lots in the Cody Rouge neighborhood and research being done there.
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- UM-Water Center
- AARP
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View Article - Bioretention
Innovative gardens help manage stormwater while beautifying Detroit neighborhoods
Innovative gardens help manage stormwater while beautifying Detroit neighborhoods
An overview of the bioretention basins installed in the Cody Rouge neighborhood and research being done there.
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- UM-Water Center
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View Article - Bioretention
UM Water Center - Cody Rouge Bioretention Gardens
UM Water Center - Cody Rouge Bioretention Gardens
A summary of the UM Water Center's project of installation and research of bioretention basins in Detroit's Cody Rouge and Warrendale neighborhoods.
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View Video - UM-Water Center
- Bioretention
The Best Ideas of 2016
The Best Ideas of 2016
A top-ten list of the best and brightest notions from 2016, from the people and places around the world that are trying to solve problems. The list includes using vacant lots in Detroit for Green Stormwater Infrastructure.
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- CITYLAB
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View Article - Bioretention
- Residential Rain Garden
Six innovative American projects you should know about
Six innovative American projects you should know about
Six architectural and urban projects that are pushing the envelope, whether that’s through cutting-edge technology or unprecedented design strategies. The list includes using vacant lots in Detroit for Green Stormwater Infrastructure.
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- The Architects Newspaper
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View Article - Bioretention
- Residential Rain Garden
Pilot project in Detroit aims to alleviate flooding and reduce blight
Pilot project in Detroit aims to alleviate flooding and reduce blight
An article about pilot bioretention gardens in Detroit.
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- Crain's Detroit
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View Article - Bioretention
- Residential Rain Garden
Innovative gardens help manage stormwater while beautifying Detroit neighborhoods
Innovative gardens help manage stormwater while beautifying Detroit neighborhoods
An article about pilot bioretention gardens in Detroit.
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- University of Michigan News
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View Article - Bioretention
- Residential Rain Garden
Got a defunct basement? Fill it with sand, plant a garden and control stormwater.
Got a defunct basement? Fill it with sand, plant a garden and control stormwater.
Professor Joan Nassauer discusses the NEW-GI project and how its bioretention gardens function.
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- Michigan Radio
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View Article - Bioretention
- Residential Rain Garden
SciTech Now Episode 418
SciTech Now Episode 418
A video discussing the function and benefits of bioretention gardens in Detroit.
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- PBS
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View Video - Bioretention
- Residential Rain Garden
DWSD Sustainability and Improving the Quality of Detroit and Rouge Rivers
DWSD Sustainability and Improving the Quality of Detroit and Rouge Rivers
Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) Deputy Director & Chief Engineer Palencia Mobley, P.E. shares how our improved stormwater management efforts have made a positive impact on the quality of the Detroit and Rouge rivers.
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- DWSD
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Viola Liuzzo Park is Revitalized for the Neighborhood and Stormwater Management (Long Version)
Viola Liuzzo Park is Revitalized for the Neighborhood and Stormwater Management (Long Version)
In honor of civil rights activist, Viola Liuzzo, the City of Detroit and public and private partners have revitalized Viola Liuzzo Park as a place for gathering, historic reflection, and to manage stormwater in the neighborhood.
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- DWSD
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View Video - Bioretention
Viola Liuzzo Park is Revitalized for the Neighborhood and Stormwater Management
Viola Liuzzo Park is Revitalized for the Neighborhood and Stormwater Management
In honor of civil rights activist, Viola Liuzzo, the City of Detroit and public and private partners have revitalized Viola Liuzzo Park as a place for gathering, historic reflection, and to manage stormwater in the neighborhood.
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- DWSD
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View Video - Bioretention