Green Stormwater Infrastructure Resources in Detroit
The Detroit Stormwater Hub resources page is a collection of educational resources, stories, and tools designed to provide a comprehensive body of local information to support GSI work throughout Detroit. These resources were collected by the Advisory Group in an effort to provide reliable, accurate information on Green Stormwater Infrastructure.
The inclusion of any resource below is not an endorsement by DWSD or the of the City of Detroit. For official information on the Drainage Charge program, visit DWSD’s Drainage Charge page.
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Cody Rouge's Bioretention Gardens Informational Flyer
Cody Rouge's Bioretention Gardens Informational Flyer
An informational flyers describing the Cody Rouge bioretention gardens in vacant lots.
Organization
View Fact Sheet - DWSD
- Bioretention
Bringing Green Infrastructure to Vacant Lots in the Cody Rouge Neighborhood
Bringing Green Infrastructure to Vacant Lots in the Cody Rouge Neighborhood
An overview of the bioretention gardens being installed on vacant lots in the Cody Rouge neighborhood.
Organization
View Fact Sheet - DWSD
- Bioretention
Artesian Street Green Infrastructure Project
Artesian Street Green Infrastructure Project
An overview of the Artesian Street project, which includes implementation of pervious pavement along the sides of the road.
Organization
- DWSD
Published date
View Fact Sheet - Permeable Pavement
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
Published date
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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
Published date
View Article
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
View Webpage - Bioswale
- Residential Rain Garden