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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Detroit company poised to revolutionize how cities manage stormwater
Detroit company poised to revolutionize how cities manage stormwater
An overview of Parjana, which has developed a product to better infiltrate groundwater thereby decreasing flooding opportunities.
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- Model D Media
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Climate change is coming to Michigan. How are experts preparing our state?
Climate change is coming to Michigan. How are experts preparing our state?
Article about climate change resilience in Michigan, with a focus on green stormwater infrastructure in Detroit.
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- Model D Media
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- Permeable Pavement
After "epic" flood, Detroit Zen Center looks to be a model for stormwater management
After "epic" flood, Detroit Zen Center looks to be a model for stormwater management
Article about the Detroit Zen Center installing a green roof to mitigate flooding, promote sustainability, and improve their space.
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- Model D Media
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- Residential Rain Garden
Chase investing $900K in Detroit infrastructure
Chase investing $900K in Detroit infrastructure
Chase is investing $900K into projects in the city including green infrastructure and the Eastern Market's business improvement zone.
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- JP Morgan Chase & Co.
- The Detroit News
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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.
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- 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.
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- Charles H Wright Museum
- Michigan Science Center
- Crain's Detroit
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