green city, clean waters green streets, complete streets delaware direct partnership march 31, 2010
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Green City, Clean Waters
Green Streets, Complete Streets
Delaware Direct PartnershipMarch 31, 2010
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For more information, visit www.phillywatersheds.org.
• $290 million to Restore and Preserve Stream Corridors
• $320 million to Upgrade Water Pollution Control Plants
• $1.01 billion to ‘Green’ 34% of the combined sewer area by managing stormwater at the source
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8 Green Programs
Private Lands– Industrial/Commercial/Institutional– Homes– Parking– Alleys, Driveways and Walkways
Public Lands– Streets– Schools– Public Facilities– Open Spaces Springside School “Water Wall”
and Rain GardenPhiladelphia, PA
Saylor Grove Stormwater WetlandPhiladelphia, PA
Friends Center Green RoofPhiladelphia, PA
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A range of soil-water-plant systems that intercept stormwater, infiltrate a portion of it into the ground, evaporate a portion of it into the air, and in some cases slowly release a portion of it back into the sewer system
Green Stormwater Infrastructure
Acknowledges the symbiotic relationship between land use and water resources
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Green Stormwater Infrastructure Tools
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What is a good green street?
• Minimal utility conflicts • Few to no obstructions upslope of inlets • No existing street trees upslope of inlets• Wide sidewalks • Building setback • Relatively flat street • Large drainage areas
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Fewer Design / Implementation Challenges
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More Design / Implementation Challenges
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Site Selection Process
• Identification• Investigation• Selection based upon:
– Feasibility and cost-effectiveness– Neighborhood planning– Concurrent projects
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Complete StreetsPolicy directive that streets and roads should
provide for all transportation mode users.
True Complete Streets require multiple partners and funding sources
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Rhawn / PennypackPrincetonUnruhLevickComlyBridgeBuckiusOrthodoxCastorAllegheny / Delaware
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Rhawn Street / Pennypack Street
Pros:• Link Holmesburg Junction Station to
Pennypack Park & East Coast GreenwayCons:• Some steep slopes• Limited ROW
Cartway: 36 feetROW: 50-60 feet
Rhawn Street looking east from rail station
Intersection of Rhawn & State Rd.
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Levick Street
Cartway: 64 feetROW: 80 feet
Pros:• Provide link to Lardner Point Park &
East Coast Greenway• Right lane striped for no travelCons:• Slopes• Traffic patterns create conflicts with
pedestrians and bicyclists
Levick Street looking east from Tulip St.
Levick at entrance to Tacony-Palmyra Bridge
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Buckius Street
Pros:• Adjacent to Bridesburg Rec CenterCons:• Riverside trail / park not yet created• Some separate / non-contributing areas
Cartway: 32 feetROW: 44 feet
Buckius looking east toward river at Bridesburg Rec Center
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E. Allegheny Ave. / N. Delaware Ave.
Pros:• Link Monkiewicz Playground, Pulaski
Park, & East Coast Greenway• Project awarded TIGER fundingCons:• Potential conflicts with industrial uses• Some separate / non-contributing areas
Cartway: 60-75 feetROW: varies, max 122 feet
Allegheny Ave. looking east from I-95
Corner of Allegheny & Delaware at Pulaski Park
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Are we missing any priority connector streets?
All of these streets present unique design and implementation challenges. Which should be
our highest priority to move forward? Rhawn / Pennypack
Levick Buckius
Allegheny / Delaware
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AnnLehighCumberlandColumbiaMarlboroughShackamaxonFrankfordGermantown / LaurelBrownFairmountSpring GardenCallowhill
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E. Columbia Avenue
Pros:• Link Palmer Park, Hetzell Playground
& Penn Treaty Park• Some projects already in designCons:• Very limited ROW• Tree-lined in certain blocks
Cartway: 26 feetROW: 50 feet
Columbia looking east from Girard
Columbia looking east from I-95
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Frankford Avenue
Cartway: 36 feetROW: 58 feet
Pros:• NKCDC streetscape projectCons:• Limited ROW• Some drainage areas are small
Frankford looking east from Girard
Columbia looking east to intersection with Delaware Ave.
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Germantown Avenue / Laurel Street
Pros:• PWD Storm Flood Relief
project in designCons:• Limited ROW
Cartway: 30-32 feetROW: 50-60 feet
Germantown Ave. looking east
Laurel St. looking east toward Delaware Ave.
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Spring Garden Street
Cartway: 88 feetROW: 120 feet
Pros:• Vision for Delaware to
Schuylkill greenway connector
Cons:• Many utility conflicts have
been identified
Spring Garden St. looking east from 2nd St.
Spring Garden St. looking east from I-95
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Are we missing any priority connector streets?
All of these streets present unique design and implementation challenges. Which should be
our highest priority to move forward? Columbia Frankford
Germantown / Laurel Spring Garden
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RaceWashingtonReedTaskerSnyder
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Race Street
Cartway: varies from 26-46 ftROW: varies, approx. 74 ft
Pros:• Connection to Race Street PierCons:• Traffic patterns create conflicts
with pedestrians and bicyclists• Some separate / non-contributing
areas
Race St. looking east from 2nd St.
Race St. at Columbus Blvd.
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Washington Avenue
Cartway: 120-144 feetROW: 142-176 feet
Pros:• Connection to Pier 53• PWD Storm Flood Relief
project in designCons:• Some existing trees
Washington Ave. looking east from 2nd St.
Washington Ave. at Columbus Blvd.
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Tasker Street
Pros:• Direct connection from
Pennsport to riverfrontCons:• Limited ROW• Small drainage areas
Cartway: 26 feetROW: 52 feet
Tasker St. looking east to Front St.
Tasker St. at Columbus Blvd.
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Snyder Avenue
Cartway: 44 feetROW: 74 feet
Pros:• Already striped for bike lanes• PWD Storm Flood Relief project
in designCons:• Multiple ownership / residential
blocks• Some small drainage areas
Snyder Ave. looking east from 2nd St.
Snyder Ave. looking east from I-95
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Are we missing any priority connector streets?
All of these streets present unique design and implementation challenges. Which should be
our highest priority to move forward? Race
Washington Tasker Snyder
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Green City Clean Waters