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City of Philadelphia Green Streets Design Manual

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source The City Of Philadelphia

Policy Areas Energy, Finance & Procurement, Community Development, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources, Transportation & Mobility

This report details the objectives, strategies, and implementation of Philadelphia's Green City, Clean Water program. This program focuses on enhancing the city's ability to handle stormwater, improving water quality, and encouraging the development of green infrastructure. The report...

2021 New York City Local Law Int. No. 2478 Office of Climate Resiliency

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source New York City Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources

This local law would establish an Office of Climate Resiliency, headed by a Director of Climate Resiliency. The Director would be responsible for developing policies and programs relating to climate resiliency measures in the City, educating the public about such climate resiliency...

The Value of Green Infrastructure: A Guide to Recognizing Its Economic, Environmental and Social Benefits

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy, Community Development

The guide aims to inform decision-makers and planners about the multiple benefits green infrastructure (GI) delivers to communities. It examines the steps necessary to calculate a variety of performance benefits gained by implementing GI strategies and, where possible, demonstrates...

Rivers & Roads: Opportunities to Better Integrate Green Infrastructure and Transportation Projects in Atlanta, GA and Toledo, OH

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) Georgia, Ohio

Source American Rivers

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Finance & Procurement

When rainwater hits hard surfaces like roads and parking lots, it runs along the surface till it flows into a storm drain, river, or stream. Known as stormwater runoff, this water picks up pollutants such as heavy metals, brake linings, and deicing salts which contaminate local waters....

Urban Flooding in the Great Lakes States: A Municipality / Utility Survey Report

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development

This report highlights the prevalence and cost of flooding in the Great Lakes region and emphasizes the need for increased investment in green infrastructure and the adoption of flood mitigation strategies. The report also uses survey data to examine the impact of urban flooding and...

The 2018 Kinder Houston Area Survey: Tracking responses to income inequalities, demographic transformations, and threatening storms

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Education, Housing, Public Safety, Energy, Health, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Transportation & Mobility

This report examines Houston attitudes about flooding, education, the local economy, equal opportunity, immigration, sex and gender, climate change, and trust....

Banking on Green: A Look at How Green Infrastructure Can Save Municipalities Money and Provide Economic Benefits Community-wide

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source American Rivers

Policy Areas Energy, Finance & Procurement, Community Development, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources

Green infrastructure practices provide a variety of benefits across the range of flood magnitudes. Common green infrastructure practices used to target flood management include green roofs, bioretention, water quality swales, and infiltration basins and trenches. While most effective...

A Rain Ready Nation: Protecting American Homes and Businesses in a Changing Climate

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Energy

As ever more destructive storms pummel our towns and cities, we are increasingly confronted by flooded homes and businesses, disruption of municipal services, overflowing streams and rivers, and compromised drinking water. Destructive weather events cost tens of billions of dollars...

Adaption Toolkit: Sea-level Rise and Coastal Land Use

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Georgetown Climate Center

Policy Areas Energy, Community Development, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources

Climate change is happening. Past greenhouse gas emissions have committed us to decades of rising temperatures and seas. Recent studies, factoring in ice-sheet melt, estimate that we may experience an average of up to 6 feet of sea-level rise across the globe over the next century....

Managing Urban Stormwater with Green Infrastructure: Case Studies of Five U.S. Local Governments

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2007

Level City or Town, County, Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Washington, Wisconsin

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources

This report examines the resources that several U.S. cities are devoting to “green infrastructure” and analyzes their early experiences with alternative stormwater management. This report defines and describes green infrastructure; discusses barriers to green infrastructure implementation...

Using Water Policy, Science, Dialogue & Partnerships to Create a Sustainable City

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source Philadelphia Water

Policy Areas Energy, Community Development, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources

This powerpoint outlines the city of Philadelphia's approach to adapting to modern water policies and actions to encourage innovation and sustainable growth....

Assessing Disparities of Urban Flood Risk for Households of Color in Chicago: Powerpoint Presentation

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development

This report examines data from Chicago to determine the prevalence, cost, and impact of flooding on communities of color in Chicago....

Report for the Urban Flooding Awareness Act State of Illinois

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level County

State(s) Illinois

Source Illinois Department Of Natural Resources

Policy Areas Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources

This report outlines key findings on the extent and cost of urban flooding and the contributing factors in Illinois. It provides recommendations for various levels of responsibility, including legislative action, state agency engagement, community involvement, and public awareness....

RainReady Calumet Corridor Plan for Riverdale, IL: A Citizen's Guide to a RainReady Riverdale

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Illinois

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces

A RainReady Riverdale would be a community where all residents and businesses benefit from flood relief in a way that also brings neighborhood beautification, retail activity, jobs, recreation, and habitat conservation. This report serves as a guide to reduce flooding in Riverdale,...

Syracuse, New York: A Case Study of How Green Infrastructure is Helping Manage Urban Stormwater Challenges

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town, County

State(s) New York

Source City of Syracuse

Policy Areas Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources, Economic Justice

This report outlines how Syracuse, NY has improved sewage and wastewater control as well as facilitated job training programs through the use of green infrastructure development. It also highlights county-level investment in extensive urban forestry, infiltration boxes, rain gardens,...

What is "One Water"?

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Water Environment Research Foundation

Policy Areas Energy, Community Development, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources

This presentation outlines the key features of integrated water resource management for cities....

Climate Projections and Scenario Development: Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the District of Columbia

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) -

Source The District Of Columbia City Council

Policy Areas Finance & Procurement, Community Development, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources, Energy

This report outlines potential climate change scenarios in Washington D.C., including projected temperature increases, heatwaves, extreme precipitation events, and rising sea levels. The report calls for additional studies to enhance the accuracy of these projections....

City of Fort Worth Stormwater Management Program

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City Of For Worth

Policy Areas Energy, Community Development, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources

This presentation outlines key features and outcomes of the Fort Work Stormwater Management Program....

Staying Green: Strategies to Improve Operations and Maintenance of Green Infrastructure in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source American Rivers

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources

Polluted stormwater runoff is one of the largest growing sources of pollution in the Chesapeake Bay. To mitigate this problem, green infrastructure practices can be used to manage urban runoff by capturing and infiltrating rainwater where it falls. One of the major challenges to the...

Governmental and Private Liability for Flooding

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source New York Law Journal

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources

In recent years the frequency and severity of heavy precipitation and floods in parts of the United States have been increasing to a statistically significant degree, and this trend is expected to worsen. This article summarizes some of the liability issues that result from floods,...

Phase One Report: RainReady Chatham

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development

Chatham, a village in central Illinois, has been susceptible to flooding since the area was first developed in the 1860s. Today, many Chatham residents and business owners experience chronic basement flooding, which is caused by backups in the city sewer system and seepage through...

Breaking the Cycle of "Flood-Rebuild-Repeat": Local and State Options to Improve Substantial Damage and Improvement Standards in the National Flood Insurance Program

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources

Congress established the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in 1968 to reduce flood damages nationwide and ease the Federal government’s financial burden for providing disaster recovery. However, a proportionally small number of properties insured through the program are repeatedly...

RainReady Midlothian: Interim Report

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development

Recognizing that urban flooding problems are generated by stormwater runoff from roads, parking lots, yards, and roofs across neighborhoods, the RainReady Community program takes a neighborhood-scale approach to addressing urban flooding. Participating neighborhoods receive an in-depth,...

Green Values Strategy Guide: Linking Green Infrastructure Benefits to Community Priorities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development

Green stormwater infrastructure practices produce value beyond stormwater management. Investing in Green Stormwater Infrastructure produces value for communities in the form of specific health benefits, economic benefits, climate benefits, education benefits. Residents win when local...

Assessing Disparities of Urban Flood Risk for Households of Color in Chicago

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Illinois

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Economic Justice

Study exploring the disproportionate impact of urban flooding on Chicago’s communities of color. Examines policies enacted by Chicago and Oak Park, Illinois, and other municipalities, ranging from resident assistance programs, open data portals, to building inspection strategies,...

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