Green Streets: Sustainable Stormwater Management
Contact Information
Jim Van der Kloot
U.S. EPA Region 5
77 W Jackson Blvd, SM-7J
Chicago IL 60604
312-353-3161
vanderkloot.james@epa.gov
Jon Grosshans, AICP, LEED-AP
U.S. EPA Region 5
77 W Jackson Blvd, SM-7J
Chicago IL 60604
312-353-5617
grosshans.jon@epa.gov
Green Streets is a sustainable stormwater management strategy that also contributes to community redevelopment. Many Midwestern cities are using green street strategies in place of routine street rehabilitation to address stormwater, transportation and neighborhood stabilization goals. By combining transportation choice with environmental strategies, a green street product can support redevelopment efforts from multiple stakeholder perspectives.
Webinars
Green Streets as a Community Revitalization Strategy
(March 1, 2011)
This webinar focused on projects in Lansing, Mich.; Toledo, Ohio; and Chicago, Ill. From rainwater management strategies to materials used in street infrastructure, many elements of a street rehabilitation project can "go green" to assist with sustainability objectives and neighborhood stabilization.
Webinar speakers:
- Chad Gamble, City of Lansing, Mich.
- Dan Christian, Tetra Tech
- Patekka Bannister, City of Toledo, Ohio
- David Leopold, City of Chicago
- Janet Attarian, City of Chicago
- Jon Grosshans, U.S. EPA
- Jim Van der Kloot, U.S. EPA
- John Donovan, FHWA
You can download a copy of the slides used by the webinar presenters, or watch a recording of the webinar (hosted by the Toledo-Lucas County Rain Garden Initiative).
- EPA and FHWA Webinar: Green Streets as a Community Revitalization Strategy (PDF) (32 pp, 2.25 MB)
- Green Streets Webinar
Using Urban Agriculture & Green Stormwater Management to Promote Neighborhood Stabilization and Community Development
(June 15, 2010)
EPA Regions 5 & 7, Technical Assistance at Brownfields at Kansas State University, and Great Lakes Environmental Planning (GLEP) sponsored two webinars that brought together speakers from the Chicago Botanic Garden; the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts; the City of West Union, Iowa; the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and representatives from HUD and USDA. These webinar focused on sustainable development strategies for neighborhood stabilization and how federal agencies, EPA Regions, EPA grantees, non-profit, and community partners can collaborate to promote information exchange and future partnerships.
Below you can download copies of the slides used by the webinar presentations:
- Brownfields and Urban Agriculture (PDF) (53pp, 6.15 MB)
- Green Stormwater Management (PDF) (51pp, 6.73MB)
Funding Sources:
U.S. Department of Transportation
- Surface Transportation Program
- Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program
- Transportation Enhancement Program
- Federal Transit Administration Livable and Sustainable Communities
- Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act
U.S. EPA
- Brownfields Assessment Grant
- Brownfields Area Wide Planning Grant
- Section 319 of the Clean Water Act
- Clean Water State Revolving Fund
- State Green Infrastructure Grants
- HUD-DOT-EPA Partnership Grants
Additional information
- Managing Wet Weather with Green Infrastructure Website
- Municipal Green Streets Handbook
- Green Highways Partnership Website
- Past EPA webcasts that explore funding options