Urban Street Stormwater Guide
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (900 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071XXCLNY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 380 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The result of a collaboration between transportation and stormwater experts in multiple cities, the guide illustrates how streets of every size can incorporate stormwater management techniques with sustainable, multi-modal mobility. This guide provides the tools necessary to find value in water and to design better cities.". "The Urban Street Stormwater Guide synthesizes a wealth of local experience into a national resource for sustainable design
The Guide documents and synthesizes current practices being developed by individual agencies and recommends design guidance for implementation, as well as explores innovative new strategies being tested in cities nationwide. Streets make up more than 80 percent of all public space in cities, yet street space is often underutilized or disproportionately allocated to the movement of private motor vehicles. The guidance will focus on providing safe, functioning and maintainable infrastructure that meets the unique needs and requirements of the transportation corridors and its various uses and users.The state-of-the-art solutions in this guide will assist urban planners and designers, transportation engineers, city officials, ecologists, public works officials, and others interested in the role of t