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Summary Statement
Do the benefits of implementing green streets into already existing urban communities outweigh the cost?
Purpose
The purpose of this project is to research the concepts behind green streets and the benefits they bring to a community. More importantly, the purpose is to find out the cost of converting an existing street into a green street and how that compares to the monetary benefits, if any, to the community.
Goals and Objectives
My main goal for this project is to gain knowledge in green urban design. I also plan to find out how a green street will impact the residents of such a street both positively and negatively, and how it affects the surrounding community.
Methodology and Analytical Approach
- Preliminary Research
- What is a green street and the concepts behind it
- How viable is converting an existing street into a green street
- Find the annual rainfall for the community of Kamloops
- Calculate the amount of storm water that is being piped into the river from a given street
- Calculate the reduction of storm water after a green street is implemented
Relativity of Project
There are an increasing number of people living in urban areas. Urban growth contributes to an increasing amount of impervious surfaces. This increase of impervious surfaces also directly contributes to an increase in runoff of pollutants into storm water systems. Green streets reduce the amount of storm water being piped into rivers and lakes by implementing a storm water management system in the right of way of the road. A green street also enhances the aesthetics of the road and the surrounding community.
Dissemination of Work
The dissemination of the work completed during this project will be done using a public blog. This blog will be regularly updated with new information and with the status of the project.
Bibliography
American Society of Landscape Architects, 9/19/2009, retrieved 2/1/2010, Connecting the Built and Natural Environments, from ASLA blog http://dirt.asla.org/2009/09/19/vancouvers-green-streets/
Updated as I continue to gather information and research this project.
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- Cam Hendry
- I am currently a second year student at TRU in the ARET program
I personally think green streets make a place look more friendly and welcoming. It will be interesting to see how you research unfolds. Are you going to choose a specific city or an area of a city to apply the research to?
ReplyDeleteI was going to make a similar comment to Elissa. I think you should choose a specific street and post some photos of it so that people can make comments on how you could make it more green.Given the choice, I believe everyone would want to have more green streets, we just need to show them how it can be done.
ReplyDeleteGoing along with Ellissa and Dale's comments, there is that street in Brock they have completely redone. Could be a good place to look.
ReplyDeleteVancouver has a new program just for green streets, i would recommend looking into them. Several have already been completed and have pictures. In this link it states green streets cost 160,000$ per kilometer.http://dirt.asla.org/2009/09/19/vancouvers-green-streets/
ReplyDeleteYou could look at just one or the other, new or existing.
ReplyDeleteI think that revamping an existing street would cost more then building a new one all together. so if your focusing on "cost" that may aim your sights.
thanks for all the comments. i could not find a lot of info on this topic and decided to make a new blog with a new topic. here it is http://arettrafficcircle.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteOne of the main reasons I live out of town is the beauty on the sides of the roads. I refuse to live in town because it is so grey and gloomy. I would move back into town if the streets started looking more and more like the ones your showing. ITs definetly uplifting and makes you feel some what happy when your driving home from work etc.
ReplyDeleteHey Cam, David wise is an urban planner at MMM group and has contributed to many relative projects. He really knows his stuff man.
ReplyDeletecontact him at:
250-828-1511
wised@mmm.ca
Tell him your a student at TRU, and about your project, and I'm sure he would be more than happy to answer questions.
Thanks Curt, i will contact him
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