Green City, Clean Waters
Green Streets, Complete Streets
Delaware Direct PartnershipMarch 31, 2010
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
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
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
Green Stormwater Infrastructure Tools
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
Fewer Design / Implementation Challenges
More Design / Implementation Challenges
Site Selection Process
• Identification• Investigation• Selection based upon:
– Feasibility and cost-effectiveness– Neighborhood planning– Concurrent projects
Complete StreetsPolicy directive that streets and roads should
provide for all transportation mode users.
True Complete Streets require multiple partners and funding sources
Rhawn / PennypackPrincetonUnruhLevickComlyBridgeBuckiusOrthodoxCastorAllegheny / Delaware
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.
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
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
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
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
AnnLehighCumberlandColumbiaMarlboroughShackamaxonFrankfordGermantown / LaurelBrownFairmountSpring GardenCallowhill
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
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.
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.
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
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
RaceWashingtonReedTaskerSnyder
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.
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.
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.
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
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
Green City Clean Waters