Bay Area Watershed Network SPASS Presentation - San Francisco ...

Low Impact Development/GreenInfrastructure in the SF Bay AreaBay Area Watershed NetworkPresented By:Josh Bradt, Project Manager, SF Estuary Partnership

LID Overview Projects in the Bay Area Next Steps for Increased Use Green Infrastructure Resources

Prior to developmentLaura CunninghamLaura Cunningham

View from Oakland high-rise

Aerial View of SF Bay Area

Credit: Stormwater Guidelines for Green, Dense Redevelopment,City of Emeryville, 2005Pervious v Impervious Graphic

Pix of urban waterways & degradation

Working Together Towards Solutions

LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT/GREENINFRASTRUCTURE

BIOSWALES IN BERKELEY

Low Impact Development StrategiesCredit: Todd Eberle, Vanity FairCredit, Friends of Mint PlazaCredit: Treadwell & Rollo, website

Adeline Street Curb Extension, Emeryville

Serramonte Library StormwaterTreatment Gardens, Daly CityCredit: CMG Landscape Architecture, website

EL CERRITO RAIN GARDENS

San Pablo AveStormwater Spine• Implement retrofits in 7cities• Treat 7 acres of impervioussurface• Emphasize vegetating thepublic right-of-way

Improve pedestrian experience

Improve pedestrian experience

INCREASING IMPLEMENTATION

LID/Green Infrastructure Resources• www.SFESTUARY.org• www.BlueGreen.org• www.BetterStreets.org• US EPA website• Sustainable Green Streets and Parking Lots Design Guidebook,San Mateo County• C3. Technical Manuals• www.casqa.org• www.lowimpactdevelopment.org

Josh Bradtjbradt@waterboards.ca.govSan Francisco Estuary Partnershipwww.sfestuary.orgPhotograph by Dan Cloak