10.12.2012 Views

Low Impact Development Manual for Michigan - OSEH - University ...

Low Impact Development Manual for Michigan - OSEH - University ...

Low Impact Development Manual for Michigan - OSEH - University ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

Case Study: <strong>Michigan</strong> Avenue Streetscape<br />

Bioretention Facilities<br />

City of Lansing<br />

The project consists of landscape planters and sidewalk paving improvements<br />

including new concrete sidewalks and accenting clay pavers, ornamental<br />

fences, rain garden plants, and site furnishings. In addition, a series of 27<br />

bioretention facilities inside concrete planter boxes were designed as part of<br />

a <strong>Michigan</strong> Avenue corridor enhancement project. These infiltration bioretention<br />

facilities were developed in conjunction with the city’s controlled sewer<br />

overflow work as a means to control, clean, and dispense stormwater in an<br />

urban environment. The planter boxes receive stormwater runoff from nearby<br />

roads and sidewalks which helps provide flooding protection <strong>for</strong> <strong>Michigan</strong><br />

Avenue. The vegetation in the planter boxes is designed to remove sediment,<br />

nutrients, heavy metals, and other pollutants, as well as reduce water temperature,<br />

promote infiltration, evaporation, and transpiration of the stormwater<br />

runoff, thereby reducing the overall impact to the Grand River.<br />

<strong>Michigan</strong> Avenue bioretention planter box<br />

Source: Tetra Tech, Inc.<br />

Case Study Site Considerations<br />

Project Type Planter box, rain gardens<br />

Estimated Total<br />

Project Cost<br />

Maintenance<br />

Responsibility<br />

$500/linear foot<br />

City of Lansing, MDOT, MDEQ<br />

Project Contact Pat O’Meara, 866-454-3923<br />

LID <strong>Manual</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Michigan</strong> – Chapter 7 Page 258

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!