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Urban Street Stormwater Guide by NACTO (auth.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Urban Street Stormwater Guide about?

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. Excess impervious surface contributes to stormwater runoff, posing a threat to the environment and human health, and often overwhelming sewer systems. This excess asphalt also poses a threat to public safety, encouraging faster speeds and dangerous conditions for people walking and biking.  The Urban Street Stormwater Guide begins from the principle that street design can support—or degrade—the urban area’s overall environmental health. By incorporating Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) into the right-of-way, cities can manage stormwater and reap the public health, environmental, and aesthetic benefits of street trees, planters, and greenery in the public realm. With thoughtful design, GSI can bolster strategies to provide a safe and pleasant walking and biking experience, efficient and reliable transit service, and safer streets for all users. Building on the successful NACTO urban street guides, the Urban Street Stormwater Guide provides the best practices for the design of GSI along transportati

Who reads Urban Street Stormwater Guide?

Author

NACTO (auth.)

Publisher

Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint : Island Press

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781610918701

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Transportation, Architecture, Music