GREEN MEDIAN DESIGN C-1 COMMUTER PARKING LOT
Feb 23, 2016
G R E E N M E D I A N D E S I G N
C-1 COMMUTER PARKING LOT
PROBLEM STATEMENT
• This site suffers primarily from extreme erosion of the substrate under and around the bus stop platform and sparse native vegetation in the median. Poor storm water management and use of the bus stop and median by students perpetuate these problems.
MAIN POINTS
• Inspiration: Downtown Aiken Greenways • Similarities• Differences
• Main targets: erosion and soil exposure/stability
• Main components of my proposal:• Redesign the existing bus stop• Recontour the terrain• Create a bioswale• Use native vegetation
BIOSWALE DIAGRAM
Source: ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/MT/www/technical/water/Bioswale.pdf
METHODS AND MATERIALSItem Name Estimated Cost Source
Pervious Pavement $9.50 per square foot (includes excavation, installation, materials, and labor)
http://www.rwmwd.org/
Bus Stop Bench $600.00 for one six foot bench www.teakwickerandmore.com
Retaining Wall $15-30 per square foot for materials and labor of an interlocking block wall
www.costhelper.com
Stairs $500.00 www.answers.yahoo.com
Earth Moving $10,000.00 My best judgment
Nursery plants $40.00 per shrub, $30 per grass Trees.naturehills.com
Cuts in Curb $500.00 www.answers.yahoo.com
Permits and Legal Fees $50,000.00 My best judgment
Maintenance/Monitoring Performed by Clemson students and university facilities staff
Students volunteer (maybe a project that could be taken on by and SEA focus group, a CI group, or landscape architecture students)Staff $8.00 per hour
BENEFITS TO CAMPUS
• With the continued budget cuts facing the university, projects with long lasting benefits should be adopted.
• By implementing such a public and visible project, Clemson can show its university community that it is serious about making big changes to the way projects are prioritized and initiated at Clemson.
• If implemented, this project could certainly serve as a pilot study for other similar projects on campus.