LID and Green Infrastructure: What to Expect if You’re Expecting American Basin Council of Watersheds October 6, 2010 Loomis, California.

LID and Green Infrastructure:LID and Green Infrastructure:What to Expect if You’re ExpectingWhat to Expect if You’re Expecting

American Basin Council of American Basin Council of WatershedsWatershedsOctober 6, 2010October 6, 2010Loomis, CaliforniaLoomis, California

Some Definitions of Green InfrastructureSome Definitions of Green Infrastructure

LID at the Infrastructure Scale: Stakeholder LID at the Infrastructure Scale: Stakeholder InvolvementInvolvement

Key considerations :Key considerations :

Project Design and ConstructionProject Design and Construction

Changes to routine behaviorsChanges to routine behaviors-parking-parking-mail boxes-mail boxes-bike/pedestrian paths-bike/pedestrian paths-sidewalks-sidewalks

Role in Operation and MaintenanceRole in Operation and Maintenance-weeding/landscaping/trash removal-weeding/landscaping/trash removal-reporting problems-reporting problems

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LID at the Infrastructure Scale: Stakeholder LID at the Infrastructure Scale: Stakeholder InvolvementInvolvement

Design ConsiderationsDesign Considerations

Concept drawings are not very effective!Concept drawings are not very effective!

LID at the Infrastructure Scale: Stakeholder LID at the Infrastructure Scale: Stakeholder InvolvementInvolvement

Design ConsiderationsDesign Considerations

Project ConstructionProject Constructioneasementseasementsconstructionconstructionfinal productfinal productvegetation establishment vegetation establishment

LID at the Infrastructure Scale: Stakeholder LID at the Infrastructure Scale: Stakeholder InvolvementInvolvement

Changes to routine Changes to routine behaviorsbehaviors

-parking-parking-mail boxes-mail boxes-bike/pedestrian paths-bike/pedestrian paths-sidewalks-sidewalks

LID at the Infrastructure Scale: Stakeholder LID at the Infrastructure Scale: Stakeholder InvolvementInvolvement

Role in Operation and MaintenanceRole in Operation and Maintenance-weeding/landscaping/trash removal-weeding/landscaping/trash removal-reporting problems-reporting problems

LID at the Infrastructure Scale: Stakeholder LID at the Infrastructure Scale: Stakeholder InvolvementInvolvement

LID at the Infrastructure Scale: Stakeholder LID at the Infrastructure Scale: Stakeholder InvolvementInvolvement

Stakeholders become stewards of green infrastructure,Stakeholders become stewards of green infrastructure,so help them to be advocates!so help them to be advocates!

Create a web site for the projectCreate a web site for the projectPhoto gallery (take pictures!)Photo gallery (take pictures!)

Help with toursHelp with toursSpeak at schoolsSpeak at schools

Host educational signsHost educational signsHelp with monitoringHelp with monitoring

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