Presentation at the Massachusetts Green Careers Conference on October 4, 2018

1. Charles River Watershed Association
Building Blue Cities and Climate Resilient Communities
Restoring our neighborhoods through re-engineering our watersheds
Pallavi Kalia Mande
Director of Blue Cities
October 2018

2. • Overview and approach
• Implementing Blue Cities
• Demonstration projects,
public education and
advocacy
• Career opportunities in
environmental non profit(s)
Watershed Planning, Design and Engineering

3. In Massachusetts, average annual runoff increases from 4.2” to 23” and
groundwater recharge decreases from 21” to 6.3”.
Impacts of Urbanization on Natural Water Cycle

4. Blue Cities goes beyond “green” building, embracing
blue-green infrastructure design with the aim of restoring
the natural water cycle in the built environment
Blue Cities Initiative

5. Blue Cities Initiative
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6. Blue Cities Analysis and Design Process
Existing Conditions Analysis and Data Compilation
Neighborhood/ Subwatershed Assessment and Surveys
Issues and Opportunities Analysis
Concept Design and Visualization
Recommendations for Green Infrastructure Retrofits

7. Blue Cities Projects
• Environmentally Sensitive Urban Development
– Blue Cities Guide- North Allston, Zakim North
and LMA
– Mystic River Collaborative Project
– Blue Cities National
• Sub-watershed / Neighborhood Scale
– Franklin and Bellingham Sub-watershed
Restoration Plans
– Sub-watershed Plan for Broadway, Chelsea
– Green Streets Guide for Allston Brighton,
Boston
• Site Scale Demonstration Projects
– Peabody Square Greening, Dorchester
– Everett Street Pilot Project, Allston
– Waltham Watch Factory, Waltham
– Chester Avenue and Crescent Ave, Chelsea
– Porous Alley Retrofit, Boston
– Edenfield Avenue Greening, Watertown

8. Neighborhood / Street Scale
• Green Streets Guide for Allston Brighton, Boston MA
Blue Cities Projects

9. Blue Cities Projects
• Site Scale Demonstration Projects
– Everett Street Pilot, Allston
– Peabody Square, Dorchester
– Waltham Watch Factory, Waltham
– Mace Apartments, Chelsea
– Porous Alley Retrofit , Boston
– Edenfield Avenue, Watertown

10. Everett Street Pilot

11. Everett Street Pilot

12. Everett Street Pilot

13. Waltham Watch Factory

14. Crescent Ave / Mace Apartment Retrofit

15. Porous Alley Retrofit
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16. Source: 1-90
Interchange DEIR
Opportunity for Infrastructure Resiliency

17. The Existing Infrastructure Reality

18. Future Climate Change Scenarios for North Allston-Brighton

19. A Vision for Resilient Infrastructure and Place-making

20. Charles River Watershed
Association
For more information
Visit us at www.crwa.org/blue-cities
Email: pmande@crwa.org
Career Opportunities
https://www.crwa.org/employment