Meeting Green is one of three winning entries in a national, interdisciplinary design competition created by the Philadelphia Water Department, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Community Design Collaborative to inspire innovation in green stormwater infrastructure for Philadelphia.
The competition challenged architects, landscape architects, engineers, and other sustainability professionals to show how green stormwater infrastructure could transform the city.
Teams were asked to address the unique stormwater management challenges and opportunities at one of three sites based in Philadelphia. Each site represented a different urban context and land-use (industrial, commercial, or neighborhood). Meeting Green was the winning entry in the NEIGHBORHOOD—Greening the Grid Category.
Meeting Green Team:
OLIN Design Studio, Philadelphia, PA:
Stephen Benz
Darrell Campana
Ed Confair
Andrew Dawson
Allison Harvey
Joey Hayes
Jessica Henson
Shawn Hilleman
Jenny Jones
Chris Landau
R. Benjamin Lawrence
Amy Magida
Jennifer Martel
Andrew McConnico
John Mellor
Ari Miller
Michael Miller
Nick Mitchell
Henry Moll
Richard Roark
Lauren Schwartz
Laura Stedenfeld
Judy Venonsky
Dana Williamson
Gilmore & Associates, New Britain, PA:
Christopher Green
Gregory Glitzer
Shiny Mathew
Ronald Monkres
Trevor Woodward
International Consultants Inc., Philadelphia, PA:
Michael Funk
MM Partners LLC, Philadelphia, PA:
David Waxman
Penn Praxis:
Andrew Goodman
Harris Steinberg
SMP Architects, Philadelphia, PA:
David Ade
Sam Emory
Scott Ritchie
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Infill Philadelphia: Soak It Up- Meeting Green
1. A CITYWIDE NEIGHBORHOOD APPROACH
+
+ PEOPLE
= TRIPLE BOTTOM
LINE BENEFITS
ENVIRONMENTAL
SOCIAL ECONOMIC
2. INCENTIVES ARE WHERE THE PEOPLE AREN’T
INCENTIVIZED AREA POPULATION DESNITY
PWD FEE ABATEMENT PROGRAMS = INCENTIVE
• SMIP – managing private stormwater on a single property
• SMIP BID – managing private stormwater in a Business Improvement District
• SMED – managing private stormwater on public and private land within a defined district
3. THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHALLENGE
THE LOW HANGING FRUIT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
• Few owners • Many small land owners
• Easy implementation • Many interests
• Low cost • Tight spaces
• Many utilities
17. MAKING IT HAPPEN: A NEW LOGIC
MEETING GREEN
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
COORDINATED PLANNING
STRENGTHENED COMMUNITIES
REVITALIZED NEIGHBORHOODS
18. MAKING IT HAPPEN: A NEW STRUCTURE
Office of Green Queen Village
Government Community
Neighborhoods Neighbors Assn.
• PWD division • Community leadership
• Design and planning • Citizen engagement
• Interagency collaboration • Neighborhood-specific recommendations
• Supports Phila2035 • Demonstration projects
• Neighborhood planning for green • Stewardship
infrastructure • Anchors
• Project management, EPA funding • Potential revenue (sliding scale)
19. MAKING IT HAPPEN: ACTIVATE FUNDING
In Lieu Fee Program ($$$)
QVNA Parking
Revenue ($$)
I-95 Rebuild ($$$)
Intersection
Stormwater Upgrades ($$) Stormwater
“Most Wanted” ($) “Heroes” ($)
Green Garden Club($)
20. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
+ PLANNING
COORDINATED
=
STRONGER COMMUNITIES
A RESILIENT CITY
MEETING GREEN
Notes de l'éditeur
CURRENT POLICY AFFECTS THE FRINGE AND DOES NOT CREATE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE
Water does not recognize boundaries; Opportunistically Manage private and public water in the private and public realm