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

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

4. NEIGHBORHOODS ARE A CRUCIAL PART OF THE SOLUTION

5. WALKABLE STREETS + COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY+ PUBLIC SPACE
+ GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
= MEETING GREEN

6. PEDESTRIAN SCALE + CONNECTIVITY+ GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
= LINKING GREEN
= BRANCHING GREEN

7. A NEIGHBORHOOD
MODEL
QUEEN VILLAGE

8. FINDING THE MEETING GREENS

9. FINDING THE INTERSECTION
SOCIAL ACTIVITY
STORMWATER
OPPORTUNITY

10. BRIDGING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE: AN INTEGRATED
SOLUTION
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11. CENTER GREEN

12. RAIN STAGE: SOCIAL ATTRACTOR / STORMWATER
COLLECTOR

13. PLAY GREEN

14. LINKING GREEN: CHRISTIAN STREET

15. BRANCHING GREEN: BECK STREET

16. CROSSING DIVIDES: I-95

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