2014 Park Pride Parks and Greenspace Conference Presenter is Andrew Dobshinsky

1. Green Infrastructure in Philadelphia
Andrew Dobshinsky, AICP
Associate Planner / Urban Designer, WRT

2. Philadelphia
134 square miles
1.55 million
people
133 square miles
444,000 people
Atlanta
Center
City
University
City
Downtown
Midtown

3. Green Infrastructure in Philadelphia
GreenPlan Philadelphia
Making the Case for Green
Infrastructure
Green City, Clean Waters
Meeting Federal and State Water Quality
Mandates
Greenworks Philadelphia
Defining a Sustainability Blueprint
Green 2015
Achieving 500 Acres of New Green Space
Philadelphia 2035
Setting a Long-Range Vision
Green Streets Design Manual
Putting Streets to Work
Philadelphia Trail Master Plan
Prioritizing Nonmotorized Corridors

4. Defining Green Infrastructure
The entirety of the city’s
open space network
GreenPlan Philadelphia
Shorthand for green stormwater
infrastructure
Green City, Clean Waters

5. GreenPlan Philadelphia
• The City’s comprehensive plan
for sustainable open space
• Process started: 2006
• Plan completed: 2008
• Horizon year: 2028

6. Network of Benefits
ENVIRONMENT QUALITY OF LIFE
Clean Air
Healthy
Watersheds
Robust Habitat
Hospitable
Climate
Fresh, Local Produce
Convenient Recreation
Access
Healthy Residents
Strong, Safe
Neighborhoods
ECONOMY
Efficient Energy
Use
Valuable
Properties
Productive Land
Use
Competitive
Economy
GreenPlan Philadelphia

7. Physical Framework
GreenPlan Philadelphia

8. Physical Framework
GreenPlan Philadelphia

9. Physical Framework
ELEMENTS OF GREEN PLACES GREEN PLACES
Trees
Stormwater Management Tools
Meadows
Trails and Bikeways
Wetlands
Urban Agriculture and
Community Gardens
High Performance Surfaces
Renewable Energy
Parks and Recreation Spaces
Green Schoolyards
Vacant Land Opportunities
Waterfronts
Green Streets
Green Development
Plazas and Auxiliary Spaces
Rail and Utility Corridor
Enhancements
GreenPlan Philadelphia

10. GreenPlan Philadelphia

11. GreenPlan Philadelphia
WRT for the City of Philadelphia

12. GreenPlan Philadelphia

13. GreenPlan Philadelphia
WRT for the City of Philadelphia

14. GreenPlan Philadelphia

15. GreenPlan Philadelphia

16. GreenPlan Philadelphia
Benefits Matrix

17. GreenPlan Philadelphia
Benefits Matrix

18. Measurability
ATLANTA
27.0
40.0
TARGET
GreenPlan Philadelphia

19. South
Philadelphia
West
Philadelphia
GreenPlan Philadelphia

20. Measurability
GreenPlan Philadelphia

21. Measurability
Cost/Benefit Analysis
Trees
South Philadelphia
30% canopy (+61,439 trees)
ANNUAL COSTS
AIR QUALITY +$ 482,294
WATERSHED HEALTH +$ 1,560,543
HOSPITABLE CLIMATE +$ 6,144
EFFICIENT ENERGY USE +$ 504,289
ANNUAL BENEFITS
NET ANNUAL BENEFIT
CAPITAL/O&M - $ 1,590,656
+$ 1,060,302
ONE-TIME BENEFIT
+$ 12,297,510
HOSPITABLE CLIMATE +$ 97,688
EFFICIENT ENERGY USE +$ 12,199,822
GreenPlan Philadelphia

22. Measurability
Other targets include:
• Greening an additional 100 schoolyards
• Creating 1,400 miles of green streets
• Having a trail within a half mile of all residents
Additional targets and recommendations address funding,
management, operations, maintenance, education, and outreach.
GreenPlan Philadelphia

23. GreenPlan Philadelphia

24. GreenPlan Philadelphia
WRT for the City of Philadelphia

25. Project Selection Criteria
GreenPlan Philadelphia

26. Project Selection Criteria
GreenPlan Philadelphia

27. Place-Based Objectives
Under 30%
tree cover
Impervious 500-year
floodplain
High
environment
al
potential
Air Toxin
Risk 65 per
million+
Yellow,
orange, or
red market
area
At least
40 people
per acre
At least 5
degrees of
disadvanta
ge
Underserve
d by parks
More than a
half mile
from a
trail
GreenPlan Philadelphia

28. Place-Based Objectives
GreenPlan Philadelphia

29. Green City, Clean Waters
• The City’s Long-Term Control
Plan for Combined Sewer
Overflow Control, developed
to meet regulatory
requirements
• $2.4 billion plan, with $1.7
billion in green stormwater
infrastructure
• Process started: 2006
• Plan completed: 2009
• Horizon year: 2035

30. adelphia Water Department Archives

31. WRT for the City of Philadelphia

32. Green City, Clean Waters
Alternatives Evaluated

33. Ec. Social Environmenta
l
Affordable
Scalable
MeetsCSOPolicyGoals
MeetsWatershedGoals
CreatesJobs
EnhancesRecreation
ImprovesQualityof
ReducesHeatEffects
RestoresEcosystems
ImprovesAirQuality
SavesEnergy
PublicSupport
BenefitsAccrual
Complete Sewer
Separation
            At
completion
Large-Scale
Storage
            At
completion
Green Stormwater
Infrastructure
with Targeted
Traditional
            Immediate
incremental
Green City, Clean Waters
Alternatives Evaluated

34. Green City, Clean Waters
WRT for the City of Philadelphia

35. Green City, Clean Waters

36. Green City, Clean Waters
WRT for the City of Philadelphia

37. Green City, Clean Waters
WRT for the City of Philadelphia

38. Stormwater Planter
Green City, Clean Waters
WRT for the City of Philadelphia

39. Stormwater Tree Trench
Green City, Clean Waters
WRT for the City of Philadelphi

40. Corner Bumpout
Green City, Clean Waters
WRT for the City of Philadelphia

41. Green Gutter
Green City, Clean Waters
WRT for the City of Philadelphia

42. What does it look like?
Stormwater Wetland Community Garden Green Schoolyard
Green Roof Pervious Pavement Green Street
Green City, Clean Waters

43. WRT for the City of Philadelphia

44. WRT for the City of Philadelphia