Runoff

Philadelphia Goes Porous

Philadelphia's water department has opened its first street made of porous pavement, which will help city streets safer by absorbing rain water.

10 May 2011 - 9:00am

philly.com

Portland A Hotspot for 'Stormwater Tourism'

Portland's "Green Streets" program is becoming a new tourist attraction in the city, which officials from other cities are visiting to learn from the Pacific Northwest's model water treatment infrastructure.

30 March 2010 - 5:00am

USA Today

To Save Water, Developers Ditch Lawns

Developers of Sterling Ranch, a proposed master-planned community in Colorado, want its future residents to curb their water use. One way they're ensuring this is by nixing traditional, lush lawns from their plans.

15 October 2009 - 11:00am

The Wall Street Journal

Street Greening Upsets Some Portland Businesses

A new street greening project in North Portland that seeks to reduce stormwater runoff is fueling a debate between the area's young, eco-conscious businesses owners and older owners who are worried about interruption from the project.

4 September 2009 - 8:00am

The Oregonian

The Planetizen News Brief - 7/23/09

4:30 minutes (4.13 MB)

Crime drops in U.S. cities, El Paso tries to block new billboards, and a new green street opens in California -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

23 July 2009 - 5:00am

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