Green Streets

Google street view of wide grassy median in Beverly Hills, California.

Beverly Hills Installs First ‘Green Street’

A three-block median featuring native plants and bioswales is part of the city’s broader effort to reduce water consumption and pollution.

February 22, 2024 - Beverly Press

Stormwater

More Study Needed: How to Make Green Streets Work

A review of the current research into the effectiveness of green streets and green infrastructure finds gaps in our understanding of what works, and where.

September 3, 2016 - Green Infrastructure

Designing Permeable Cities for Drought Resilience

Take a kayak trip on the Los Angeles River with KQED science reporter Amy Standen to understand why cities were built on the premise of endless potable water and how we can build cities sustainably in regions that receive low rainfall.

December 4, 2014 - KQED Science

Trees

'Trees in Hard Landscapes': Guide for High-Performance Urban Infrastructure

A new cross-disciplinary report cites 32 case studies to offer practical solutions for integrating trees into civic spaces and surface car parks.

October 2, 2014 - Trees in Hard Landscapes: A Guide for Delivery

New Research Attempts to Quantify the Health Impacts of Design and Nature

There is already good evidence that exposure to green landscapes is good for people. The next frontier of research in the health impacts of designed environments is to be able to quantify connections between design decisions and life expectancy.

June 11, 2014 - ASLA The Dirt

Green Streets: Even Better Than Advertised

According to a new research study out of the UK, green streets are much more effective at cutting pollution than previously thought.

August 16, 2012 - THE DIRT

Pop-up Infrastructure Makes a Street Green and Complete

Imagine converting a downtown street into a bicycle, people, and eco-friendly one - for just one week, by a crack team of urban design graduate students. Such an undertaking was done by Kent State U.'s urban design collaborative. Watch and learn!

June 8, 2012 - Streetsblog Network

Secrets of Vancouver's Green Streets

The American Society of Landscape Architects interviews Sandra James, City and Greenways Planner with the City of Vancouver, about her city's innovative practices.

October 5, 2009 - ASLA's The Dirt blog

One of the Nation's Largest Green Streets

Sacramento, CA has developed one of the longest green streets in the nation, improving storm-water management and connecting the residential area to the Swanston Light-Rail Station Area.

September 29, 2009 - Sacramento Press

Soaking Up Runoff For a Greener Street

The city of Santa Monica has just unveiled its first segment of green street, one where rainwater runoff seeps into porous pavement and landscaping.

July 17, 2009 - The Lookout

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