West Sacramento’s

The Bridge District

Green Streets: A Case Study

Current Trends and Case Studies in Low Impact Development

October 6, 2010

Presentation Overview

Project History and Description

Streets: The Primary Focus

Sustainability Guidelines, Implementation and Application

Urban Stormwater Management Solution

Project History and First Phase of Development:The Bridge District 2014 Plan

Streets: The Pedestrian Realm

building frontage zone clear zone furnishing zone

• Quality of the public realm defined by• Streets• How building relates to the streets

• Each Street has a clearly defined function and character

•These form the street hierarchy

•Buildings respond to the streets they front• Union with street hierarchy = cohesive public realm

Streets: The Planning Process

Sustainability Guidelines: Intent

The intent of sustainability guidelines:

• establish a framework that will assist individual building projects in reducing their environmental impact

•contributing to the overall development’s sustainability goals.

Goal of the district - LEED ND Silver

Sustainability Guidelines: Implementation

Stormwater Management

Purpose: This guideline limits disruption and pollution of natural water flows by managing stormwater run-off.

Guideline: Encourage integrated stormwater management planning:

•treat stormwater runoff on-site through the use of bio-swales and landscape plantings

•encourage the use of green roofs, permeable pavers and other strategies to reduce impermeable surface area

•consider the potential to store and re-use rainwater on site for landscape irrigation.

Sustainability Guidelines: ApplicationUrban Stormwater Management Solution

Before

After

Sustainability Guidelines: Application

Sustainability Guidelines: Application

Concrete

Sustainability Guidelines: Application

Sustainability Guidelines: Application

Acknowledgements

City of West Sacramento

Bridge District Property Owners

Wood Rodgers

SERA Architects

Katie Yancey

City of West Sacramento Redevelopment Agency

Katiey@cityofwestsacramento.org

Thank you