The City of Pittsburgh and its partner, 3 Rivers Wet Weather, identified sites in three neighborhoods in the Pittsburgh community for analysis and conceptual design of green infrastructure features for the following sites: Frick Museum in Point Breeze, Sussex Avenue in Brookline and Windermere Drive in Swisshelm Park. A report has been prepared for each site. In addition to the reports, EPA and its partners produced a document of topic fact sheets and four white papers.
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Conceptual Green Infrastructure Design in the Swisshelm Park Neighborhood, City of Pittsburgh (PDF)(41 pp, 7 MB,
December 2015,
EPA EP-C-11-009)
EPA worked in partnership on this report to design green infrastructure to enhance the space on Windermere Drive and the surrounding area as well as reduce stormwater volume flowing into the combined sewer system.
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Conceptual Green Infrastructure Design in the Point Breeze Neighborhood, City of Pittsburgh (PDF)(46 pp, 6 MB,
December 2015,
EPA EP-C-11-009)
EPA worked with partners to design green infrastructure in the area including the Frick Museum Complex. The design includes permeable pavement and biorention features to enhance the area and reduce stormwater volume to the combined sewer system.
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Conceptual Green Infrastructure Design in the Brookline Neighborhood, City of Pittsburgh (PDF)(30 pp, 4 MB,
December 2015,
EPA EP-C-11-009)
EPA worked with partners to design green infrastructure on Sussex Avenue, an arterial street where an installation would be highly visible. The design includes biorention features to enhance the area and reduce stormwater volume to the combined sewer system.
- Addressing Green Infrastructure Challenges in the Pittsburgh Region: Fact Sheet Series (PDF)(12 pp, 2 MB)
- Addressing Green Infrastructure Challenges in the Pittsburgh Region: Space Constraints (PDF)(27 pp, 3 MB)
- Addressing Green Infrastructure Challenges in the Pittsburgh Region: Steep Slopes (PDF) (PDF)(23 pp, 3 MB)
- Addressing Green Infrastructure Challenges in the Pittsburgh Region: Abundant and Frequent Rainfall (PDF): This white paper discusses strategies for implementing green infrastructure in (PDF)(25 pp, 2 MB)
- Addressing Green Infrastructure Challenges in the Pittsburgh Region: Clay Soils (PDF)(24 pp, 2 MB)