An official website of the United States government.

This is not the current EPA website. To navigate to the current EPA website, please go to www.epa.gov. This website is historical material reflecting the EPA website as it existed on January 19, 2021. This website is no longer updated and links to external websites and some internal pages may not work. More information »

Green Infrastructure

Economic Benefits of Green Infrastructure in Lancaster PA

This case study estimates the value of several of the benefits of Lancaster's Green Infrastructure Plan. It highlights the importance of including: the multiple benefits of green infrastructure in cost-benefit assessments; and adding green infrastructure into planned improvement projects.

You may need a PDF reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.

The Economic Benefits of Green Infrastructure: A Case Study of Lancaster, Pennsylvania (PDF)(20 pp, 1 MB)