Developed in collaboration with the American Planning Association and Low Impact Development Center, this guide draws on lessons learned from the Great Urban Park Campaign pilot projects. It provides basic principles, inspiration and ideas that can help planners, designers and decision makers equitably integrate green stormwater infrastructure into parks and park systems across the country. The guide also includes three standalone best-practice infographics on View Green Infrastructure Details in Full Screen
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Reports, Briefing Papers and Case Studies
Reports
Briefing Papers
This series of briefing papers dives deeper into three topics identified as being critical to successful green stormwater infrastructure projects in parks.These papers are meant to support park staff and advocates, decision makers, planners and others in promoting green stormwater infrastructure in parks.
- Financing Green Infrastructure
- Green Infrastructure and Park System Planning
- Planning For Equity in Parks with Green Infrastructure
Case Studies
This collection of case studies, organized by key topic areas, highlights the stories and lessons learned by the four Great Urban Parks Campaign grantees.
Webinars
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- Parks & Recreation magazine article about green infrastructure features at Evans Parkway Neighborhood Park in Montgomery County, MD