Converting Localized Stormwater

Management Needs into Neighborhood

Park Opportunities

Some national examples with a focus on the

evolving Cleveland experience

The Program:

John Horwich - The

stormwater/parks context

Nette Compton - The role

and potential of parks

Kellie Rotunno – The

evolving Cleveland

experience

John – Making GSI parks

happen

Q & A

Cities need to spend $100 billion+ to

address stormwater over next two

decades

+ Existing parkland makes up 9% of

urban land area

+ Cities are struggling to fund existing

and develop new parks

+ Acres of abandoned homes,

industrial & commercial properties

= An opportunity

The Stormwater/Parks Context

Resiliency

Economic Benefits

Community Connections

Beyond Stormwater Management:

The Additional Value of Green Infrastructure

Buffer coastlines

Manage

stormwater

Increase urban

vegetation and

tree cover

Less money

and energy

to operate

Create jobs

Increase

property

values

Creative play

spaces

Neighborhood

gathering spots

Repurposed

vacant properties

Regional

connections

The Role and Potential of Parks NETTE COMPTON

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CITY PARK DEVELOPMENT, THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND

• Sustainability

• Green Infrastructure

• Resilience

• Community

• Economic Development

• Public Health

• Beauty

National Trends in Park Development

Parks and Strong Communities

Environment

• Green Infrastructure

• Resilience

• Sustainability

Health

• Fitness

• Recreation

• Air & Water Quality

Beauty

• Public Art

• Creative Placemaking

Economy

• Investment in public land

• Real Estate Values

Community

• Social networks

• Engagement

Bluebelts

Green Infrastructure Schoolyards

PS 261K, Brooklyn

SiteWorks

Green Infrastructure Schoolyards

“Sewer in a Suitcase”

Before After

PS 164, New York

SiteWorks

Green Infrastructure Schoolyards

William Dick Schoolyard, Philadelphia

Wells Appel

William Dick Schoolyard, Philadelphia

Wells Appel

Transforming Playgrounds

Pearly Gates Park, Bronx

NYC Parks

HOLD SYSTEM: Flushing Bay, Queens

dlandstudio

Transforming Existing Parks

Transforming Green Alleys

Trust for Public Land & City of Los Angeles

Community Redevelopment Agency

Gowanus Canal Sponge Park, Brooklyn

dlandstudio

Transforming the Waterfront

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn

Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates

Transforming the Waterfront

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn

Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn

Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates

The Evolving Cleveland Experience KELLIE ROTUNNO

DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION, NORTHEAST OHIO REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT

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Leveraging a Region’s $3B Investment in Clean Water

Retooling Opportunity: GRAY INFRASTRUCTURE

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• Regional Wastewater Utility created in 1972 by Court Order

• Servicing all or part of 62 member communities

• 1 million customers

• 90+ billion gallons wastewater treated each year

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

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Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

355 square miles

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Great Lakes Communities Are Leaders in CSO Reduction

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2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

An

nu

al C

SO D

isch

arge

(B

G)

Baseline (ca. 1970s)

Current

Goal (2035 and beyond)98% 98%

85% 85%

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$1,530,000,000

$486,000,000

$52,500,00

0

$310,500,000

$370,000,000

$14,000,000

$230,000,000 Tunnels

Sewer Improvements (consolidation

sewers, relief sewers)

Green Infrastructure (Minimum Amount

of Investment)

Plant Improvements

Pump Stations

Storage Tanks

Other

CSO Long-Term Control Plan Consent Decree $3B Investment in CSO Control Measures over 25 Years

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Source: Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District: Economic Impact of Operating and Capital Expenditures 2012 – 2016, Cleveland State University, 201O

Regional Investment in New Sewer Infrastructure Can Have Positive Economic Impact

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Impacts in Northeast Ohio (7 County Area) for 5-Year $1B Investment

Sum

mary

• Employment: 1 job for every $55,674 spent

• Labor Income: $0.92 for every $1 spent

• Value added: $1.25 for every $1 spent

• Output: $2.63 for every $1 spent

• Taxes: $0.25 for every $1 spent

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Expansion of secondary capacity and

Chemically Enhanced High-rate Treatment

411 MGD Chemically Enhanced High-rate Treatment

400 MGD Chemically

Enhanced High-rate Treatment

Expansion of secondary Treatment capacity to 400 MGD

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Repurpose vacant land for CSO Reduction and Revitalize Neighborhoods

Retooling Opportunity: GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

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3,500 Acres of Vacant Land =

Central Park X4

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District’s CSO Plan Moving Faster than Region’s Redevelopment Plans

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NEORSD’s Construction of the Proposed Dugway Storage Tunnel will Require Property and Easements in at least 8 shaft locations

#neorsdGREEN

Project Clean Lake Dugway West Interceptor Relief Sewer ($55M)

>6.5 Acres of Opportunity for Neighborhood Revitalization 2 Miles

of New Sewer

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Proposed Dugway Storage Tunnel Shaft Location DST-7: Proximity to Distressed Properties

Property Required for Construction

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Typical Shaft Construction Site – Focus on Infrastructure Improvements Only

During Construction

After Construction

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Proposed Gray Infrastructure (lines)

Proximity to Existing Parks (shaded green)

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Opportunity to Enhance Typical Sewer Project through Strategic Partnerships

“A Better Leave Behind”

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Project Clean Lake: THE GREEN

Green infrastructure

#neorsdGREEN

USEPA’s 10 National

Green Infrastructure Partners

• Austin

• Boston

• Cleveland (NEORSD)

• Denver

• Jacksonville

• Kansas City

• Los Angeles

• Puyallup, Wash.

• Syracuse

• Washington, D.C.

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Assessment of Benefits

*Construction Costs only (does not include O&M)

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Assessment of Benefits

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Assessment of Benefits

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Appendix 3 GI Projects:

• ≈46 MG of CSO Control

• ≈$82 million Capital Cost • 10 Projects: 2013-2019

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Regional Infrastructure Investments Leveraged through strategic partnerships

Making GSI Parks Happen JOHN HORWICH

TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND

Partners

Boeddeker Park

San Francisco, CA

Newark Nat Turner Park -- before

Newark Nat Turner Park-- after

East

71

st S

treet

East

75

th S

treet

Red Line

Station

Woodland Avenue

Hill

Place

Community

Apartments

Mt. Sinai

Baptist

Church

Mt. Sinai

Senior

Housing Otis Court

Dell Avenue

Repurposed

Green Space

Walking Path

New Playground

Reforested Site Buffer

Green

Lawn

¼ Mile Walking Track

Terraced Community Space

with Community Stage

Bioretention Basin

Shade Overlook Structure

Public Plaza

Enhanced

Intersection

East

79

th S

treet

Retain

Existing Trees

24

The Woodland Central East Basin Neighborhood Park

East

71

st S

treet

Red Line

Station

Woodland Avenue

Mt. Sinai

Baptist

Church

Mt. Sinai

Senior

Housing

The Kinsman Cntral Neighborhood Woodland Central East Basin – Community Connections

Repurposed

Green Space

Walking Path

Playground

Reforested Site Buffer

Green

Lawn

Basketball Court

¼ Mile Walking Track

Bioretention Basin

Intra-Community Connector

Existing

Community

Building

Community

Garden Plots

Picnic Shelter

Picnic Plaza

Expanded

Crosswalk

New Mt.

Sinai

Parking

Reconfigured Community

Apartments Site

Pedestrian Connection

to RTA Station

Proposed Community

Building

East

79

th S

treet

25

The Woodland Central East Basin Community Connections

Cumberland Park

Credit: Nashville Parks & Recreation

Brooklyn Bridge Park

Credit: pictureinfocus Wilmington Waterfront Park

Credit: Sasaki Associates, Inc.