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Roosevelt Row/Garfield Green Streets

Focus: Use curb cores to convey storm water from the street into bioretention basins, supporting native vegetation and shading and beautifying the streetscape.

Features:

  • 2 curb cores to let stormwater into right-of-way basins
  • Over 70 desert plants and shade trees to reduce urban heat island
  • Water-harvesting basins with 1,200-gallon capacity to reduce flooding and support vegetation
Project Start Date:
Apr 2013
Trees Planted:
7 Trees
Features Implemented: Rain Garden/Passive Harvesting Curb Cut/Core
Happy to be part of the project
All hands on deck
Preparing the basins
Planting with driwater
Water flowing from the street through a curb core
Celebrating a successful workshop!