WMG worked with the City of Tucson’s Department of Transportation to develop design standards for in-street traffic calming devices that collect and infiltrate stormwater. Links to informational pamphlets that include technical and conceptual drawings of the specific application, as well as step-by-step implementation guidelines.
Green infrastructure beautifies neighborhoods, calms and slows traffic, provides cooling shade, minimizes urban heat island effect, and provides wildlife habitat while controlling stormwater and preventing flooding.
Visibility and awareness of green infrastructure practices is critical for community acceptance in thinking about stormwater as a resource not a problem. Watershed Management Group in partnership with the City of Sierra Vista and Cochise Water Project is focusing on:
Green for All, a national non-profit organization, has selected Tucson as a target community for their green job development programs. And green infrastructure, a key component of Watershed Management Group's work, is one of the primary paths to the green jobs they are promoting at a national scale. Check out these two videos, featuring Tucson as a leading example!
This video features WMG’s Associate Director, Tory Syracuse, talking about creating the demand for water harvesting that will lead to green job growth.
