Local/Regional Coordination on Green Infrastructure

Sustainability Stewards WorkshopMay 10, 2016

Green infrastructure is an “interconnected system of natural areas

and open space that conserves ecosystem values, helps sustain

clean air and water, and provides benefits to people and wildlife.”

Tree canopy cover offers temperature and air quality benefits;

greenways provide alternative transportation, opportunities for

physical activity, and stress reduction, and a comfortable and

desirable public realm improves urban vitality.

Green infrastructure strategies and related benefits extend well

beyond stormwater harvesting and mitigation.

Local governments can implement a wide range of green

infrastructure actions including low impact development (LID)

methods, multi-purpose neighborhood and regional water

management, and the promotion of habitat patch and

ecological connectivity through urban forestry, agriculture,

public spaces, and natural resource conservation planning.

NatureScape –

Water Reuse –

Urban Forest –

Dark Sky

Local Fresh Food –

Natural Lands –

Sea Turtles –

Clean Energy –

Coastal Habitats –

Water Recharge –

native plants, no

reclaimed water source

tree canopy

food deserts

“trees make you nicer”

lighting violations

solar, wind, electric cars

vegetated dunes

storage, percolation, and bio-swales

- Urban Light Pollution

The Plan:(for each green initiative)

What do we measure?

How do we set goals?

How can we compare Cities?

Now what?

NatureScape

3919 Certified Properties

Food Deserts• USDA Food Desert definition• Download USDA data and combine with census demographics• Urban farms / Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)• Neighborhood Gardens

Data credit to Anthony Olivieri(TOUCH Partnership)

Food Deserts

LeftTan areas need improvement

Data credit to Anthony Olivieri(TOUCH Partnership)

Water Reuse• Ocean outfall

legislation (2025)• Water availability rule

(2006)• Reuse Master Plan

Pompano Beach project532 homes hooked up67.2 mgy H2O savings

Water Reuse

LeftExisting reuse plantsand reclaimed water lines.

Urban Forest• “Trees make you nicer”

• 1996 – 13% tree canopy

• 2010 - 19.4% tree canopy

• Goal is 40% canopy (2038 ???)

Urban Forest

LeftAll Tree Canopy

Urban Forest

Natural Lands, Parks & Greenways

STAR

Natural Systems (NS-1)

Outcome

Designated Green Infrastructure:

Demonstrate that 35% of the jurisdiction’s land

has protected vegetated surfaces performing at

a minimum 2 of the following functions:

Natural Lands, Parks & Greenways

STAR Goal

Green Infrastructure:

Demonstrate that 35% of the jurisdiction’s land has protected vegetated surfaces performing at a minimum 2 of the following functions:

localized cooling through tree canopy cover, green roofs or green walls;

Water management through wetlands, stream buffers, and permeable surfaces;

Recreation through parks and/or greenways.

or

Demonstrate that 85% of the population lives within a ½-mile walk distance of green infrastructure features, listed above.

LeftTan areas show where goal has not been met

Walk distance data coming soon!

Natural Lands, Parks & Greenways

LeftSolar Installations

Clean Energy

Sea Turtles Beach Lighting Goal is to reduce Hatchling

disorientation False crawls

Sea Turtles

LeftLight intensity

Beach Erosion• Dunes work!• No data existed• 3 counties

mapped• The Nature

Conservancy and the shoreline resilience working group

• Nature-Based Coastal Defenses

• Coastal dune restoration grants

Beach Erosion

Night Skies

A natural night sky supports all life on Earth

A predictable rhythm of day and night -encoded in the DNA of most plants and animals

Light pollution can have serious environmental consequences for humans, wildlife and our climate

Night Skies

www.broward.org/NaturalResources/ClimateChange/Toolbox/Pages/Green-

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