SvR Design - Resources

Presentations

Utilizing Bio-Retention and Permeable Pavements in the Landscape
Kathryn Gwilym
Washington Turf and Landscape Show Environmental Sustainability Seminar, December 2009

Planning and Design: Applied LID Techniques - Redevelopments, Housing, Mixed Use, Infrastructure
High Point Case Study 2000 - 2008
Peg Staeheli
2009 Growing Smarter Speaker Series, Montgomery County Planning Department, March 2009

UW WSU Puget Sound Partnership Permeable Pavement Workshop Series
Kathy Gwilym
Lacey, WA and Seattle, WA, Spring 2008 - Spring 2009

Pig in the Python: Perspectives on Design for the Coming Boomer Wave
Peg Staeheli
AIA Design for Aging Forum, December 2008

Synthetic Elegance: Towards an Aesthetic of Performance
Nate Cormier
University of Washington Landscape Architecture Course, December 2008

High Point Case Study
Peg Staeheli with Tracy Tackett (SPU) and Tom Phillips (SHA)
ASCE 2008 International Low Impact Development Conference, November 2008

Green Streets: An Opportunity to Transform Our Roads
Tom von Schrader and Gibson Peters
ASCE 2008 International LID Conference, November 2008

(Re)Generating the City Street
Tom von Schrader with Kris Overleese (City of Shoreline), Chris Wierzbicki (City of Bainbridge Island) and Steve Gorcester (Transportation Improvement Board)
APWA Conference, Walla Walla, WA, Fall 2008

Signs that find the way: a closer look at Bicycle Wayfinding in Seattle
Allison Phillips with Virginia Coffman (SDOT)
Pro-Walk/Pro-Bike Conference, September 2008

The Common Language of the Broken Bone: Effectively Using Public Health to Inform Design Processes and Bolster Advocacy Positions
Brice Maryman
Pro-Walk/Pro-Bike Conference, September 2008

Hold the Chainsaw: Preserving Existing Trees in Urban Corridors and Sites – How & Why
Peg Staeheli
2008 APWA International Public Works Congress and Exposition, August 2008

Urban Green Infrastructure: Redefining Green in the 21st Century City
Nate Cormier and Brice Maryman
Seattle Parks Department, June 2008

Good Access Good Business Multi-Family Housing Access Forum
Peg Staeheli
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, May 2008

Challenges & Incentives for Implementing LID
Amalia Leighton with Dustin Atchison (CH2M Hill)
Managing Stormwater in Washington: Complying with Current Regulations, March 2008

The New Transportation - Get Walking!
Peg Staeheli
League of Women Voters, March 2008

Native Plants/Ornamental Plants: Mixing them in the Urban Stormwater Landscape
Peg Staeheli, Melanie Davies, and Jennifer Lathrop King County Office of Rural and Resource Programs, January 2008

Panel Discussion: Use of Porous Concrete Pavements in Washington – East and West
Applying Sustainability to Public Sector Projects
APWA Conference, Fall 2006

Educational Resources

City of Bellevue Natural Drainage Practices Maintenance Guidelines

Low-Impact Development/Natural Drainage
How High Point Works
High Point Natural Drainage Technical Standards
High Point Right of Way and Open Space Landscape Maintenance Guidelines

Links

Seattle Great City Initiative
http://www.greatcity.org

Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
http://www.apbp.org/

Green Infrastructure Wiki
http://www.greeninfrastructurewiki.com/

Allied Arts of Seattle
http://www.alliedarts-seattle.org/

Way to Go, Seattle! – Methods to Increase Walking, Biking, Transit Use and Carpooling
http://www.seattle.gov/waytogo/

Puget Sound Partnership
http://www.psp.wa.gov

Visions of Urban Sustainability
http://www.i-sustain.com