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Implementing Lancaster’s Green Infrastructure plan: a Public/Private partnership

URBAN GREENING INITIATIVE

Began with: th:

• Rain barrel workshops (partnership with Lancaster County Conservation District)
• Green roof project (partnership with Lancaster County Planning Commission)

Evolved d to become Urban Watershe hed d Initi tiati tive

HOW WE WORK TOGETHER

• Communi

unicati tion

• n: bi-week

eekly ly meet eting ngs, s, core team

• Share

red d work rkload: d: identi ntifyi fying ng projects cts, securi uring funding ding

• Do w

what t we d do best: t: City ty of Lancast ster: er: desi sign, gn, manage constr tructi uction

• n proc
• cess,

ess, overall oversig sight ht LIVE Green: : communit unity education ation and outreac each h to prope

• perty

ty owners

• RESULTS

S SO FAR: $10M 0M secure ured d for constr tructi uction

• n of over 100 projects

cts elimi mina nati ting ng 40M gallons ns of CSO in three ee years. s.

HOW WE DO OUTREACH

RESIDEN DENTIA TIAL

• Door-to

to-do door

• Neighb

hborhoo hood d meet etings ngs to revi view w concepts pts (e.g., park rks, s, green alleys) s) COMMER ERCIA CIAL

• Indi

divi vidual dual Meet etings ngs

• Let

etter er of Commitme tment nt/La Lando ndowner wner Agreement nt (critical) ALL: Keep p It Simpl ple.

• e. Expl

plain n Problem. Propose

• sed

d Soluti tion.

• n. Oppor
• rtun

tunity ty. . Next Steps ps

GREEN ALLEYS - PRIVATE

• Outrea

reach h to all prope perty ty owners

• Facilitat

tate communi nity ty meet etings ngs for proper perty ty owners

• Explain

ain to them why the City ty is s imple mpleme menti nting ng a g green alley progra ram

• Develop

p buy in

• Have them

m sign n a l landowner ner agreement ent and contribut ribute matchi hing funds ds

FRANKLIN TERRACE

• Owned

d by Lancast ster er City ty Housi sing ng Authority hority

• 40 stre

treet et trees s plant nted; ; 1 acre ripa paria rian n buffer er

• Incre

rease se current rent canopy y from m 32% - 52% - model communit unity y for canopy incre crease ase

• Funding

ding from m Alcoa and TreeVitalize ze

WOLF MUSEUM – WESTLAWN – W CHESTNUT ST

• Museum

eum and privat ate prope perty ty owner approache ched d LIVE Green with h joint nt GI project ct

• Capture approx. 1000 gallons in a 1’ rain storm via rain barrels and rain garden
• First

st public c demonstr nstrati tion n site for residenti dential scale rain n garden en in Lancast ster r City ty

• Matching

hing funds nds from m neighb hbor

• r. Looki

king ng for small grant t $7500

GEORGE WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY

• Communi

unity ty School Garden n – Teachers, Princi ncipa pal, Par Parents, ts, and Students dents

• Outdo

door

• r classr

sroom

• Opportu

tunit nity y to learn more about garden ens, s, horti ticulture culture, , native plants ts, polli linat nator

• rs, and

storm rmwat ater er runo noff f (rain n barrels) s).

• Integ

egrat rate Envi vironm

• nment

ntal educati ation n into curric riculum ulum for teacher hers s K-5th

th grade

• School has secure

ured d funds ds from multi tiple ple grants ts sources ces

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION - CITY OF LANCASTER

• Par

Parnersh ship between Lancaster County Conservancy’s Evnvi vironmental nmental Educa cati tion

• n progra

gram m and Lancast ster r Recreati ation n Center

• Offer

er environm nmenta ntal educati tion

• n at three

e summer er camp locati tions ns in Lancast ster er City ty (incl clud uding Brando don n Par Park)

• Funding

ding from m Hersh shey y Foods to train ain counci cilors and hire re environm

• nmental

ental educator

• rs

s to work rk with th camp mpers

• Emphasi

hasize e Save It !

GREEN ROOFS