Local/ Regional Coordination on Green Infrastructure S - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Local/ Regional Coordination

• n Green Infrastructure

S ustainability S tewards Workshop May 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.

NatureS cape – Water Reuse – Urban Forest – Dark S ky Local Fresh Food – Natural Lands – S ea Turtles – Clean Energy – Coastal Habitat s – 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 init iat ive)

What do we measure? How do we set goals? How can we compare Cities?

Now what?

NatureS cape

3919 Certified Properties

Food Deserts

• US

DA Food Desert definition

• Download US

DA data and combine with census demographics

• Urban farms / Community S

upported Agriculture (CS A)

• Neighborhood Gardens

Data credit to Anthony Olivieri (TOUCH Partnership)

Food Deserts

Left Tan 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 proj ect 532 homes hooked up 67.2 mgy H2O savings

Water Reuse

Left Existing reuse plants and 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

Left All Tree Canopy

Urban Forest

Natural Lands, Parks & Greenways

STAR Natural Systems (NS-1) Outcome Designated Green Infrastructure:

 Demonstrate that 35%

• f the j urisdiction’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%

• f the j urisdiction’s land has prot ect ed

veget at ed surf aces 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.
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 Demonstrate that 85%

• f the population lives within a

½-mile walk distance of green infrastructure features,

listed above.

Left Tan areas show where goal has not been met Walk distance data coming soon!

Natural Lands, Parks & Greenways

Left S

• lar Installations

Clean Energy

S ea Turtles

• Beach Lighting
• Goal is to reduce Hatchling

disorientation

• False crawls

S ea Turtles

Left Light 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 S kies

 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 S kies

www.broward.org/ Natural Resources/ ClimateChange / Toolbox/ Pages/ Green- Infrastructure

Available online!

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CITYNAME NatureS cape Reuse TreeCan

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NaturalL ands FoodDes ert Solar TOTAL COCONUT CREEK 3 3 2 3 1 2 14 COOPER CITY 2 1 2 3 1 3 12 CORAL SPRINGS 2 1 2 2 1 3 11 COUNTY REGIONAL FACILITY 1 2 1 2 1 1 8 DANIA BEACH 1 1 2 3 2 1 10 DAVIE 1 1 2 2 1 2 9 DEERFIELD BEACH 1 2 1 2 2 1 9 FORT LAUDERDALE 1 1 2 3 2 2 11 HALLANDALE BEACH 1 2 1 3 2 1 10 HILLSBORO BEACH 1 1 1 3 1 3 10 HOLLYWOOD 1 3 2 3 1 1 11 LAUDERDALE BY THE SEA 3 1 1 2 1 2 10 LAUDERDALE LAKES 1 1 1 3 3 1 10 LAUDERHILL 1 1 1 3 3 1 10 LAZY LAKE 3 1 3 3 1 1 12 LIGHTHOUSE POINT 3 2 1 3 1 3 13 MARGATE 1 2 1 3 1 1 9 MIRAMAR 1 3 1 1 1 1 8 NORTH LAUDERDALE 1 1 1 3 2 1 9 OAKLAND PARK 3 1 1 3 2 1 11 PARKLAND 2 1 2 2 1 3 11 PEMBROKE PARK 1 3 1 3 3 1 12 PEMBROKE PINES 1 2 1 2 1 2 9 PLANTATION 2 1 2 3 1 3 12 POMPANO BEACH 2 3 1 2 3 1 12 SEA RANCH LAKES 1 1 2 1 1 1 7 SOUTHWEST RANCHES 1 1 2 2 1 1 8 SUNRISE 1 1 1 2 1 1 7 TAMARAC 1 1 1 2 2 1 8 TRIBAL LAND 1 1 1 3 3 1 10 UNINCORPORATED 1 1 1 2 2 1 8 WEST PARK 1 2 1 2 3 1 10 WESTON 1 1 2 1 1 2 8 WILTON MANORS 3 1 2 3 1 2 12

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 COCONUT CREEK COOPER CITY CORAL S PRINGS COUNTY REGIONAL… DANIA BEACH DAVIE DEERFIELD BEACH FORT LAUDERDALE HALLANDALE BEACH HILLS BORO BEACH HOLLYWOOD LAUDERDALE BY THE… LAUDERDALE LAKES LAUDERHILL LAZY LAKE LIGHTHOUSE POINT MARGATE MIRAMAR NORTH LAUDERDALE OAKLAND PARK PARKLAND PEMBROKE PARK PEMBROKE PINES PLANTATION POMPANO BEACH S EA RANCH LAKES S OUTHWES T RANCHES S UNRIS E TAMARAC TRIBAL LAND UNINCORPORATED WES T PARK WES TON WILTON MANORS

Total Green S core

Nat ureS cape Habit at s / Mile2

Dania Beach

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VegetatedDunes TurtleLight ing

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