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Welcome/Introductions
Agenda
• Presentation
Project Description
Efforts to date
Potential Opportunities
• Question / Answer / Discussion
• Open Session / Annotate Plans
What is an Adaptive Management Landscape Plan?
• A way to use landscaping to:
Increase carbon sequestration
Improve environmental (heat, wind) conditions
Improve overall aesthetics
Enhance quality of life in the vicinity of the bridge
….continuous effect with time and plant
growth.
• New air quality studies
• Plaza routing and ramp configurations
• Customs processing / operations
• Former Episcopal Church Home Property
What an Adaptive Management Landscape Plan is not about
What this Adaptive Management Landscape Plan is about
• Increase carbon sequestration
• Improve environmental (heat, wind) conditions
• Improve overall aesthetics
• Enhance quality of life
…in the vicinity of the Peace Bridge
Project Study Area – Canada
Project Study Area – United States
Efforts to Date – Preliminary Analysis (CA)
Efforts to Date – Preliminary Analysis (U.S.)
Public Realm Trees
Legend:Existing TreePotential Planting Location No Planting Allowed
Stakeholder Meetings to Date
• City of Buffalo DPW
• Councilmember Rivera
• Niagara Gateway Columbus Park Association
• Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy
• Clean Air Coalition
Information gained in these meetings will assist in the
design phase
Initial Site Analysis – Air Quality
• Airshed in urban areas is influenced by various
regional and local sources of emissions
(e.g. industry, motor vehicles, residential
heating, diesel engines, etc.)
• Studies indicate levels are within EPA limits
Initial Site Analysis – Air Quality
• NYSDEC, in collaboration with community
volunteers (CACWNY), is conducting air quality
monitoring as part of a Special Study to
investigate specific pollutants of concern,
including:
Volatile organic compounds (e.g., benzene,
ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene)
Carbonyls (e.g., acetaldehyde, formaldehyde)
PM2.5, black carbon, and ultrafine particles
Vegetation & Air Quality
Trees and other vegetation can directly and indirectly improve air quality.
• Production of oxygen and removal of carbon
• Temperature reduction of micro-climate and reduction of secondary air pollutants
• Removal of pollutants, e.g. nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and Ozone (O3)
• Modification of wind dispersion patterns that may or may not benefit local air quality
Landscape Best Practices
Landscape Best Practices
Landscape Best Practices
Approach
• Review background information (studies, monitoring
data, etc.) to understand issues related to air quality
• Confirm primary pollutants of concern – either regional or
local source
• Identify potential locations for increasing trees and other
vegetation
• In consultation with the community develop landscape
plans considering best species and maximum benefit
• Calculate carbon sequestration potential of new
vegetation as part of PBA objectives for carbon footprint
reduction
Potential Opportunities
Public Realm Trees
Pat Sole Park
Other Opportunities Question / Answer / Discussion
Next Meetings
• April (TBD)
Present Preliminary Design
Gather further Public feedback and ideas
• May (TBD)
Present design/anticipated phasing
Begin Open Session
THANK YOU!!