1.Park Prides 13th Annual Parks & Greenspace Conference From Chattanooga to the Netherlands: Connecting and Enhancing Public Spaces with Green Infrastructure

2. Introduction Panelists Carol Berz, LCSW, JD, PhD, Councilwoman City of Chattanooga Andrew Walter, RLA, Green Infrastructure Project Manager City of Atlanta Edgar J. Westerhof, Senior Planner ARCADIS Pete Yakimowich, PE, Senior Consultant ARCADIS Fernando Pasquel, PE, National Technical Director, Stormwater and Watersheds ARCADIS Anwer Ahmed, PE, DWRE, Stormwater Practice Technical Leader ARCADIS 3. Chattanooga Vision to Reality 4. Green Clean Inviting Chattanoogas Strategic Plan for Green Infrastructure Clean our water Revitalize our neighborhoods & business districts Add value Hard Dirty Hostile 5. The midTown Plan CONNECTIVITY Airport + Interstates + Street grid Strategic location Midtown Creek and Greenway trail systems COMMUNITY Identity & History Engagement DIVERSITY Rich mixture of uses Demographics Biodiversity DURABILITY Stewardship Sustainability Resilience 6. I75 to AtlantaI24 to Nashville Golf Course Airport Golf Course Eastgate Town Center Brainerd Village 7. Community revitalization ideas Connectivity Gateway Complete Streets Landmarks Open Spaces 8. Brainerd Road at Pisgah Avenue (looking east) Before 9. Brainerd Road at Pisgah Avenue (looking east) Vision 10. Brainerd Road at Eastgate Loop (looking east) Before 11. Brainerd Road at Eastgate Loop (looking east) Vision 12. Flooding 13. Impervious Open Space Trees Project Area: 357 Acres Total Impervious: 228 ac. (64%) Total Parking: 140 ac. (39%) % Parking: 61.2% Opportunities to make a big difference 14. Strategy + Opportunity = Success 15. Opportunistic Solutions More than water! Clear zone needed Unoccupied auto dealership Localized flooding City compliance Issues Public safety concerns 16. Opportunity 17. A Keystone Site 18. Original Plan 19. Original Plan 20. Final Plan 21. Clean, Green & Safe 22. Notable Accomplishments Area flooding reduced site handles a 3-inch rainfall Concrete, brick were crushed on site and used at the airport Demolition material was repurposed, reused, or recycled On-site soils were reconditioned Native vegetation planted Airport has a safe clear zone Site transformed into a passive park 23. Awards Governors Award for Environmental Stewardship Jay Hollingsworth Speas Airport Award for 2014 24. Transformation 25. Repurposing masonry and paving 26. Funding- A Public Private Partnership Airport Authority City of Chattanooga Volunteers 27. Keys to Success Vision + Opportunity Collaboration + Transparency Inclusiveness + Shared success Networking + Champions Funding ... yes but only with above 28. Final Transformation 29. Atlanta McDaniel Branch, South River A Transformative Journey 30. It started with a highly degraded stream and surrounding land "We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one. Jacques Cousteau 31. Many storm sewers terminate at the site 32. A degraded and wasted resource or ? 33. The transformation started as little shapes on a map Pilot Watershed Improvement Plan (WIP) identifying several potential stream restoration and BMP projects Atlanta Beltline and other Greenspace Initiatives 34. We have a vision Improve water quality and aquatic habitat Educate Atlantas citizens on factors affecting urban watersheds Showcase feasibility of urban stream restoration Provide amenities for the community that compliment existing and planned green spaces 35. Vision turning into reality 36. Vision turning into reality 37. The stream has been restored 38. Stormwater ponds and wetlands are being finished 39. Unexpected benefits Projects spurred revitalization of Arthur Langford Park Neighborhood views Beltline connection in new light 40. What made this project successful Vision Funding Partnerships 41. Atlanta City Council Office of Watershed Protection Georgia EPD 319(g) Grant Funds US Army Corps of Engineers Highpoint Estates Neighborhood Association Atlanta Beltline Atlanta Parks Department Champions and partners 42. Rotterdam to New York: Living and Thriving with Water 43. Introduction The multi-layered strategy in practice Challenges from the City of Zutphen Challenges from the City of Rotterdam Conclusion Urban Flood Protection as part of a Multi-Layered Strategy 44. Introduction Engineering Degree, Land & Water Management Post Graduate Degree, Urban Planning >15 years experience in water management Edgar Westerhof Schiermonnikoog 1977 45. Rietmolen, City of Berkelland Wadi in Dutch countryside Introduction 46. 19% Top to bottom 12th century terps, agricultural development of countryside and closing of IJsselmeer Netherlands in the 1st Century The Roots of the Multi-Layered Strategy 47. 19% Virtual coastline with 1 meter sea level rise The Roots of the Multi-Layered Strategy Netherlands in the 1st Century 48. Rotterdam Amsterdam Zutphen The Multi-Layered Strategy in Practice City of Zutphen 49. Imagine the result Conclusion 50. 1. Planning of a residential area 2. Re-structuring and re-planning 3. Improving public space and accessibility 4. Ambitious sustainability goals 5. Re-development of the landfill area Overall goal: A second life for the 500-acre area Top five development goals: 51. The River IJssel Delta City of Zutphen 52. City of Zutphen 53. City of Zutphen Urgency to improve public space Dangerous crossings Main infrastructure in bad condition Collapsing 60-year-old sewers Water system causing problems Insufficient capacity of sewage treatment plant A dysfunctional system! 54. Results after 4 years: 4 miles of roads and sewers reconstructed Optimization of water system Most public and private properties connected to clean storm water sewer First steps to implementation of water tax Structural collaboration city and local waterboard A Dutch best practice for process innovation Total investment: 10,000,000 50% EU subsidy 50% city and private industry Key to Success: collaborating authorities City of Zutphen 55. City of Zutphen Development goals: 1100 houses on 12 acres Public Private Development Top level sustainability goals Bringing dynamics of the river to the residential area Water-neutral footprint 56. City of Zutphen 57. City of Rotterdam Connecting Water Opportunities to Enhance Open Space 58. 19% Prins Alexanderpolder -18ft (~) 59. 19% 60. Water Quality & Public Space 61. Create a robust and flexible system that allows for adaptation: using public space in the most effective way! Rotterdam Adaptation Strategy Levees + flexible constructions Drainage pipes + water squares Barriers + local green solution Robust and adaptable Protect and be flexible Integrated solutions, all scale! Technical and natural solutions Pumps + green berms 62. 19% Water Storage and Residential areas Ecological corridors Attractive public area Recreation / sport facilities Underground parking garage BLUE SOLUTIONS: multifunctional 63. MORE SPACE FOR WATER 64. 19% URBAN FLOODPLAIN 65. Multi-functional use of space Success Museumpark Parking: 13.000 yd3 inner city water storage 66. Keys to success: multi-layered strategy with new financial arrangements & new governance FLOOD MANAGEMENT Keys to success: Multi-layered strategy with new financial arrangements & new governance 67. ADAPTIVE BUILDING 68. 19% Measure sustainability progress PREVENTION REDUCING EFFECTS RECOVERY REGION CITY DISTRICT/ STREET BUILDING Back up systems Adapatation Toolkit Serious Gaming by Tygron Innovation instruments CBA 69. Multiple Lines of Defense 3 2 1 Outer Layer of Defense (Regional) Larger, engineered solutions Middle Layer of Defense Connecting transition zone Inner Layer of Defense (Local) Smaller-scale solutions 70. Integration brings Collaboration brings Innovation! 71. ROTTERDAM SEPTEMBER 2014! 72. Panel Discussion Lessons learned and Questions 73. Park Prides 13th Annual Parks & Greenspace Conference THANK YOU For further information, please contact: Anwer Ahmed 404.952.1643 anwer.ahmed @arcadis-us.com