Regional Climate Events

Paying It Forward: A Path Toward Climate-Safe Infrastructure for All

September 5, 2018 from 12 pm - 1 pm (PST)

Please join us for our capstone webinar in support of AB2800 (Quirk) Climate Change; infrastructure planning and the Climate-Safe Infrastructure Working Group. In this webinar, the Working Group will launch its much-anticipated report of findings and recommendations to the State Legislature and Strategic Growth Council. The report launch will be introduced by Secretary of Natural Resources, John Laird, to provide context, as well as by the two co-sponsoring organizations of AB 2800 (Quirk), Bruce Blanning of the Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG) and Jamesine Rogers Gibson of the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The Co-facilitators and Members of the Working Group will present and discuss the findings and recommendations which respond directly to the mandate of AB 2800. Together, the recommendations paint a path toward realizing the vision of climate-safe infrastructure for all Californians.

Presenters:

Secretary John Laird

Natural Resources Agency

Jamesine Rogers Gibson

Senior Analyst, Union of Concerned Scientists

Ted Toppin (invited)

Professional Engineers in California Government

Susanne C. Moser, Ph.D. (Susanne Moser Research & Consulting)

Juliette Finzi Hart, Ph.D. (USGS)

Co-Facilitators of the Climate-Safe Infrastructure Working Group

Members of the Climate-Safe Infrastructure Working Group

Webinar Log-In Information:
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Audio Information:

+1-415-655-0002

Access code: 623 109 802

September 12, 1 PM (ET) – Green Streets in Dense Communities

This webinar, part of EPA’s Soak Up the Rain webinar series, will showcase results of a two-year planning initiative by the City of Cambridge and the Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) to identify and design green infrastructure strategies for dense, residential city streets. CRWA designed three individual “green streets”, an innovative stormwater management approach that captures rain where it falls by using vegetation, soil and engineered systems to slow, filter and clean stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces. Based on this design process and input from residents and various city departments, CRWA also designed a Green Streets Guidance document for the City to help facilitate incorporation of green infrastructure systems into all roadway improvement projects.

Cambridge is an urban community bordered by the Charles River with 55% of its land area comprised of impervious surfaces such as roadways, rooftops, and parking lots. The proximity of the Charles River, which has an established total maximum daily load (TMDL) for phosphorus, makes stormwater treatment an urgent priority. In addition to improving water quality, Cambridge is interested in using green streets to enhance other community goals such as improved pedestrian and bike travel and climate adaptation.

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Part 2 of the Cool Fixes for Hot Cities webcast series will cover Los Angeles’ cool streets pilot project and other heat island reduction measures. The innovative pilot is in progress on 15 blocks throughout the city and is already generating benefits and lessons learned. Learn more about the pilot, the benefits of cool pavements, and Los Angeles’ plans to reduce temperatures citywide in this 90 minute webcast.

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