Sustainable Streets Guidebook

San Mateo County Sustainable Green Streets and Parking Lots Design Guidebook
First Edition: January 2009
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter Page Title File Size
Full Document Sustainable Green Streets & Parking Lots Design
55,307 KB
  Executive Statement & Table of Contents
1,123 KB
Chapter 1 Introduction to the Guidebook
3,031 KB
  Project Summary
266 KB
  What is Sustainable Stormwater Design?
447 KB
  Pre-Urban Development: A Healthy Landscape
427 KB
  Pre-Urban Development: The Effects of Impervious Surface
456 KB
  Balanced Development: A Greener Approach
842 KB
  What are Green Streets and Green Parking Lots?
733 KB
  Why use Green Streets and Green Parking Lots?
1,149 KB
  Unique Considerations for San Mateo County
307 KB
  What is Inside this Guidebook?
302 KB
Chapter 2 Design Strategies for Green Streets & Parking Lots
8,626 KB
 
Site Layout Strategies
  Introduction: Site Layout Strategies, 3 Step Design Process
382 KB
  Provide Efficient Site Design
1,464 KB
  Balance Parking Spaces with Landscape Spaces
389 KB
  Utilize Surface Conveyance of Stormwater
384 KB
  Add Significant Tree Canopy
402 KB
  Provide Alternative Transportation Options
284 KB
 
Stormwater Facility Strategies
  Pervious Paving
1,010 KB
  Vegetated Swales
1,069 KB
  Infiltration /Flow-Through Planters
1,108 KB
  Rain Gardens
1,351 KB
  Stormwater Curb Extensions
1,292 KB
  Green Gutters
653 KB
     
Chapter 3 The Streets and Parking Lots in San Mateo County
1,267 KB
  Introduction: Streets & Parking Lots in San Mateo County
223 KB
  San Mateo County Streets
1,011 KB
  San Mateo County Parking Lots
218 KB
Chapter 4 Design Examples for San Mateo County
14,865 KB
  Design Examples for San Mateo County
390 KB
  Low Density Residential Streets
3,819 KB
  High Density Residential Streets
2,450 KB
  Residential Driveway Options
1,079 KB
  Commercial Streets
3,553 KB
  Arterial Streets and Boulevards
2,124 KB
  Parking Lots
2,592 KB
Chapter 5 Key Design and Construction Details
8,299 KB
  Introduction: Key Design and Construction Details
514 KB
 
Design Details
  The Sizing of Stormwater Facilities
303 KB
  Street Profile
471 KB
  Pedestrian Circulation along Green Streets
360 KB
  Pedestrian Circulation within Parking Lots
442 KB
  Dealing with Steep Topography
607 KB
  Dealing with Poor Soils
291 KB
  Designing with Utilities
2,334 KB
  Getting the Water in - Sheet Flow or Curb Cuts?
325 KB
  Curb Cut Examples to Avoid
331 KB
  Types of Curb Cuts
1,212 KB
  Conveying Water with Trench Drains and Speed Bumps
341 KB
  Dealing with Sediment
374 KB
  Overflow Options
472 KB
  Choosing Appropriate Plant Material
571 KB
     
 
Construction Details  
  Soil Preperation
356 KB
  Grading of Soil and Hardscape Elements
363 KB
  Applying Mulch Material
300 KB
  Construction Administration
153 KB
Chapter 6 Implementing Green Streets & Parking Lots Projects
4,145 KB
  Introduction: Implementing Projects
337 KB
 
Key Implementation Strategies
  Reducing Project Costs
845 KB
  Changing Municipal Code/Policy
249 KB
  Creating Incentives
182 KB
  Public Education and Outreach
348 KB
  Demonstration Projects
510 KB
 
Demonstration Projects in San Mateo County
  Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Parking Lot
594 KB
  Holly Road Green Street
1,272 KB
  Belle Air/Third Avenue Green Street
413 KB
  Large Shopping Mall Area
425 KB
Conclusion In Conclusion and Acknowledgements
228 KB
    Appendices  
  Appendix A: Further Resources
94 KB
  Appendix B: Potential Green Streets and Parking Lots Constraints Survey
469 KB
  Appendix C: The Physical Conditions in San Mateo County
1,071 KB
     

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