GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

SW Montgomery Green Street, Portland, Oregon At the time it was completed in 2009, the SW Montgomery Green Street Plan was regarded as Portland, Oregon’s most innovative green street planning effort. This multi-block plan showcases a variety of green infrastructure and alternative transportation … Read more about SW Montgomery Green Street, Portland, Oregon

Portland’s Rose Quarter Urban Tree Plan Warming temperatures have led to vanishing snowpack, severe storms and prolonged drought in the Pacific Northwest, threatening many urban trees. When declining street trees were causing substantial damage to adjacent curbs and sidewalks in Portland, Oregon’s … Read more about Portland’s Rose Quarter Urban Tree Plan

Portland's MAX South Terminus at Jackson Street The MAX South Terminus at SW Jackson Street near Portland State University is a major transportation hub. When the construction of a neighboring building resulted in many dying plants at the light rail facility in Southwest Portland, TriMet contracted … Read more about Portland’s MAX South Terminus at Jackson Street

San Mateo County Sustainable Green Streets and Parking Lots Design Guidebook NNA Landscape Architecture created the San Mateo County Sustainable Green Streets and Parking Lots Design Guidebook to assist 21 local municipalities in the San Francisco Bay Area in implementing green street and … Read more about San Mateo County Sustainable Green Streets and Parking Lots Design Guidebook

Sandy Boulevard Streetscape, Portland, Oregon Sandy Boulevard in Portland, Oregon, is one of the city’s busiest corridors and a primary route between the city’s downtown and east side. In 2005, Sandy Boulevard received significant upgrades when Portland's Bureau of Transportation received a federal … Read more about Sandy Boulevard Streetscape, Portland, Oregon