Green Infrastructure - PRB+ Magazine

A Four-Project Approach

Denver’s Platte to Park Hill program combines four coordinated projects to reduce flooding, improve water quality, and enhance neighborhood parks.

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Parks 5 min read

A Big Believer In Trees

Frederick treats trees as essential infrastructure that improves water and air quality, reduces heat, protects habitat, and strengthens parks.

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Parks 5 min read

Endless Possibilities

Green infrastructure can help parks manage stormwater, conserve resources, improve public spaces, and demonstrate sustainable design practices.

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Parks 8 min read

The Green Revolution

Ian McHarg’s 1969 book, Design with Nature, is credited with helping redefine the field of landscape architecture in the era of global climate change.

Thomas R. Tavella 4 min read

The Meaning Of Green

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Rodney J. Auth 1 min read

Although "green" and "sustainability" have been buzzwords for more than a decade, the concepts have recently gained significant interest for public infrastructure projects, both large and small. Green infrastructure uses vegetation, soils, and natural processes shaped into aesthetically pleasing…

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Matthew Holdren 5 min read

A Departure From The Norm

John Gaines Park layers recreation, sustainability, history, craft, and public art into a compact neighborhood landscape serving active and passive uses.

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Parks 5 min read

Bioswales

Modern bioswales can manage runoff, reduce flooding, improve water quality, support biodiversity, and beautify public infrastructure.

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Parks 5 min read