Sponsored by the Urban Water Resources Research Council of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of ASCE. Published by the National Association of City Transportation Officials and Island Press

Streets make up more than 80% of all public space in cities, yet street space is often underutilized or disproportionately allocated to the movement of motor vehicles. Excess pavement contributes to stormwater runoff, posing a threat to the environment and human health and often overwhelming sewer systems. Urban Street Stormwater Guide assumes that street design can support—or degrade—an urban area’s overall environmental health. By incorporating Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) into the right-of-way, cities can manage stormwater and reap the public health, environmental, and aesthetic benefits. With thoughtful design, GSI can bolster strategies to provide a safe and pleasant walking and biking experience, as well as efficient and reliable transit service.

Urban Street Stormwater Guide provides the best practices for the design of GSI along transportation corridors. It considers context-sensitive design elements related to street design, character and use, zoning, posted speed, traffic volumes, and effects on nonmotorized and vehicular access. The book documents and synthesizes current practices being developed by individual agencies, recommends design guidance for implementation, and explores innovative new strategies.

The state-of-the-art solutions in this guide will assist urban planners and designers, transportation engineers, city officials, ecologists, public works officials, and others interested in the role of the built urban landscape in protecting the climate, water quality, and natural environment.