Regional Green Infrastructure Efforts

Regional Green Infrastructure Efforts

Southeastern Michigan

Green Communities Workshop

February 24, 2012

Source: City of Auburn Hills Community Center

Regional Green Infrastructure Efforts

• Restoring Lake Erie through Green Streets – Macomb County, Oakland County, Wayne County, Luna Pier

• Washtenaw Avenue Corridor Project – Ann Arbor, Pittsfield Township, Ypsilanti Township,

Ypsilanti, MDOT, Washtenaw County WRC

• Urban Tree Enhancements – Oakland County, Wayne County, City of Detroit

• Detroit Water and Sewerage Dept CSO Project – DWSD, Detroit General Services, Greening of Detroit, DEQ,

Wayne County, consultants

• Regional Green Infrastructure Vision

Restoring Lake Erie through Green Streets

• EPA grant to design and construct green infrastructure along roadways

• SEMI roads contribute annually: – 100 billion gallons stormwater – 30 million pounds of sediment – 200,000 pounds of nutrients

• Goal of grant: manage 500 acres of road runoff; reduce stormwater, sediment and nutrients by 50%

Oakland County Native Revegetation

Site Opportunities • Ponding Water

• Soggy Turfless Areas

Aquilegia canadensis Coreopsis palmata Desmodium canadense

Pycnanthemum virginianum Asclepias tuberosa Veronicastrum virginicum

Ratibida pinnata Sorghastrum nutans Zizia aurea

• Converting 14 acres of turfgrass to native vegetation • Reduces 90,000 cf stormwater runoff annually

Larix laricina • General Seed mix

• 5,000 live plugs

• Conifer Swamp

Macomb County Metro Parkway bioswales/wetland

plunge pool

Wayne County Grow Zones

Ecorse Road Median, Van Buren Township

Ann Arbor Road Slope, Plymouth Township Morton Taylor Road, Canton Township

Hines Drive, Wayne County

Luna Pier

Washtenaw Avenue GI Assessment

• 27-acres impervious surface • Typical 1” rain event

• 575,000 gallons runoff • Annually 40 pounds TP; 300 pounds TN and 7,000

pounds of sediment

• Huron River Watershed • Phosphorus Loading • Stream Flashiness • Sediment Loading

Mid-Block Crossing

Green Infrastructure Opportunity

Legend

Source: Philadelphia, PA

Source: NRDC

Source: Macomb County Building Source: Philadelphia, PA

Urban Tree Enhancements

• USFS GLRI analyze optimal urban tree planting locations and plant 1,350 trees

• Priorities include: – Municipally-owned property – Roadways – Underutilized parks

Oakland County

14 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills

Power Park, City of Novi 14 Mile & Farmintgon, West Bloomfield Twp

15Mile & Farmintgon, West Bloomfield Twp

Wayne County

Wayne County

• DWSD’s CSO Area

• 37 square miles

• Included in CSO Permit

City of Detroit

DWSD Implementation Strategy

Greening Vacant Property

Downspout

Disconnection

Large scale greening

opportunities

Greening Roadways

Regional Green Infrastructure Vision

Regional Green Infrastructure Efforts

Summary

• There’s a lot going on • Using GI to maximize environmental

benefits • Link to other outcomes (infrastructure

management, desirable communities, economic prosperity, etc.)

• Incorporate in long-term planning • Collaboration is important

Thank you

Photo by Santa Fabio Photography,

Courtesy of Greening of Detroit

accelerating advanced-energy technologies through collaboration

Michigan Green Communities Southeast Michigan Regional Workshop

February 24, 2012

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The Detroit Green Economy & Sustainable City Initiative Chris Detjen

Manager, Public Policy Programs, NextEnergy

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NextEnergy’s Mission

To accelerate energy security, economic competitiveness, and environmental responsibility through the growth of advanced energy technologies, businesses, and industries.

3

NextEnergy Center

R & D Labs

Exhibition, &

Conference

Facilities

Alternative

Fuels Platform

Stationary

MicroGrid

Power Pavilion

Offices

Leveraging Four Core Competencies

Public Sector Leadership Strategic stakeholder convening and consortium management

Support for policy makers and public interest programs

Technology Validation and Demonstration Programs Development of strategic applied R&D programs and consortia

Program management and follow-on program development

Venture Development and Commercialization Support Next-generation technology and venture vetting

Strategic partner development and venture acceleration

New Market Services Value chain development, gap analysis, collaborative initiatives

Strategic partner matchmaking and business development

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Green Economy & Sustainable City Initiative

Green Economy & Sustainable City Entrepreneurial Development Healthcare Innovation & Excellence

Re-shaping the City & Land use reform Woodward Corridor & Anchor Institutions Mass Transit Development & M-1 Rail

Neighborhoods of Choice Investments Education Systems Redesign PK-20 Robust Arts & Culture Ecosystem

Kresge Reimagining Detroit 2020

Detroit Green Economy & Sustainable City Initiative

Chief partners: City of Detroit and Clean Energy Coalition

Helping make City operations cheaper, smarter, and more sustainable

Three areas of focus:

Direct support to City of Detroit

Program support for pilot projects in the City

Regional leadership: connecting sustainability practitioners

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City building energy tracking and optimization

Street lighting efficiency

City vehicle fleet optimization

Green purchasing support

City-wide recycling support

Demolition waste management practice improvements

Six kinds of direct support… Touching eight core departments

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General Services Dept., Purchasing Dept.

Public Lighting Dept.

General Services Dept., Dept. of Transportation, Water and Sewerage Dept.

Purchasing Dept.

Dept. of Public Works

Buildings, Safety Engineering, & Environmental Dept.

Detroit Green Economy & Sustainable City Initiative

Overall approach to achieving savings and providing support in City departments:

1. Size the opportunity to save

2. Demonstrate “quick hits” (through small grants, pilot projects, etc.)

3. Attract long-term funding

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Approach

Detroit Green Economy & Sustainable City Initiative

Approach in Practice

Building Energy Tracking and Optimization

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From left: Joshua Brugeman, CEC Ray Tyler, Detroit GSD Joel Baetens, CEC Eric McDonald, NextEnergy

Approach in Practice

1. Size the opportunity to save:

• Developed City building/energy database utilizing:

• City survey data returned by all departments

• Energy usage data from all energy providers, synced with City addresses via GIS and site visits

• Estimated total City energy usage, developed savings scenarios

• Uploading data into EPA Portfolio Manager & City asset software

2. Demonstrate “quick hits:”

• Working with energy providers to address clearly unnecessary usage/billing identified in database

• Beginning to conduct energy audits of “energy hog” facilities

3. Attract long-term funding:

• Ongoing discussions with government, ESCOs, banks

Building Energy Tracking and Optimization

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Collaboration of non-profit organizations:

Association of 22 communities in the Detroit Metropolitan Area Mission: Promote energy programs in local communities

Education and Outreach

Project Implementation

Assessment and Planning

• Partnership Between City and SEMREO

• Planning Document

• Benchmarking Tool

• Individualized by City

• Updated Periodically

• Identifies Energy Champions

• Interior and exterior lighting upgrades

• HVAC replacement and improvement

• Building shell replacement

• Wastewater treatment plan study

• Ice arena upgrade

• Window replacement

• Solar PV / H2O Installation

Community Award Fund Source

Lincoln Park

Roseville

$344,100 Federal EECBG

Eastpointe

Hazel Park

Lathrup Village

Lincoln Park

Madison Heights

River Rouge

South Lyon

$499,164 State EECBG

13 Communities $1,639,029 MPSC

Hazel Park

Roseville

$226,522 State

EECBG/ALTDG

TOTAL $2,708,815

• Statewide energy efficiency program

• $30 million DoE grant

• Regional Coordinator for Southeast Michigan

• 12 of 27 neighborhoods

Sam Offen, SEMREO Director sam@regionalenergyoffice.org

1-866-402-1061 x709

Jennifer Young, Energy Programs

Coordinator jennifer@regionalenergyoffice.org 1-866-402-1061 x 712

regionalenergyoffice.org

Clean Energy Coalition Jenny Oorbeck, Communities Division Manager

Helping home and business owners assess critical needs and craft practical, affordable, and sustainable energy strategies.

Building public and private partnerships to help communities become healthier and more energy independent.

Moving fleets forward with clean vehicle technologies to reduce the use of petroleum.

Divisions

Specific Accomplishments

More than

$60M in funded

projects since the organization’s launch

Over 500 jobs

created through CEC’s

efforts

Completed over 30 diverse grant

funded projects and have consistently exceeded

promised deliverables

Worked with over 150 project partner

s

Reached over 20M people through

outreach activities including coverage through CNN, New

York Times, and Time Magazine

Consulted with over 40

communities

Over $8M in energy saved or

renewable energy produced

Clean Energy Coalition’s Impact

Partnerships

Corporate Government Education Non-Profit

Services for Communities

Program design & implementation

Outreach & education

Sustainability planning

• Energy/sustainability office

• Sustainability and climate action

plans • Energy manager

Energy management

• Community energy program

design

Resource recovery

• Solid waste and recycling planning & program design

Financing solutions

• PACE

• Revolving Energy Funds

Policy development & implementation

Community Energy Program: a2energy

An outreach and education effort that aims to promote energy efficiency and the use of renewable resources to residents

and businesses across the City of Ann Arbor

PACE for Ann Arbor Clean Energy Coalition and City of Ann Arbor working in

collaboration

Program design

Marketing and outreach

Managing application

process Tracking program success

Reimagining Detroit 2020: Green Economy Initiative

In partnership with NextEnergy, the staff team functions as a virtual sustainability office for the City of Detroit

Improving services and

reducing operating

costs

Regional leadership to convene and

connect resources

Municipal solid waste

and recycling

City building energy

efficiency, public lighting

City fleet optimization

Green purchasing

Policy development

Dearborn GHG Emissions Inventory

Community-wide inventory will quantify all GHG emissions generated within the City’s boundaries during

a particular year to establish an emissions baseline

Residential 28%

Commercial 19% Industrial

18%

Transportation 32%

Waste 1%

Landfill 2%

Fuel Forward for Municipal Fleets

Allows municipalities to identify the most feasible strategies for meeting your fleet’s unique

sustainability objectives, and includes identifying the right vehicles and fuels to implement across your fleet, as well as potential funding opportunities

Successful Program Designs

Municipality

Entire CEC Staff

Key City Staff

Core CEC Team

Successful Program Designs

Municipality

Entire CEC Staff

Key City Staff

CEC Staff

Successful Program Designs

Sustainability Office

Municipality

Core CEC Team

Key City Staff

Thank You & Questions

Jenny Oorbeck 734.585.5720 x 18 jenny@cec-mi.org

Clean Energy Coalition 924 North Main Street, Suite 2

Ann Arbor, MI 48104

cec-mi.org