Brooklyn Greenroof

By admin | Published: April 19, 2010

Brooklyn Greenroof proposes retrofitting a percentage of sidewalks with a permeable patchwork of cobbles and various patterned steel grates. With almost 700 million square feet of sidewalk surface in NYC, modifying just 25% of the city’s sidewalk area could capture three hundred million gallons of water annually.

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Events!

June 18, 2010, all day
NJ Highlands Regenerative Design Conference
The full MIG exhibit will be on display at this free event.
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June 28- August 2, 2010
Pratt Institute Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment, Environmental Systems Management Course
MIG will be the subject of a summer design course taught by Kate Zidar.
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July 16, 7pm
School of the Future
A free public workshop to apply the MIG lessons to Sgt. Dougherty Park in Brooklyn.
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July 24th, all day
The Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance City of Water Day, Governors Island
Full MIG exhibit and a self-led activity for visitors will be available all day.
Urban Omnibus on Minds in the Gutter from April 14th, 2010

Kate Zidar explains why stormwater management is crucial to our health, our waterways and our city...in short, the inspiration for Minds in the Gutter.
Gutter Gallery
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