The City of Rochester, in partnership with Monroe County, New York Sea Grant, and the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA),
has developed a Green Infrastructure Retrofit Manual designed to provide guidance to planners, municipal staff, design
engineers, and maintenance personnel to successfully incorporate green
infrastructure (GI) practices in retrofits and redevelopment projects within
the City of Rochester and Monroe County.
Implementing the GI design recommendations, best practices, guidelines,
and maintenance protocols within the Manual will result in the following
benefits:
- Increased community resiliency
- Reduction in nuisance flooding
- Reduction of expensive end-of-pipe water
treatment
- Water quality improvements to impaired water
bodies
- Improved quality of life
- Elevated property values
- Enhanced streetscape appearance and better
community design
- Opportunities for interaction with natural
systems in urban settings
Download the manual and its appendices below:
Questions?
Please contact Anne Spaulding in the City’s Office of Energy and Sustainability at (585) 428-7474, or email her.