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Green street design integrates stormwater control and management within the right of way and ensures that the street remains functional and safe for users during a storm event. Unlike stormwater management features such as stormwater ponds that can be isolated or fenced off, LID road right of way retrofits are directly integrated into the existing built form therefore, it is critical to consider how the project will affect all users of the right of way. When incorporating green infrastructure into street design, it is important to design with attention to citywide traffic safety and mobility.
Green street design integrates stormwater control and management within the right of way and ensures that the street remains functional and safe for users during a storm event. Unlike stormwater management features such as stormwater ponds that can be isolated or fenced off, LID road right of way retrofits are directly integrated into the existing built form therefore, it is critical to consider how the project will affect all users of the right of way. When incorporating green infrastructure into street design, it is important to design with attention to citywide traffic safety and mobility.
[[File:BioretentionMedianCentralParkway.jpg|thumb|Central Parkway is a LID retrofit streetscape project in the road median in Mississauga, Ontario. The project utilizes Silva Cells as an underground bioretention system to manage and treat stormwater runoff while providing the necessary soil volume to grow large trees.]]
Although, the ROW is typically seen as a transportation corridor, it is important to consider other processes which influence the way a community functions such as:
Although, the ROW is typically seen as a transportation corridor, it is important to consider other processes which influence the way a community functions such as: