REPAIRIAN
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MARICOPA COUNTY PHOENIX
ARIZONA
PHOENIX
MESA
TEMPE
PROJECT SITE
PROJECT SITE
PHOENIX PROJECT SITE
GILBERT
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Overall Site Plan ROOSEVELT 1 CANAL PRINCESS PARK
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FLOOD CONTROL CANAL POWER CORRIDOR EQUESTRIAN STABLES CHECK DAM
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SITE
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SAFETY MEDIAN
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Green Infrastructure Master Plan
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CHANDLER
Land Use Legend
Opps & Con
Employment
Opportunity
Neighborhood Village
Constraint
Comunity Commercial Center
Site Boundary
Commercial Single Family Residential
LAND BRIDGE CROSSING
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Multi-Family Residential Aggreculture Park / Open Space Religious
Pedestrian Path
Shade
Driveway
Flow Control
Location
Street Buffer
Pedestrian Path
Street Median
Driveway
Parking Island
Parking Lot
Residential Landscape
Nonresidential Landscape
Detention
Design Innovation
Education
Infiltration
Concrete Flush Curbs
Flush curbs allow stormwater to sheet drain to landscape areas.
Retention
Heat-Island Relief
Treatment
Maintenance
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Check the flush curb for signs of damage or settlement causing ponding or concentration of stormwater runoff.
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Check landscape edge condition for signs of rilling or erosion and repair or reinforce as needed (annually).
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Remove sediment and debris from landscape area outside of flush curb that may cause water to pond or backup.
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urb and the of sediment
Parks & Open Space
Parking Shading Structure
Nonresidential Building
Residential Building
Constructed wetlands for water treatment can be complex, integrated systems of water, plants, animals, microorganisms, and the environment.
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Wetlands provide a number of functions and values including: water quality improvements, flood storage and reducing stormwater surface runoff, cycling of nutrients and other materials, creation of wildlife habitat, recreation, education and research, aesthetics and landscape enhancement.
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Location Street Buffer
Flow Control
Detention
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Functions
Description
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Habitat
Aesthetics
Design Innovation
Education
Installation
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Heat-Island Relief
Treatment
Reduce Impact on Infrastructure
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Street Median
Driveway
Parking Island
Parking Lot
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Pedestrian Path
Residential Landscape
Nonresidential Landscape
Parks & Open Space
Parking Shading
Nonresidential Building
Residential Building
Description
Benefits
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Cisterns can be constructed from a variety of materials including reinforced concrete, cinder blocks, brick or stone set with mortar and plastered with cement on the inside, ready-made steel tanks, precast concrete tanks, and fiberglass. Cast-in-place reinforced concrete is often the best option for underground cisterns.
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Using a first-flush diverter or sediment trap will reduce sediment inputs into the cistern.
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Check gutter connections every three to four months and after intense rainfall to check for leaking or damage. Clean gutters of leaves and debris as needed and at least prior to each rainy season.
Flow Control
Street Median
Driveway
Parking Island
Parking Lot
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Maintain pumps or filters used in the rainwater harvesting system in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations.
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Street Buffer
Pedestrian Path
Habitat
Filtration
Street Median
Driveway
The storage capacity of a rainwater cistern depends on several factors,
including the amount of rainfall available for use, the roof-catchment If the site has highly permeable soils, an impervious, compacted clay area available for collecting rainfall, the daily water requirements of the liner is usually installed and the original soil placed over the liner. household and costs. Recreation
Parking Island
Aesthetics
Regional Linkages
Parking Lot
Maintenance
Phoenix Sonoran Desert Preserve
Residential Building
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Stabilized Aggregate
Stabilized aggregate reduces storm runoff from low-traffic paving areas.
ADOBE RD.
Permiable Paving
Porous concrete can reduce runoff sustaining in sidewalks and plaza areas.Footnote: #22
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Maintenance
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Stabilized aggregate should be checked regularly for signs of settlement, fissuring or ponding. Sediment can clog pores and reduce its effectiveness for stormwater absorption.
r to penetrate into the providing significant
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Repair damaged or cracked sections immediately as they occur.
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Regular maintenance is essential to maintain the functionality of the pavement and drainage system.
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hat do not have high ently for event parking se, consisting of porous ge.
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Parking Shading
Cisterns should be located as close as possible to the building or where the water is to be used. They may be incorporated into building structures, such as in basements or under porches. Reduce Impact on Foundation Nonresidentialwalls Residential Heat-Island Retention Infrastructure Buildingof storedBuilding Relief as well can be usedTreatment for structural support as for containment rainwater.
Description
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Single size aggregate, also know as porous concrete, consists of a special mix design with void spaces that make it highly permeable.
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Aggregates are normally screened to provide particles that can fall within narrow limits to ensure porosity,.
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About 30% to 40% of the material is void space, and its permeability is often measured in hundreds of inches per hour.
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Porous concrete reduces the velocity and volume of stormwater runoff delivered into storm sewer system and can reduce contaminants in runoff prior to its discharge to the storm sewer system
not allow adequate infiltration. Underdrain tile or piping is sometimes necessary to achieve proper drainage.
Maintenance
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Maintenance includes the regular vacuuming of surface areas to remove sediment and minimize clogging. With regular maintenance, porous concrete can have a service life of at least 20 years.
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Porous concrete should be checked periodically for settlement and cracking, and damaged areas repaired to match the original pavement design.
Installation
Bioretention - Vegetated Retention Basin
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Benefits
Functions
lored and textured s and required flow r remotely and applied by ent depending on design
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ss than 2% slope) and ut loose stones.
Footnote: #12
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The porous concrete mix must be designed and installed by an experienced contractor. Poor materials and/or installation can result in a higher risk of failure.
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The design for porous concrete consists of several layers, including a compacted sub-base, geotextile, a reservoir stone aggregate, and poured surfacing layer, formed with a screed finish.
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Porous concrete is normally set flush with adjacent pavements or grades.
Driveway
Filtration
• The subgrade reservoir should allow for drainage to the stormwater Street Buffer Pedestrian Path system through underdrain tile or piping, especially if the subgrade does
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Recreation
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Parking Lot
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Nonresidential Landscape
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Parking Shading Structure
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Residential Building
Detention
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Parking Island
Parking Lot
Residential Landscape
Nonresidential Landscape
Parks & Open Space
Parking Shading Structure
Nonresidential Building
Residential Building
Reduce Impact on Infrastructure
Maintenance
Description
Bioretention basins are shallow depressions in the landscape that
Check landscape edge condition for signs of rilling or erosion and repair typicallyasinclude plants and a mulch layer or ground cover. Porous soils or reinforce needed (annually).
allow stormwater to infiltrate and supply plants with needed water.
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Creative shaping and planting of bioretention basins can utilize soil excavated from the basin to accommodate sloping berms.
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Adding hand placed stones where stormwater enters the basin from a curb cut, pipe or downspout can help dissipateFootnote: concentrated flows and #6 reduce erosion.
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Vegetation should be selected based on local microclimate and soil conditions. Plants should be set in the ground so the surface soil is level with the bottom of the basin. Once the plants are installed, the area should be mulched to retain soil moisture and reduce erosion.
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Basin side slopes should not exceed 4:1 in all cases, Where adjacent to walkways or accessible hardscape areas they should not exceed 6:1.
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In suburban installations an irregular or meandering shape may be most appropriate. More geometric configurations are appropriate in a more urban context.
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Current engineering standards require all basins that detain stormwater to completely drain within 36 hours.
SCALE: 1:200
Gila River
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Mesa
Regional Linkages Legend
Ani
High Level Linkage
Emplo
Medium Level Linkage
Neighb
Low Level Linkage
Comun
Freeway
Comm
Trail
Single
Canal
Multi-F
Watershed Boundary
Aggrec
City Boundary
Park / O
Site Location
Religio
Specia
Connect Salt River biotic community (A) with Gila and San Tan biotic Communities (C) in the south using canals (B).
South Mountain
San Tan Moutain
C
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Plantings should get regular adequate supplemental irrigation until fully established (normally two full growing seasons). Maintain landscaped areas including pruning shrubs to remove dead material and encourage new growth. The roots of healthy vegetation will improve the function of the bioretention basin/rain garden.
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Regularly check for erosion, remove sediment and debris (vegetative litter as well as trash).
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Long-term maintenance activities include repairing erosion, continued weed control, thinning invasive species such as desert broom and controlling mosquitoes.
Educat
Equest
Vacant Street Trail Canal Flood
Maintenance
Power
City Linkages Land Use Legend
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Site Linkages Legend
Employment
Opps & Con Legend A Opportunity
Neighborhood Village
Constraint
Trail
Comunity Commercial Center
Site Boundary
Linkage Path
Trailhead
Canal
Roosevelt WCD Canal
Flood Canal
Water Reclamation Plant (brown st. & 80th st) Water Reclamation Plant (baseline rd & recker) Water Ranch Riparian Preserve
Single Family Residential
ADOBE RD.
Aggreculture
Trail System - Existing Trail System - Future
BSite Boundary
E BROWN RD
Multi-Family Residential
City Linkages Legend
N
Potential Habitat Space
Commercial
Park / Open Space
Rio Salado / Salt River Mesa Greenbelt City Park
Religious US 60
Special Needs Education
City Boundary
Education
Site Location
Connect Repairian into surrounding urban habitat through canals and off-street trails
Equestrian Stable Vacant Land Street Trail Canal Flood Canal
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Power Lines Site Boundary
Neighborhood Disconnect
GREENFIELD RD.
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Tempe Town Lake
MAIN ST.
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Installation
b provides an cycle paths.
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Bioretention basin, can be used in residential settings, often referred to as rain gardens, to accept runoff from a roof or other impervious surface.
r planting
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Vegetated Retention Basin
Bioretention areas detain stormwater while enhancing the landscape.
Remove sediment and debris from landscape area outside of flush curb
cause water to pond orgroundwater backup. •thatInmay addition to increased recharge, bioretention basins can improve water quality during smaller, more frequent storm events. In addition to removing sediments coming off paved areas, pollutants can also be removed through absorption into plantings and evaporation.
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Salt River Reservation
Estrella Mountains
Partial Plant Palette
Check the flush curb for signs of damage or settlement causing ponding or concentration of stormwater runoff.
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Saguaro Lake
Education
GREENFIELD RD.
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Heat-Island Relief
Treatment
Concrete Flush Curbs
Flush curbs allow stormwater to sheet drain to landscape areas.
40th ST.
s surfaces ormwater for erosion
Driveway
Infiltration Design Innovation
Retention
Aesthetics
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Street Median
Downtown Phx
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UNIVERSITY DR.
HIGLEY RD.
t Median
Flow Control
48th ST.
Pedestrian Path
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Location
Shade Habitat 21 low impact development toolkit
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McDowell Mountain
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Regional Linkages Legend
Animals Effected Legend
Inv. & Ana. Legend
High Level Linkage
Employment
Node
Medium Level Linkage
Neighborhood Village
Park
Low Level Linkage
Comunity Commercial Center
Equestrian Stables
Freeway
Commercial
Vacant Land
Trail
Single Family Residential
Barrier
Canal
Multi-Family Residential
Power Lines
Watershed Boundary
Aggreculture
Stormwater Drainage Path
City Boundary
Park / Open Space
Roosevelt WCD Canal
Neighborhood Disconnect
Site Location
Religious
Flood Control Canal
Special Needs Education
Existing Wetlands
Education
Bridge
Equestrian Stable
Street
Vacant Land
Trail
Street
View
Trail
Site Boundary
Canal Flood Canal Power Lines
UNIVERSITY DR.
Repairian connects two neighborhoods separated by canal
Neighbors of Repairian are strongly encouraged to use the same plant palette. View fence to replace CMU wall
Water Management
Conceptual Diagraming Circulation
Ecology
Canal Supplied from: South Canal (just north of Lehi Falls Salt River
North to: Gene Autry Park Falcon Gateway Shopping Center Salt River
North to: Citris Grove Salt River
MCKELLIPS RD.
North to: Gene Autry Park Falcon Gateway Shopping Center Salt River Opp: Gene Autry Park and Sports Complex is potentially a linkage due to the large areas of vegetation. It is also directly next to the canal and citris grove, increasing ecological linkages.
MCLELLAN RD.
Stormwater Runoff from surrounding Neighborhoods
Opp: Canal is a blank canvas that can be a major source of water for plants and animals. Allows for a possible pathway. Con: The Canal is so barren that animals will have little interest in utilizing it, for safety reasons. Also very few crossings are available. Opp: Princess Park is imediately adjacent to the canal and at the end of the flood control canal. this will increase habitability and effectively lengthen the habitat corridor.
Neighborhood Village
BROWN RD.
Opp: Community Commercial Center could be a stopping point between Golf Club open space and Project Site. Opp: Alta Mesa Golf Club is already a large corridor for ecological habitat and could be linked together with the project site to strengthen the permiability of the city. The space would also benefit from adopting the project site plant palette.
Opp: Flood Control Canal is a strong corridor that contains many amenities for plants and animals.
Opp: Smaller Citris Grove creates a potential patch for animal habitat with limited human involvement.
Opp:
Residence East to: Red Mountain Park Usery Mountain Regional Park
Stormwater Runoff from surrounding Neighborhoods
West to: East Canal South Canal Downtown Mesa
West to: East Canal South Canal
Stormwater Runoff from surrounding Neighborhoods
East to: Red Mountain Park Viewport Championship Golf Course Usery Mountain Regional Park
Residence
Residence
South to: Water Reclemation Site San Tan Mountain Regional Park
Existing Conditions
Opp: Smaller Citris Grove at north end of site has the canal and flood canal along side it and is south of Community Commercial Center. This allows for many avenues of accessibility.
Opp: Existing Wetlands and vegetation provides an amenity to the community. Con: Roosevelt Canal cannot be used/accessed by the public.
Opp: Existing Trail spans length of flood control canal and allows for easy non-vehicular transportation. Opp: Sandra Day O’Connar Elementary School is a good canvas to implement bio-retention/detention and bio-swale techniques which help support stormwater management.
Opp: Heavily vegetated right-of-way serves as a good connection between spaces. Con:
Con:
Opp: Valencia Park can be a unique opportunity to bring wildlife just a bit closer to the community.
Opp: Successful existing Mesa Greenbelt Power Corridor allows for easy movement between larger habitats and/or corridors. It also mimics natural desert habitats.
Opp: Mesa Greenbelt City Park is a large corridor that can allow for easy movement between larger habitats and/or corridors.
Opp: Existing Valencia Park is a neighborhood connection to the rest of the project site and other larger green corridors. Opp: Successful existing Mesa Greenbelt Power Corridor can help to create an identity for the overall project site.
Opp: Mesa Greenbelt City Park is a large open space system that can connect to many other small green spaces/neighborhoods.
Con: Large power lines may interfere with the usability of this corridor for animalls due to the noise and possible interferance.
Con: Large powerlines run the length of Mesa Greenbelt City Park. These are an eyesore and produce a large amount of noise. They are also dangerous and limit acticities below.
UNIVERSITY DR.
Residence
Opp: Neighborhood Village is within close proximity to greenway and encourages accessibility.
Opp: Existing green open space can be a unique opportunity to bring wildlife just a bit closer to the community. Con: Continuous CMU Block Wall restricts movement/accessibility to and from the project site and/or other habitat spaces.
Neighborhood Village
Opp: Existing open green space can serve as a patch connection between larger green corridors.
Opp: Existing maintenance road is used as a trail for pedestrians, equestrian and bicyclists. Con: There is limited access to the maintenance road and is barren.
Opp: Flood Control Canal connects to existing corridor created by the golf courses to the south.
Con: Continuous CMU Block Wall restricts movement/accessibility from residents onto/from site.
Opp: Community Commercial Center could be a stopping point between green spaces and/or neighborhood village.
Neighborhood Village
South to: Water Reclemation Site San Tan Mountain Regional Park
Opp: Heavily vegetated and wide right-of-way creates a suitable corridor for ecological movement between habitats.
Con: Brown Road is too wide and does not allow easy crossing for non-vehicular movement.
Opp: Neighborhood Village is butted against existing green space which is connected to project site. This increases accessibility.
West to: East Canal South Canal Downtown Mesa
Residence
ADOBE RD.
East to: Red Mountain Park Viewport Championship Golf Course Usery Mountain Regional Park
Con: Continuous CMU Block Wall restricts movement/accessibility from residents onto/from site.
Con: Continuous CMU Block Wall restricts movement/accessibility from residents onto/from site. Opp: Existing open green space can serve as a patch connection between larger green corridors.
Opp: Small existing green space is potentially a patch for habitat between larger habitat corridors and/or patches.
Residence
Opp: Existing open green space can serve as a patch connection between larger green corridors.
Con: Existing Power Substation is an eyesore as well as noisy. Is also a potential hazard.
Opp: Existing wetland habitat is a great attractor for many species and can become a regional stopping point for animal movement.
Citris Grove Residence
Opp: Existing Private Equestrian Stables could be a great attractor for residents and can potentially be transitioned into an equestrian Trailhead.
Opp: Small existing green space is potentially a patch for habitat between larger habitat corridors and/or patches.
Con: Wide streets make movement difficult for animals and are hazards for them as well.
Community Commercial Center
Opp: Alta Mesa Golf Club Community has an extensive existing green space that could be joined with project site. This should implement project site plant palette to help support habitat.
Opp: Neighborhood Village is along canal and flood canal as well as accross from Citris Groves and Park. This allows for many avenues of accessibility.
Con: Disturbed lands along edge may deture animals from the north end of project site.
Residence
Residence
Opp: Large Employement and Commercial area is close to site and canals allowing for easy access via multi-modal tranportation means.
Opp: Large Citris Grove at north end of site with canal running along side allows for easy access.
Con: Large areas of built environment fragment habitat spaces and decrease permiability for movement.
Alta Mesa Golf Club & other golf courses
Opp: Gene Autry Park and Sports Complex provides a source of entertainment for the surrounding community. The flood control canal runs directly next to it allowing easy access.
Opp: Large Citris Grove creates a potential patch for animal habitat with limited human involvement. It also effectively lengthens the overall corridor.
Con: Continuous CMU Block Wall restricts movement/accessibility to and from the project site and/or other habitat spaces.
Stormwater Runoff from surrounding Neighborhoods
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Opportunities & Constraints Ecological Social
Inventory & Analysis
Connectivity
Land Use Legend
South to: Coyote Run Golf Course Water Reclemation Site San Tan Mountain Regional Park
South to: Coyote Run Golf Course Water Reclemation Site San Tan Mountain Regional Park
GREENFIELD RD.
Nonresidential Building
Space
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40th ST.
Nonresidential Landscape
Parking Shading
The roof catchment area to be used as the collection surface is usually Residential Detention Infiltration predetermined by the size of the existing structures and roof area. Nonresidential Landscape Landscape However, when planning a rainwater collection system from the ground Designbe designed to suit domestic water up, the size of the catchmentInnovation can Education needs. Parks & Open
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Site Boundary
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Location
The cistern can supply water to the landscape through a standard pump
Wetlands are constructed by excavating, backfilling, grading, diking and and pressurized plumbing system. installing water control structures to establish desired hydraulic flow patterns. Installation Shade
Power Lines
cisterns provide storage areas rainwater reuse. constructed wetlands Once established,Underground properly designed andfor installed Rainwater should require little maintenance. TheyHarvesting should be inspected at least biannually and after major storms.
blocks, reinforced concrete, fiberglass or steel.
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Flood Canal
During the first growing season, vegetation should be inspected every 2 to 3 weeks. Inspections should access the vegetation, erosion, flow channelization, bank stability, inlet/outlet conditions, and sediment/ BROWN RD. debris accumulation.
A system of gutters and downspouts directs the rainwater collected by
Functions
and other aquatic resources.
Location
Canal
Constructed wetlands must have a maintenance plan and be maintained by an experienced professional. Privately owned facilities often require an easement, deed restriction, or other legal measure to prevent neglect or removal.
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Infiltration
Under certain conditions, constructed wetlands can be used to mitigate wetland impacts elsewhere and be traded in a wetlands mitigation bank. Retention
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Shade
Recreation
Filtration
Maintenance
Pedestrian Path
Footnote: #6 the roof to an underground storage cistern. The underground cistern wetlands are generally built on uplands and outside Permeable - Porous Concrete abilized aggregate • Constructed may be preferable Paving where surface space is limited. floodplains or floodways in order to avoid damage to• natural wetlands The cistern may be constructed of various materials including cinder
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Constructed Wetlands
Constructed wetlands provide aesthetic and educational benefits while they utilize plants to remove contaminants and provide wildlife habitat.
Rainwater Harvesting - Cisterns below Ground
Trail
HIGLEY RD.
s surfaces ormwater for erosion
Reduce Impact on Infrastructure
Street MCLELLAN RD.
N GREENFIELD RD
Residential Building
Site Linkages Legend
City Linkages Legend
Potential Habitat Space
Trail System - Existing
Constraint
Trail
Trail System - Future
Site Boundary
Linkage Path
Trailhead
Commercial
Canal
Roosevelt WCD Canal
Single Family Residential
Flood Canal
Multi-Family Residential
Site Boundary
Water Reclamation Plant (brown st. & 80th st) Water Reclamation Plant (baseline rd & recker) Water Ranch Riparian Preserve
MAIN ST.
Employment 0’ 100’ 200’
500’
1000’
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Neighborhood Village Comunity Commercial Center
56th ST.
Parking Shading Structure
Aesthetics
HIGLEY RD.
s & Open pace
esidential uilding
Recreation
48th ST.
Nonresidential Landscape
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Parking Lot
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Equestrian Stable
Habitat
Filtration
Vacant Land
ng Island
Street Buffer
Education
56th ST.
t Median
Special Needs Education
Implemented LID Tools BROWN RD. Benefits
Functions
Location
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MCKELLIPS RD.
Constructed Wetlands
ush Curb
Opps & Con Legend Opportunity
0’ 100’ 200’
500’
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0’ 100’ 200’
1000’
Enlarged Check Dam & Path Plan
Enlarged Southern Crossing Plan
Aggreculture Park / Open Space
N
1000’
Rio Salado / Salt River
N
Religious
500’
SCALE: 1:200
Mesa Greenbelt City Park
Special Needs Education
City Boundary
Education
Site Location
Equestrian Stable
Regional Linkages Legend
Check dams are placed in the stream to regulate speed of water and to create points of connection for adjacent neighborhoods. Animals Effected Legend Inv. & Ana. Legend
High Level Linkage
Employment
Medium Level Linkage
Neighborhood Village
Low Level Linkage
Comunity Commercial Center
Freeway
Commercial
Trail
Single Family Residential
Canal
Multi-Family Residential
Watershed Boundary
Aggreculture
City Boundary
Park / Open Space
Site Location
Religious
Vacant Land Street
Existing pedestrian trail is repaved with concrete unit pavers to allow for greater accessibility.
Trail Canal Flood Canal Power Lines Site Boundary
A land bridge is installed to allow users to view along the length of the canal north and south.
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Special Needs Education Education Equestrian Stable Vacant Land
Some neighboring houses are currently for sale, strategic homes can be purchased and retro fitted to maintenance facilities and used as connection points to the neighborhoods Node Park
Equestrian Stables Vacant Land Barrier
Power Lines
Stormwater Drainage Path Roosevelt WCD Canal Flood Control Canal Existing Wetlands Bridge Street Trail
Street
View
Trail
Site Boundary
Canal Flood Canal Power Lines
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Existing pole Cottonwood Maintenance road is opened up for use by horses and left unpaved
Typical Street Crossing Section
Neighborhood connection
Existing road Cottonwood Existing pole
Existing Flood Control Canal Section
Proposed Flood Control Canal Section
Vision & Goals
Mesa has a strong sense of ecology because it utilizes passive over active infrastructure, contributes positively to the ecosystem, creates a strong sense of place and has ample recreation while providing its residents with diverse opportunities. 1. INCREASE PRESENCE OF NATURE WITHIN THE CITY 2. STRENGTHEN CONNECTIVITY 3. INSPIRE ECONOMIC GROWTH 4. BOOST HEALTH AND WELL BEING 5. BOLSTER A SENSE OF PLACE
Proposed Flood Control Canal Crossing Section
Summary While taking into careful consideration the constraints of the site including; maintenance requirements, height restrictions, water ownership, and water management among others, the amount of major changes were limited to only where necessary. Circulation and connectivity were the major driving forces and facilitated the need for paths across both canal and flood canal. This was accomplished through the use of check dams throughout and a large but near at grade land bridge where an existing power corridor crosses the site. The at grade bridges crossing the canal are inspired by the existing vehicular bridges. All crossings are designed with overhead power line clearances in mind.
Typical Power Corridor Section
The neighborhoods were connected through the conversion of CMU block walls to view fences and dense vegetation.
LDE 461: Fall 2015 Landscape Architecture III
Students: Mitchell Buglewicz, Edwin Espino Instructor: Paul Coseo