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North Hillside Road Extension Project
Project Profile

Public Scoping Meeting
Agency Scoping Meeting

Site Sustainable Measures 

Site Selection, Urban Development, and Alternative Transportation

Goals / Strategies:

    • Site with least impact
    • Encourage development to urban areas preserving natural resources
    • Encouraging alternative transportation methods

Proposed Implementation:

    • Alignment will avoid Vernal pool and proposing mitigation amphibian crossing (See diagram above)
    • Sidewalk to serve pedestrians and bicycles.  Bus service to the new developments
    • Roadway alignment least amount of wetland impact.  Sidewalks one side of roadway only

As part of the project's low-impact strategy, proposed amphibian crossings are incorporated into the roadway design to provide relief for migrating vernal pool species.


Stormwater Sustainable Measures: Management and Re-use

Goals / Strategies:

    • On-site stormwater treatment/infiltration to meet the EPA’s Best Management Practices

Proposed Implementation:

    • Stormwater treated on-site before released off-site.
    • At natural low points, on site detention and sedimentation basins.
    • Vegetated wet and dry water quality swales convey runoff maintain groundwater recharge.
    • Level spreaders create sheet flow. nExisting hydrologic flow patterns maintained.


Landscaping Sustainable Measures:  Water Efficient Design and
        Light Pollution Reduction

Vernal Pool Field Data Compilation Diagram

Goals / Strategies:

    • Provide shade on at least 30% of non-roof impervious surfaces, including parking lots and walkways.
    • Minimize light trespass

Proposed Implementation:

    • If captured rain is desired, it will take some time to be established and will have to be supplemented as deemed necessary.
    • Trees both sides of roadway with light colored sidewalks.
    • Full cutoff light fixtures.  Zero-bleedoff.
    • Turf mixtures are drought tolerant.
    • There are no irrigation systems proposed

Information courtesy of Fuss & O'Neill, Inc

 

 

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