Smart Watersheds In this project,
the Center is examining redevelopment and infill projects to identify
smart watershed principles that municipalities can easily apply to improve
the health of their watersheds. The manual is available here
Completed by: December 2002
Staff Contact: H. Kwon |
Builders for the Bay Partnering with
the National Association of Homebuilders and the Alliance for the Chesapeake
Bay, the Builders for the Bay is designed to bring together builders,
environmental groups, local governments, and other stakeholders to begin
the local roundtable process in communities around the Chesapeake Bay
area. This project requires training the staff of the Alliance for Chesapeake
Bay and selecting communities in which to conduct local roundtables throughout
the Chesapeake Bay region. Learn
more about this featured project.
Completed by: Ongoing
Staff Contact: J. Tasillo jat @ cwp.org |

Cecil County Roundtable The Center
partnered with Cecil County, Maryland, to conduct a local site planning
roundtable designed to revise existing development codes and ordinances
to promote development that has less impact on local water resources.
View the resulting Consensus Document
here
Completed:
October 2001
|

Redevelopment Roundtable Under this
project, the Center established model land development principles for
redevelopment situations, with a strong emphasis on cost-effective stormwater
solutions. The Center convened a group of fifty national stakeholders
and experts to discuss impediments to redevelopment and infill projects
and created a consensus agreement that outlines the resulting recommendations
for redevelopment and infill development in highly urban watersheds. Learn
more about this featured project.
Completed: December 2001
|
|
Central Rappahannock Roundtable, VA The
Center and the Friends of the Rappahannock teamed together to promote
better site planning and nutrient reduction practices in the rapidly
developing central Rappahannock basin. The Center engaged elected officials,
local government staff, and the building community in a roundtable approach
to achieving implementation. View
the resulting Consensus Document here
Completed: April 2001
Staff Contact: H. Kwon
|
Virginia Better Site Design Manual
The Center completed a better site design manual for the State of Virginia,
complete with several local case studies.
View
the manual online at the CBLAD website.
Completed: March 2000
|
|
|
|
|