Coralville Wants Fewer Barriers to Installing Green Infrastructure
Sourced from The Gazette
The city of Coralville is working to decrease barriers for lower-income and minority residents when it comes to installing green infrastructure.
The Green Infrastructure Equality Project will feature an educational campaign and full cost reimbursement for implementation of soil quality restoration practices in the project area south of Interstate 80.
Green infrastructure practices include rain gardens, bioretention cells, permeable pavers, soil quality restoration and more. Soil quality restoration improves soil health on new or existing lawns and allows the soil to absorb more rainfall.
The city received two state grants totaling $45,000 to help with project efforts in the area bounded by I-80, the Iowa River and Iowa Interstate Railroad. This area is home to many lower-income and minority residents, and it has a higher occurrence of localized flash flooding, according to the city.
“This is thought to be the first program in Iowa to address barriers to installing green infrastructure within lower-income or minoritized populations,” Amy Foster, the city’s stormwater coordinator, wrote in a memo to the City Council.
From the Living Architecture Monitor
