Green Projects

Green Projects showcases Green Infrastructure improvements made in the city of Syracuse.

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2012 Projects

Project Title	Type of GI Technology	*Cost	Capture (gal/yr)**
Atrium Garage	Cistern	$2,875	38,400
OCPL – Beauchamp Library	Bioretention/ Rain Garden	$112,000	265,000
OCPL – Hazard Library	Porous Pavement, Bioretention	$170,000	370,000
OCPL – Mundy Library	Porous Pavement, Tree Trench	$188,000	215,000
OCPL – Petit Library	Porous Pavement, Roof Leader Disconnection	$130,000	254,000
OCPL – White Library	Porous Pavement, Rain Garden, Rain Barrel, Infiltration Trench	$180,000	424,000
Rain Barrel Program 2012	Rain Barrels	TBD	TBD
Street Tree Contract 2012	Street Tree Plantings	TBD	2,000,000
Westcott Community Center	Porous Pavers, Rain Barrel	$52,500	153,000

2011 Projects – Ongoing

Project Title	Type of GI Technology	*Cost	**Capture (gal/yr)
Avery Ave – Park Greening at Pass Arboretum	Rain Garden	$316,420	746,000
Connective Corridor – Forman Park	Landscape Enhancement	$50,000	121,000
Connective Corridor -Phase 1, Contract 2	Green Street	TBD	2,494,366
Delaware Rain Garden (Grand Ave & Delaware St)	Rain Garden	$0	TBD
Greening the Gray at Basin 044	Downspout Disconnection	$0	69,000
Greening the Gray at Basin 045	Downspout Disconnection	$0	69,000
Greening the Gray at Clinton Storage Facility	Bioretention, Green Separation	$0	5,152,000
Greening the Gray at Harbor Brook Storage Facility	Bioretention, Porous Pavement	$0	305,000
OnCenter Municipal Garage	Bioretention	$246,985	1,277,000
Otisco Street Green Corridor (Phase 1)	Green Street	$1,413,732	2,240,845
Pocket Park at W. Genesee & N. Clinton (Robert R. Haggart Park)	Porous Pavement, Bioretention	$105,000	125,000
SCSD Central Offices Parking Lot	Infiltration Beds	$403,500	2,036,619
SCSD Hughes Magnet School	Porous Pavement	$288,000	1,504,000
SCSD Institute of Technology	Separation	$0	2,251,000
SCSD Dr. Weeks Elementary	Bioretention	$89,000	2,177,000
Skiddy Park Enhancements	Porous Pavement	$244,000	898,000
Sunnycrest Park – Golf Course Parking Lot	Bioretention	$362,599	843,000
SUNY Upstate Green Roof	Green Roof	$0	211,000
SUNY Upstate Rain Garden/Trees	Rain Garden/Trees	$0	65,000
SUNY Upstate – Institute for Human Performance	Tree Trench	$0	18,000
Vacant Lot Project: 701 Oswego Street	Infiltration Trenches, Urban Garden	$85,214	259,000
Wilbur Ave Zoo Entrance	Rain Garden	$299,990	680,000

2011 Projects – Completed

Barnabas Center – Onondaga Earth Corps Demnstration Project	Rain Gardens, Green Wall	$0	38,875
Bellevue Academy	Tree Plantings	$0	20,000
Bishop Foery – Onondaga Earth Corps Demonstration Project	Rain Gardens, Rain Barrels	$0	29,303
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation – GIF	Green Roof	$52,188	53,000
CNY Philanthropy Center – GIF	Green Roof, Bioretention, Porous Pavement	$62,700	88,310
Concord Place	Green Street	$78,900	955,000
Connective Corridor – Phase 1, Contract 1	Green Street	$948,717	5,742,000
County Board of Elections Bldg	Bioretention (Stormwater Planter)	$0	114,000
Downtown Streetscapes – 200 block E. Water St.	Enhanced Street Trees	$133,400	131,000
Downtown Streetscapes – 300 block Montgomery St.	Enhanced Street Trees	$96,600	169,000
Elephant Exhibit – Rosamond Gifford Zoo	Green Roof	$183,900	114,000
Erie Canal Museum Green Roof	Green Roof	$73,480	39,000
Galleries Office Towers – GIF	Underground Infiltration	$100,000	352,000
Geddes St Road Reconstruction	Bioretention	$203,000	523,000
Harbor Brook Wetland – Compensatory Storage	Treatment Wetland	$260,000	0
Harrison Street – Commercial Green Street	Green Street	$109,920	180,000
Hazard Library Green Roof	Green Roof	$67,275	88,000
Hotel Skyler – GIF	Porous Pavement, Cistern	$100,000	173,000
Matawon Development Group – GIF	Infiltration Trench	$24,214	73,600
Monroe Building – GIF	Green Roof	$99,311	91,581
OnCenter Green Roof	Green Roof	$1,038,000	1,033,000
OnCenter Surface Lot	Porous Pavement, Tree Trench	$529,040	2,360,000
Putnam Properties – GIF	Green Roof	$75,757	81,000
Rain Barrel Program 2011	Rain Barrels	$35,937	1,216,413
Skiddy Park: Courts4Kids – GIF	Porous Pavement	$164,674	344,400
Spa at 500 W. Onondaga – GIF	Bioretention	$60,000	150,000
Street Tree Contract A	Enhanced Street Trees	$1,222,352	814,000
Street Tree Contract B	Enhanced Street Trees	$1,222,352	814,000
Sunnycrest Arena Parking Lot	Porous Pavement	$407,000	1,876,000
Townsend Median Phase 1	Bioretention	$86,000	317,000
Townsend Median Phase 2	Bioretention	$43,000	53,000
Tree Plantings in Court Woodlawn	Community Tree Planting	$0	118,000
Tree Plantings in Schiller Park	Community Tree Planting	$0	160,000
Tree Plantings in Union/Demong Parks	Community Tree Planting	$0	48,000
Vibrant Syracuse Spaces – GIF	Porous Pavement, Bioretention	$153,618	440,000
War Memorial Cistern System (Phase 1)	Stormwater Reuse Cistern	$1,229,251	400,000
Water Street Gateway	Infiltration Trench & Porous Pavers	$920,088	924,000
Water Street Pavement Removal	Pavement Removal	$124,000	768,000
2011 ESTIMATED TOTAL : (completed + in progress)		$12,586,762	43,619,312

2010 Projects – Completed

City Parking Lot #3	Porous Pavement, Bioretention	$239,102	678,000
City Parking Lot #21	Bioretention, Infiltration Trench	$188,046	462,000
Creekwalk: Jefferson to Walton	Porous Pavement, Bioretention	$63,000	135,000
Creekwalk: Walton to Fayette	Porous Pavement	$47,000	119,000
Dunbar Association – GIF	Porous Pavement	$100,000	225,000
Grand Ave Sidewalk	Porous Pavement	$100,000	10,000
Jefferson Clinton Commons – GIF	Green Roof, Porous Pavement	$100,000	299,000
King + King Architects – GIF	Green Roof	$100,000	197,000
NWSI Artist Studio/Apartment – GIF	Porous Pavement, Rain Garden, Infiltration Basin	$22,769	130,000
NWSI Lincoln Building – GIF	Bioretention, Tree Planters, Infiltration Trenches	$78,000	476,000
Pearl Street Parking Lot	Porous Pavement	$397,000	1,286,000
Primate Exhibit – Rosamond Gifford Zoo	Cisterns, Porous Pavement, Rain Garden	$25,000	613,000
St. Lucy’s Church – GIF	Porous Pavement	$125,000	246,000
SUNY-ESF Residence Hall – GIF	Bioswales, Cisterns, Infiltration Trench	$78,000	62,000
Syracuse Model Neighborhood – GIF	Rain Gardens	$250,000	387,000
Townsend Street Parking Lot	Infiltration Trench	$342,000	975,000
Tree Enhancement in Burnet Park	Tree Plantings	$11,480	82,000
2010 TOTAL:		$2,266,397	6,382,000
2011 TOTAL:		$12,586,762	43,619,312
COMBINED TOTAL (2010-2011):		$14,853,159	50,001,312

*Project costs may change during the construction process.
**Capture reflects the annual runoff reduction from stormwater capture associated with the project.

Green Projects

2012 Projects

Cistern

$2,875

38,400

Bioretention/ Rain Garden

$112,000

265,000

Porous Pavement, Bioretention

$170,000

370,000

Porous Pavement, Tree Trench

$188,000

215,000

Porous Pavement, Roof Leader Disconnection

$130,000

254,000

Porous Pavement, Rain Garden, Rain Barrel, Infiltration Trench

$180,000

424,000

Rain Barrels

TBD

TBD

Street Tree Plantings

TBD

2,000,000

Porous Pavers, Rain Barrel

$52,500

153,000

2011 Projects – Ongoing

Rain Garden

$316,420

746,000

Landscape Enhancement

$50,000

121,000

Green Street

TBD

2,494,366

Rain Garden

$0

TBD

Downspout Disconnection

$0

69,000

Downspout Disconnection

$0

69,000

Bioretention, Green Separation

$0

5,152,000

Bioretention, Porous Pavement

$0

305,000

Bioretention

$246,985

1,277,000

Green Street

$1,413,732

2,240,845

Porous Pavement, Bioretention

$105,000

125,000

Infiltration Beds

$403,500

2,036,619

Porous Pavement

$288,000

1,504,000

Separation

$0

2,251,000

Bioretention

$89,000

2,177,000

Porous Pavement

$244,000

898,000

Bioretention

$362,599

Porous Pavement,
Roof Leader Disconnection