Let it Snow, Rain and Drain - A Conversation on Street Drainage and Usability - Houston, Miami, Minneapolis

AIA | City of Houston By the Numbers 4th Largest city in the country Most diverse city in the country 671 square miles across Houston 16,000 lane miles of streets (the distance between Houston and Tokyo and back) Over 1 million traffic signs 2,500 traffic signals 1,371 bridges 4,500 miles of sidewalks 3,900 miles of stormwater lines 2,800 miles of roadside ditches Not that Word. [...] MOBILITY FUNDING & MAINTENANCE Resiliency is Funding Too! The case of “Funding Deserts” Lack of awareness and/or coverage of existing funding Future Funding Strategies • Sidewalk Fee-in-Lieu (COH) • City Council approved January 2023 • Developers of new construction to pay a fee instead of providing sidewalks ($12 per sq. [...] foot) where applicable • Projected revenue of $1.7m annually • City divided into sidewalk service areas – 70% spent in generating area, rest city-wide • Target Infrastructure Grants (IRA, IIJA) • Other Potential Strategies: • Neighborhood Partnering Program • Transportation Benefit Districts • Community Facility Districts Prioritization & Phasing Develop a prioritization matrix to identify sidew. [...] Planning and Design Principles for Complete Streets • Planning for complete streets without considering groundwater and stormwater management is not a complete story • Develop policy in minimum elevations, aesthetics, and harmonization but be flexible to local conditions and do not sacrifice connectivity • Design roads based on established hierarchy including all road users Stormwater Infrastructu. [...] Miami-Dade County josiel.ferrer-diaz@miamidade.gov Bryan Dodds Minneapolis bryan.dodds@minneapolismn.gov Slide Number 1 Slide Number 2 Slide Number 3 Slide Number 4 Slide Number 5 Slide Number 6 Slide Number 7 Slide Number 8 Slide Number 9 Slide Number 10 Slide Number 11 Slide Number 12 Slide Number 13 Slide Number 14 Slide Number 15 Slide Number 16 Slide Number 17 Slide Number 18 Slide Number 19.