G2. Incorporate vegetation beds and tree planting with improvements associated with the Neighborhood Nodes where improvements intersect city owned property or have wide enough R.O.W. Align Neighborhood Node improvements with increasing the urban tree canopy where possible. Providing more comfortable outdoor environments will encourage active transportation and improve quality of life. G3. Install meadow bioswale median at Miller Avenue to Edgewood Terrace. Install a GSI pilot project at Miller Avenue to Edgewood Terrace along East Berry Street. Incorporate a bioswale median planted with prairie mid-grasses, wildflowers, and engineered soils. An overdrain will be needed to take excess water to the local stormwater drainage system to reduce the risk of ponding over the drive surface. More details illustrating this recommendation can be found in the 06 Concept Section for Miller Avenue to Edgewood Terrace. G4-6. Install linear GSI projects such as vegetative filter strips, no mow zones, swales, and tree planting at the Trinity Trail, Renaissance Square, and Westshore Way connectivity opportunities (C7 - C10). Linear GSI systems such as vegetative filter strips, no mow zones, swales, and tree planting can be both relatively inexpensive and easy to install especially if coordinated with other transportation improvements. These strategies have many benefits from improving water quality, to reducing runoff, providing habitat, and providing a more comfortable urban environment. G7-8. Install shade trees pedestrian sidewalk improvements intersect with City owned property and/or have wide enough R.O.W. to accommodate plantings (P1-P9). Expanding the urban tree canopy, especially if coordinated with sidewalk improvements, can be an efficient way to improve the comfort of the urban environment and encourage walking.
Biofiltration system in the parking lot of the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. Tall prairie grasses and horse tail are planted between accent boulders and rock.
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