1. Sustainable Community Design Sean Joyce Huong Nguyen Thomas Parenteau

2.  Create a guide on sustainable development Worcester Polytechnic Institute 2 Goal

3. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 3 Identified Problems  Need for sustainable communities Urban development patterns Dependency on motor vehicles Environmental degradation Picture from google.com

4. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 4 Identified Problems  Need for best practice manual LEED-ND does not provide implementation methods Testing unproven ideas are costly Ideas + Testing =

5. Best Practices Manual (BPM) Focus on LEED Neighborhood Pattern and Design (LEED-NPD) category Worcester Polytechnic Institute 5

6. Deliverable BPM table List of detailed guideline on the 15 NPD credits Worcester Polytechnic Institute 6

7. 7 Deliverable Credit: Title of LEED Credit Intent: This section provides the objectives of the credit named above, as provided in LEED-ND handbook. A. To easily present information on a variety of topics, this section subdivides the credit into smaller goals. GoalAssociated Best Practices Concerned Agencies 1. This column provides the goal of the subdivision named above. While it may share a common theme with the intent of the entire LEED credit, it focuses more on one aspect of the credit, rather than the whole. 1. This column lists the best practices associated with achieving the goal mentioned in the adjacent left column. Since achieving many of these goals may require changes to zoning, streets design, bus routes etc, this column provides the name of any agencies or bodies that may need to be involved in the planning process in an effort to expedite completion of the project.

8. Employing BPM Table Worcester Polytechnic Institute 8 Credit 1: Walkability Intent: To promote transportation efficiency, including reduced vehicle miles traveled. To promote walking by providing safe, appealing, and comfortable street environments that support public health by reducing pedestrian injuries and encouraging daily physical activity. A. Alley Revitalization GoalAssociated Best Practices Concerned Agencies 1. Reclaim alleys as walking paths for pedestrians, providing alternate routes throughout a city’s center, and promote connectivity. 1. Increase lighting and signage, giving the alleys more of a “street” feeling. 3. Replace asphalt with more pervious materials. 4. Promote alleys as viable space to local businesses, especially for outdoor restaurant seating. 5. Turn alley into park where applicable Department of Public Works Local Business Owners

9. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 9 Alley Designs Replace pavement with pervious pavement or grass Line alleys with trees Install lighting Chicago’s green alley from google.com

10. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 10 Results Boston, MA Standard Pavement: 2 Year0.192cfs 100 Year0.437cfs Pervious Pavement: 2 Year0.010cfs 100 Year0.023cfs Grass/P: 2 Year0.0385cfs 100 Year0.0875cfs Grass: 2 Year0.051cfs 100 Year0.115cfs Runoff on Pavements/Grass:

11. Results  Pervious Pavement Reduce localized floods  Trees Provide shade Reduce 5% of stormwater runoff  Lighting Aesthetically appealing Encourage use of alleys Worcester Polytechnic Institute 11 Baltimore’s green alley from google.com

12. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 12 Summaries Renovated alleys are useable public spaces Alley restoration is a sustainable, effective investment for many cities Seattle’s green alley from google.com

13. Accomplishments  Identified shortcomings in LEED-ND  Developed a comprehensive BPM table  Created a design-based manual Worcester Polytechnic Institute 13

14. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 14 Questions