Clean Rivers Campaign: raising citizen awareness about the issues of stormwater runoff and sewage overflows in Allegheny Co.
Pittsburgh, PA
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We’re with the @SEIU32BJ_Pgh @LarimerGreen team and @ALCOSAN board member John Weinstein talking stormwater and green infrastructure! We need investment in green now! #Room2GROW
Brittany Reno of @SharpsburgBoro knows how to spend public money efficiently - that’s why she likes green infrastructure that brings multiple community benefits #Room2GROW
“I sat outside in Lincoln-Lemington and did over 200 surveys myself, I know that people want green infrastructure in our community” Ms. Fowler from #Room2GROW
Representatives of the Highland Park Community Council talking about landslides that have forced people out of their homes and the need for sustainable infrastructure investments #Room2GROW
Residents of Larimer and Negley Run Watershed are meeting with County Treasurer and @ALCOSAN board member John Weinstein talking about how green infrastructure can benefit their neighborhoods! #Room2GROW
The majority of green projects in Philadelphia were built on private property because of their stormwater fee and the incentives it created for businesses #Room2GROW
“One of my favorite things to do when working on green infrastructure is to go to someone’s home and ask ‘what do you need?’” - Howard Neukrug, former Philly Water Director
“The clean water act has created silos so everyone’s only focused on one problem, the great thing about green infrastructure is that cities can use it to do soapy things” Room2GROW
Howard explains how green infrastructure in Philadelphia is maintained and has created jobs in the city. #Room2GROW
Former Director of Philly Water is with us at the Kingsley Association talking about the multiple problems that are addressed with green infrastructure! #Room2GROW
Ian Lipsky at Lake Carnegie talking about race and water infrastructure in Highland Park. Learn more about water and green equity on Monday night! facebook.com/events/63358249…
With @pittsburghparks and @pgh2o on a hike in Highland Park talking about green infrastructure and drinking water! A great prelude to our Beyond Tunnel Vision speaker series event, Howard Neukrug RSVP here: facebook.com/events/63358249…
Thanks to the residents of Negley Run for leading & the @ALCOSAN board members and staff for participating in the tour of Negley Run watershed! #Room2GROW
This is why we need targeted, large scale green infrastructure that can help mitigate flooding while also cleaning our rivers #makeroom2GROW nitter.gq/billpeduto/status/1014…
As we see record rainfall & seasonal shifts in Pittsburgh, rest of the world is recording record high temperatures. Rainfall in Pittsburgh is already over 10 inches this year from average. Landslides, roads falling apart, flooding. This is Climate Change. washingtonpost.com/amphtml/n…
At the Hill District green infrastructure project ribbon cutting with @pgh2o! To build more projects like this @AlcosanWWTP must make #Room2GROW and remove the cap on project funding!
These neighborhoods want @AlcosanWWTP to pay their fair share and invest more in green infrastructure! #Room2GROW
Jim Casey, organizer from Cincinnati, talking about how they were able to switch out a gray tunnel for green infrastructure that generates multiple community benefits! #Room2GROW
Kicking off the Cincinnati Success Story event at Ascender! ALCOSAN must pay their fair share and make #Room2GROW
In Cincinnati, organizers successfully substituted a gray tunnel for green infrastructure solutions that revitalized their neighborhood! Come enjoy happy hour, hear their story, and help us replicate this in Pittsburgh! May 30th, 5:30 at Ascender! facebook.com/events/21572638…
