Innovative New ‘Sponge’ Park Helped Save Historic Atlanta Neighborhood from Flooding $40 million may seem like a lot of money to the average person, but it’s just a fraction of what municipalities were spending to cleanup and shore-up their cities and towns following Hurricane Helene. For Vine City, Atlanta, $40 million was the cost of a solution to flooding problems that long predate Helene. It bought […] The post Innovative New ‘Sponge’ Park Helped Save Historic Atlanta Neighborhood from Flooding appeared first on Good News Network.

Innovative New ‘Sponge’ Park Helped Save Historic Atlanta Neighborhood from Flooding: $40 million may seem like a lot of money to the average person, but it’s just a fraction of what municipalities were spending… @goodnewsnetwork.org #Innovation #FloodResilience #SpongePark #Atlanta #CommunityFirst

Threatening clouds over the sponge park.. would be nice to see how it works. #photography #montreal #spongepark

A short video of the new sponge park Parc Pierre-Bédard. It’s designed to capture overflow rainwater and prevent flooding. #videography #montreal #spongepark

The new Sponge Park, Parc pierre-Bédard is now opened! Loots great. #photography #Montreal #spongepark #parcpierrebedard

Another perspective on park Pierre-Bédard. Some cement benches in amongst the lounge chairs. Lots of quiet corners. #photography #montreal #spongepark

When this park opens that’s my lounge chair. 😆 #photography #montreal #spongepark

Still waiting for this sponge park to open.. I don’t know what’s left to do, it could pretty much be opened now. #photography #montreal #park #spongepark

Waiting for this park to open.. it’s looking good. #phirography #montreal #parcpierrebedard #spongepark

The new sponge park in the east end is coming along nicely. It should be opened in August. Lounge chairs are sitting and waiting. #montreal #photography #spongepark #park

Not just grass—this park is being built to soak it all in 🌧️🌱looks like it’s almost done. #SpongePark #UrbanGreening #GreenInfrastructure #SustainableDesign #CityPlanning #NatureInTheCity #EcoFriendly #ParkInProgress #EnvironmentalDesign #Photography #Montreal

A quick video of the sponge park they are building in a local park. #video #montreal #spongepark

#Chennai’s first #wetland #spongepark comes up in #Porur.
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