Welcome to the Green Infrastructure Leadership Exchange
The Green Infrastructure Leadership Exchange is a practitioner network that supports communities seeking to adopt and grow green stormwater infrastructure programs by accelerating peer learning, innovation and implementation.
Welcome to the Green Infrastructure Leadership Exchange
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
San Francisco Public Utility Commission, Together with
San Francisco Unified School District, Unveils New Green Stormwater Infrastructure Projects at Two Public Schools
On November 5th, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and the San Francisco Unified School District marked the completion of two new green infrastructure projects at two public schools. The projects involved introducing bioretention planters and landscape redesigns, as well as additional greenspace to expand play areas for students. The two projects
were among the first funded by the SFPUC’s Green Infrastructure Grant Program activated last year to finance
both public and private projects that improve the management of stormwater runoff.
Learn more here.
GI Exchange Member Kansas City Water Recently Marked
Completion & Official Opening of
New West Bottom Green Infrastructure Project
On November 6th, Kansas City Water (KC Water) celebrated the completion of the Central Industrial District (CID)/West Bottoms Green Infrastructure project, as well as the ten year anniversary of its Smart Sewer Program, launched to reduce combined sewer overflows locally. Among the upgrades under the new project are a new drainage system to better control stormwater after heavy rainstorms, as well as a boardwalk with native plants and trees and a permeable paved multi-event space.
Learn more here.
WHAT’S NEW
THE CASE FOR GSI: How Exchange Priorities Align with New Infrastructure Plan
PLAN EMPHASIZES CLIMATE RESILIENCE, WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, EQUITY AND JOB DEVELOPMENT The Biden Administration just unveiled its $2 trillion infrastructure plan which heavily underscores adapting our infrastructure to the ever-growing climate crisis. Among other...
New Infrastructure Plan Emphasizes Climate Resilience, Water Infrastructure, Equity, and Jobs
Two weeks ago, the new Administration unveiled its $2 trillion infrastructure plan to address major shortcomings in the nation’s infrastructure, which currently ranks 13th in the world. The plan heavily underscores innovation to mitigate and adapt to progressive...
Did You Miss It? Watch Recording from Webinar on Innovative Financing for One Water Held in February
The third and final installment in the US Water Alliance’s “Implementing One Water” series, held on February 24th, featured discussion around innovative funding approaches that create new opportunities to fund projects aimed at accelerating the adoption of One Water...
OUR PROGRAMS
MEMBERSHIP
Member Benefits
Your organization will connect with a network of peers who are leaders in GSI implementation and innovation across the US and Canada and have opportunities to collaborate with other member cities to solve GSI issues.
Being a Member
Our members are cities, counties, and utilities who have committed to green stormwater infrastructure as a strategy for community resilience and to sharing their knowledge with their peers.
Application Form
If your organization is not a member of the GI Exchange and you would like to join, please start by completing this Application Form.
