Turning Gray Space into Green Space: Integrating Stormwater with Urban Design -
by Kevin Perry (ASLA, Nevue Ngan Associates, Portland, Oregon)

ABSTRACT
Green streets and rain gardens used for stormwater management are quickly becoming popular throughout the United States and international community.
Join a national leader in sustainable stormwater design for a discussion on how Portland is retrofitting the urban environment by transforming “gray space” into “green space” with innovative and sustainable techniques for
managing urban stormwater runoff. Many of Portland’s most prominent green street and urban rain garden projects will be highlighted within the presentation including the: SW 12th Avenue Green Street, NE Siskiyou Green Street, Glencoe Elementary School Rain Garden, Mt. Tabor Middle School Rain Garden, and other projects that exemplify sustainable stormwater design. This presentation will demonstrate how streets and urban spaces can be successfully redesigned to integrate sustainable stormwater management within the urban fabric.

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Kevin is a nationally recognized leader in successfully integrating stormwater management with high-quality urban design. Mr. Perry has designed and managed nearly a dozen of Portland's most prominent green street and rain garden demonstration projects. His work experience has helped city policy makers develop a "toolbox" of strategies for retro-fitting the urban environment with green design solutions. Mr. Perry's ability to meld the concepts of art, education, and ecological function in stormwater design has earned him several design awards including the 2006 National ASLA Award of Honor for his design of the SW 12th Avenue Green Street and the 2006 Oregon ASLA Visionary Honor Award for the NE Siskiyou Green Street. His work has also been featured in Landscape Architecture Magazine, Stormwater Magazine, and Urban Land Magazine. Kevin Robert Perry is a stormwater design specialist with the Portland-based urban design/landscape architecture firm Nevue Ngan Associates.

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