Mecklenburg County Invests in Green Infrastructure

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  • Urban Greening in North Carolina: Case Studies from New Bern, Mecklenburg County, and Raleigh: Mecklenburg County Invests in Green Infrastructure
Creator
  • Gordon, Jimmy
    • Other Affiliation: Engineer, Mecklenburg County, NC
  • Wilhelm, Will
    • Other Affiliation: Project Manager, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., Charlotte, NC
Abstract
  • The Torrence Creek Stream Restoration project in Huntersville, North Carolina, is an example of how Mecklenburg County’s investment in improving its green infrastructure continues to yield environmental, community, and financial returns. This ecological restoration will improve riparian systems that have been damaged by decades of rapid growth. Upon its completion, the planned stream, wetland, and floodplain restoration project will restore more than 7,500 linear feet of the main stem of Torrence Creek starting at McCoy Road, and 9,000 linear feet of Torrence Creek Tributary #2, from Interstate-77 to Bradford Hill Lane (at the confluence with the Torrence Creek main stem). The planning, permitting, and design stages are complete. Construction began in February 2010 and will take approximately one year.
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  • Article
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  • In Copyright
Journal title
  • Carolina Planning Journal
Journal volume
  • 35
Page start
  • 36
Page end
  • 38
Language
  • English
Digital collection
  • Carolina Planning Journal

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