Luke Bailey, Rebecca Carroll, Paul Cheng, Vinod Kadu,

Allison McSherry, Toni Pestillo, Michael Rizzitiello

About the project

Purpose
Why its important

Goals
Stormwater

Goals
Potable water

Goals
Energy

Goals
Transportation

Goals
Social systems and demographics

Goals
Buildings

Results from
charrette

About the portal

http://www.leam.illinois.edu/1streetcorridor/

Overall
site design

North district
Retrofit Existing

Neighborhoods.
New Construction (Infill
Development)
Green Infrastructure

North District
Rain Barrels

Bioswales

Green Roofs (Police

Storm water Planters

Dept)
Rain Gardens

Promote micro-level

sustainable practices
(low flow fixtures,
occupancy sensors, etc)

North District: New Construction

Single-Family Residential
- Promote Infill Single-Family Residential
Housing in the neighborhood located
northeast of First and University. New
Construction based on sustainable urbanism
concepts.

Commercial
- Commercial uses will be along University
Avenue corridor. Additional light commercial
opportunities will be highlighted along North
First Street. (i.e. Storage Units, etc.)

Cul-de-Sacs

North District-Green Infrastructure

Green Alleyways
Permeable Pavements

for Parking
Energy Efficient Lighting
Boneyard Creek
Greenway Extension
Railroad ROW Greenway

Middle district

South district
Existing
Neighborhoods
New
Construction
Green
Infrastructure

FIRST STREET

Retrofitting

GREEN STREET

South district:
Retrofitting Existing Neighborhoods
Rain Barrels

Low flow fixtures

Green Roofs

Energy star appliances

Rain gardens

Occupancy sensors

South district:
New Construction
Mixed Use Retail
New mixed use construction will be located along Green Street and First

Street, to connect the campus town and downtown Champaign retail

districts.

Residential
The new residential neighborhood will be located south of Green Street.

This will occupy the former concrete plant site. The neighbor design will be
based around ideas of community and sustainable urbanism.

South district:
Green Infrastructure
Green Alleyways
Permeable Pavement for Parking
Efficient Lighting

South district:
Green Infrastructure - Alleyways
Technique 1:

Alley Drainage
All alleys will be

properly graded and

pitched to allow water to
run to the center of the
alley and then flow to
the street.
This prevents the need
for additional sewer
infrastructure and
prevents adjacent
properties from
flooding.

South district:
Green Infrastructure - Alleyways
Technique 2:

Permeable Pavement
Reduces the rate and quantity

of stormwater runoff
Reduces stress on the sewer
system
Recharges ground water
Filters silt, pollutants and
debris

Impermeable Pavement

Permeable Pavement

South district:
Green Infrastructure - Alleyways
Technique 3: High

Albedo Pavement
A pavement material that is light in

color and reflects sunlight away

from the surface.

Less heat is radiated by the

pavement.
Reduces the urban heat island effect.
This reduces cooling costs, helps the
survival of urban vegetation, and
improves air quality.

High Albedo Pavement

Conventional Pavement

South district:
Green Infrastructure - Alleyways
Technique 4: Recycled

Construction Materials

Recycled concrete aggregate can be

used in the concrete mix and as a
base beneath surface paving.
Slag, a by-product of steel
production, can be used as a
component of the concrete mix,
reducing industrial waste.
Ground tire rubber can be used in
porous asphalt and reclaimed asphalt
pavement in nonporous asphalt.
Benefits:

Reduces waste hauled to landfills

Reduces the need to extract natural

resources
Develops new technologies and saves
money

Pavement produced
using slag, recycled
concrete and/or ground
tire rubber

Sub-base containing
recycled concrete

South district:
Green Infrastructure - Alleyways
Technique 5: Dark Sky

Compliant Light Fixtures

Light fixtures are specially designed to
direct light downward, focusing light where
its needed.
These fixtures can also incorporate the
latest technologies in energy efficiency
while maintaining adequate light levels.

Conventional Lighting

Dark Sky Compliant Fixture

South district:
Green Infrastructure Alleyway Example

South district:
Green Infrastructure Existing Example

Healey Basin

Proforma
General info (mix of uses, etc.)
Phases
Green TIF district

A Day in the Life

Questions?