Name
A Proactive Approach to North Central Texas Growth and Development: Integrating Transportation and Stormwater Infrastructure (TSI)
Date & Time
Thursday, August 31, 2023, 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Jai-W Hayes-Jackson Matthew Lepinski
Description
A proactive stormwater planning effort seeks to address increasingly flooded roadways, neighborhoods and critical infrastructure as rapid development and intense rain events collide in North Central Texas. The study integrates stormwater, transportation, and environmental planning in an effort to reduce risk in a region growing by 150,000 people per year. The multi-year Transportation and Stormwater Infrastructure study is funded with more than $10 million from state and federal agencies. Study partners include the North Central Texas Council of Governments, US Army Corps of Engineers, Tarrant Regional Water District, academia and impacted communities. Study goals include: 1. Plan proactively to reimagine integrated flood mitigation resources and reduce risk to current and future infrastructure. 2. Reduce flooding within and downstream of rapid development areas and increase resiliency to flooding disasters. 3. Generate innovative tools and resources empowering communities to adopt higher standards and more readily assess potential costs and benefits. 4.Promote local-scale innovation through enhanced technical models, drainage/flood control optimization, implementation strategies and emergency management capabilities. 5. Provide a community roadmap as a transferrable menu of planning-level options for transportation design, stormwater detention and environmental features. The study team is engaging communities with meetings across the study area, a technical advisory group, training workshops, and a mobile app where communities can upload data. Funding partners include the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Texas Water Development Board, Texas Department of Transportation / Federal Highway Administration, and Texas General Land Office. A proactive stormwater planning effort seeks to address increasingly flooded roadways, neighborhoods and critical infrastructure as rapid development and intense rain events collide in North Central Texas. The study integrates stormwater, transportation, and environmental planning in an effort to reduce risk in a region growing by 150,000 people per year. The multi-year Transportation and Stormwater Infrastructure study is funded with more than $10 million from state and federal agencies. Study partners include the North Central Texas Council of Governments, US Army Corps of Engineers, Tarrant Regional Water District, academia and impacted communities. Study goals include: 1. Plan proactively to reimagine integrated flood mitigation resources and reduce risk to current and future infrastructure. 2. Reduce flooding within and downstream of rapid development areas and increase resiliency to flooding disasters. 3. Generate innovative tools and resources empowering communities to adopt higher standards and more readily assess potential costs and benefits. 4.Promote local-scale innovation through enhanced technical models, drainage/flood control optimization, implementation strategies and emergency management capabilities. 5. Provide a community roadmap as a transferrable menu of planning-level options for transportation design, stormwater detention and environmental features. The study team is engaging communities with meetings across the study area, a technical advisory group, training workshops, and a mobile app where communities can upload data. Funding partners include the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Texas Water Development Board, Texas Department of Transportation / Federal Highway Administration, and Texas General Land Office.
Location Name
Room D3
Full Address
Sheraton Dallas
400 Olive Street
Dallas, TX 75201
United States