UWMlot18bioret2011_LookNorth
In 2009, a series of stormwater management features such as bioretention / bioinfiltration areas were constructed in Parking Lot 18 on the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (UWM) campus. Also known as the “Spiral Garden” project. This project was spearheaded by Associate Professor Jim Wasley of the UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning, as one of the first steps in a long term plan to drastically reduce stormwater discharge from the UWM campus. Final design plans were by Arnold & O’Sheridan and are publically available through the State of Wisconsin Division of State Facilities. I’ve uploaded a couple of the most relevant site plans. The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) provided partial project funding. There is much more information online about this project, on the uwm.edu site and elsewhere, if you search for it.
Some of the current (as of October 2012) bing.com “birds eye aerial views” of this location show the project area just after construction. You can see that the grading and hardscape features have just been constructed, but the bioretention areas are bare of plants. The bing photos are probably from late 2009. Notice how lush the vegetation has become in my photos from 2011. Interestingly, some of the Bing birds eye views appear to show the project location before construction, when it was just an open grassed area (depending upon your zoom level and direction of viewing in Bing). This project is located southwest of the intersection of Downer Ave. and Newport Ave. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. The Klotsche Center and Sabin Hall are immediately north of the site and Holton Hall is to the south.
UWMlot18bioret2011_LookNorth
In 2009, a series of stormwater management features such as bioretention / bioinfiltration areas were constructed in Parking Lot 18 on the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (UWM) campus. Also known as the “Spiral Garden” project. This project was spearheaded by Associate Professor Jim Wasley of the UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning, as one of the first steps in a long term plan to drastically reduce stormwater discharge from the UWM campus. Final design plans were by Arnold & O’Sheridan and are publically available through the State of Wisconsin Division of State Facilities. I’ve uploaded a couple of the most relevant site plans. The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) provided partial project funding. There is much more information online about this project, on the uwm.edu site and elsewhere, if you search for it.
Some of the current (as of October 2012) bing.com “birds eye aerial views” of this location show the project area just after construction. You can see that the grading and hardscape features have just been constructed, but the bioretention areas are bare of plants. The bing photos are probably from late 2009. Notice how lush the vegetation has become in my photos from 2011. Interestingly, some of the Bing birds eye views appear to show the project location before construction, when it was just an open grassed area (depending upon your zoom level and direction of viewing in Bing). This project is located southwest of the intersection of Downer Ave. and Newport Ave. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. The Klotsche Center and Sabin Hall are immediately north of the site and Holton Hall is to the south.