Archive for March, 2008

Sightline Posts - Climate Emissions by Travel Type

March 31st, 2008

Sightline Institute has done an interesting study on Pounds of CO2 per passenger mile. The graphs chart transportation types including airline, car, rail, bike and more. The solo SUV driver is reported to emit 1.6 pounds, while a solo Prius driver emits under .6 pounds. You can read the methodology here.

Sightline Institute Graphic for CO2 by Mode

TBP Wins WASLA Merit Award

March 28th, 2008

WASLA Merit Award - Water Management Strategies

The 2008 WASLA Awards off-site link were held last night at the Burke Museum in Seattle, WA. The Berger Partnership was awarded a WASLA Merit Award for our submission, Water Management Strategies: A Case Study Exploration of Local Projects, in the Research & Communications category. Congratulations to Matt, Rachael & Jonathan on a valuable & well-done piece of research!

Feel free to email us or call 206.325.6877 for a copy of the research or more information.

Stormwater Management on Chicago Public Radio

March 27th, 2008

Marcus de la fleur - Rain barells at home

Marcus De La Fleur, ASLA, was interviewed this week on Chicago Public Radio’s program “Worldview” about how he convinced his landlord, Ben Rush, to improve his rental home’s stormwater management. The property produced 970 gallons of runoff before tearing up the grass and pavement, replacing them with rain gardens, gravel grass, porous pavement and rooftop gardens; the property now gets only “2 bathtubs of runoff instead of 18.”

See the interview here and look at pictures here. Read our 2007 Summer Internship Water Management Strategy Report