Envision-ing a Green 30th

Street Corridor
Re-imagining the Heart of Milwaukee
Jerome Flogel, P.E.
Sr. Project Manager, MMSD

AGENDA
The District.a

Culture of Sustainability
30th Street Industrial Corridor: Stormwater
and a Whole Lot More.
Partnerships Present Opportunities
The Corridor Grey to Green Planning/Design
Processes
What Do We Hope to Accomplish?

What is MMSD?
WI State Chartered Agency
Water Reclamation
Flood Management
1.1 Million Residents
28 Municipalities
411 Square Miles
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MMSD SUSTAINABILITY

MMSD WATERCOURSE

W. Hampton Ave

7,000 acres (11 mi2)

~3,000 acres drain north
to Lincoln Creek
~4,000 acres drain south
to the Menomonee River
Before development, a
complex network of wetlands
and streams existed.
Industrial era engineering
confined and routed
stormwater to channels and
pipes.

W. Townsend St.

N. 68th St.

N. 10th St.

Corridor Water History:

The Watershed Project Area

Capitol Drive

Townsend
Street
27th St.

Located northwest of
Milwaukee downtown.
Corridor stretches for
5-miles along the
railroad.
Major industries along
Canadian Pacific
Railroad.

35th St.

JULY 2010

Photos from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

PROBLEMS/OPPORTUNITIES
July 2010 Storm Event
Reported Problems

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3,000 + properties reported

basement backups.
Approximately 50 locations
experienced flooding.
Private sector damages
alone exceeded $32 million.

PROBLEMS/OPPORTUNITIES

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1,000 plus foreclosure and

tax delinquent properties.
Industrial flight due to
flooding problems.
Highest rates of violent and
property crime.
Approximately 770 acres of
brownfields.
Extremely depressed
property values.

PLANNING PROCESS

Stakeholder and
agency input

Public and
resident input

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ASSEMBLING THE PUZZLE

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PROJECT MISSION

Capitol Drive

27th St.

Townsend
Street
35th St.

Develop a cost-effective, implementable

stormwater management solution to address
the 100-year drainage problems within the
Target Area of the 30th Street Industrial
Corridor, considering redevelopment,
stormwater management requirements, and
green infrastructure initiatives.

Identify and characterize basement backups

and regional stormwater
drainage problems
North Avenue
and solutions in the South Corridor area and
formulate a complementary Green Corridor
strategy to enable smart redevelopment and
an enhanced quality of life for business and
residents in the area.

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30th ST. CORRIDOR PROPOSED SOLUTION

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Capitol Drive

Townsend
Street

North Avenue

27th St.

North and South: 52.2

MG of surface
stormwater storage at 9
locations.
North: 3,700 LF of storm
conveyance box culvert.
(range 4x6 to 5.5x8.5)
South: 2,200 LF of 24
storm sewer.
South: 7,000 LF of 72 to
144 storm sewer.
South: 13,500 LF of
green drainage way.
South: 5,000 street
storm inlet restrictors.

35th St.

NORTH SEGMENT FLOODING PROBLEMS

Limited pipe capacity.

Lincoln Creek

Lack of defined and

continuous overland
flow paths.

Limited capacity of
receiving system.

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27th St.

35th St.

Capitol Driv

30th CORRIDOR PROPOSED SOLUTION - NORTH

DRS Basins

DRS East Basin 8

acre-feet. (2.6 million
gallons)

1,200 LF of 5x 8 box
culvert.

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DRS North Basin 16

acre-feet. (5 million
gallons)

965 LF of 4x 6 box
culvert.

Capitol Drive

Townsend
Street
27th St.

North Avenue

30th CORRIDOR PROPOSED SOLUTION - NORTH

Bee Bus Basin

Storage Volume
75 acre-feet. (25
million gallons)
1,500 LF of 5.5x
8.5 box culvert.

Capitol Drive

Townsend
Street
27th St.

North Avenue

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BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
Lincoln Creek

Trust

Past Experience

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27th St.

35th St.

Capitol Driv

PLANNING: MMSD SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHEET

Lincoln Creek

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27th St.

35th St.

Capitol Driv

PLANNING: MMSD SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHEET

Lincoln Creek

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Capitol Driv

27th St.

35th St.

Identify appropriate sustainability criteria and complete the

Sustainability Worksheet in Appendix F for each of the three
alternatives. Include as attachments to the report. The worksheet
evaluates the sustainability impacts of each alternative using the
following criteria: energy, water, waste, financial, and social. The
following steps shall be followed for completion of the Sustainability
Worksheet.

ENVISION HISTORY AT MMSD

Lyons Park Creek: Flood Management

Preliminary Alternatives

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Do Nothing
Conveyance Only
Upgrade culverts
Increased Storage In ROW
Property Acquisitions

ENVISION HISTORY AT MMSD

Lyons Park Creek: Flood Management

Preliminary Alternatives

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DESIGN: ENVISION
Lincoln Creek

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27th St.

35th St.

Capitol Driv

DESIGN: ENVISION
Lincoln Creek

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27th St.

35th St.

Capitol Driv

DESIGN: ENVISION
Lincoln Creek

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27th St.

35th St.

Capitol Driv

DESIGN: ENVISION
Lincoln Creek

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27th St.

35th St.

Capitol Driv

PROJECT BENEFITS

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PROJECT BENEFITS
Environmental
Water Quality Benefits - Reduced CSO volumes by 20 to 90 million gallons
Flood Damage Reductions - Savings of $130 million over 20 years
Area of Green Space - 65 acres of added green space

Economic
Foreclosed Property Maintenance - $1.5 million in annual savings
Property Values - 2- to 3-fold increases in property values

Social
Recreational Opportunities - Playfields, game courts, and walk /bike path trails
Jobs Creation - 1,300 short term and 70 long term jobs
Connectivity to Neighborhoods - 8.5 miles of porous pavement bike path

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QUESTIONS?

Jerome Flogel, P.E.

Sr. Project Manager
jflogel@mmsd.com

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