Greener Grangetown is a sustainable drainage system (SuDS) project that has also been designed to transform the quality of the public realm and improve cycling and pedestrian infrastructure.

Greener Grangetown in Cardiff is a very interesting example of the successful retro installation of SUDS features into an existing urban streetscape. The work was commissioned by City of Cardiff Council, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water and Natural Resources Wales and led by Arup.

The concept for Greener Grangetown developed from the original aim of removing surface water that entered Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water’s combined sewer network. This would reduce operational costs for the company and provide resilience against the impacts of climate change and urbanisation by providing extra capacity in the combined sewer system.

2021年11月1日 · Greener Grangetown is a sustainable drainage system (SuDS) project designed to better manage rainwater and make this diverse neighbourhood in the city of Cardiff a cleaner, greener place to...

The City of Cardiff Council, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water and Natural Resources Wales are investing £2 million in Greener Grangetown, an innovative scheme to better manage rainwater in the community. Using the latest techniques, this scheme will catch, clean and divert rainwater directly into the River Taff instead of pumping it over 6 miles through ...

Grangetown is the site for a flagship environmental programme to tackle flood risk and water waste (ref 5). This scheme catches, cleans and diverts rainwater directly into the River Taff instead of pumping it over 8 kilometres to the sea.

The concept for Greener Grangetown developed from the original aim of removing surface water that entered Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water’s combined sewer network. This would reduce operational costs for the company and provide resilience against the impacts of climate change and urbanisation by providing extra capacity in the combined sewer system.

2019年11月15日 · Retrofitting a sustainable urban drainage system, transforming the public realm with trees and planting and creating Wales’ first cycling street along National Cycle Network Route 8. What problem did it address? The site comprises 13 streets on the bank of the river Taff, close to the centre of Cardiff. The drainage network was unsustainable.

Greener Grangetown is an innovative scheme allowing better management of rainwater in the Grangetown area near Cardiff City Centre. As our natural resources are coming under increasing pressure from climate change, a growing population and the need for energy production, the innovative Greener Grangetown scheme demonstrates a different

Greener Grangetown ist ein Projekt zur nachhaltigen Stadtentwässerung (SUD), das die Qualität des öffentlichen Raums verändern und die Infrastruktur für Radfahrer und Fußgänger in einer Innenstadtgemeinde verbessern soll.