G R E E N M E D I A N D E S I G N

C-1 COMMUTER PARKING LOT

PROBLEM STATEMENT

• This site suffers primarily from extreme erosion of the substrate under and around the bus stop platform and sparse native vegetation in the median. Poor storm water management and use of the bus stop and median by students perpetuate these problems.

MAIN POINTS

• Inspiration: Downtown Aiken Greenways • Similarities• Differences

• Main targets: erosion and soil exposure/stability

• Main components of my proposal:• Redesign the existing bus stop• Recontour the terrain• Create a bioswale• Use native vegetation

BIOSWALE DIAGRAM

Source: ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/MT/www/technical/water/Bioswale.pdf

METHODS AND MATERIALSItem Name Estimated Cost Source

Pervious Pavement $9.50 per square foot (includes excavation, installation, materials, and labor)

http://www.rwmwd.org/

Bus Stop Bench $600.00 for one six foot bench www.teakwickerandmore.com

Retaining Wall $15-30 per square foot for materials and labor of an interlocking block wall

www.costhelper.com

Stairs $500.00 www.answers.yahoo.com

Earth Moving $10,000.00 My best judgment

Nursery plants $40.00 per shrub, $30 per grass Trees.naturehills.com

Cuts in Curb $500.00 www.answers.yahoo.com

Permits and Legal Fees $50,000.00 My best judgment

Maintenance/Monitoring Performed by Clemson students and university facilities staff

Students volunteer (maybe a project that could be taken on by and SEA focus group, a CI group, or landscape architecture students)Staff $8.00 per hour

BENEFITS TO CAMPUS

• With the continued budget cuts facing the university, projects with long lasting benefits should be adopted.

• By implementing such a public and visible project, Clemson can show its university community that it is serious about making big changes to the way projects are prioritized and initiated at Clemson.

• If implemented, this project could certainly serve as a pilot study for other similar projects on campus.