Wanted: Green Acres: How Philadelphia’s Greened Acre Retrofit Program Is Catalyzing Low-Cost Green Infrastructure Retrofits on Private Property

January 2015

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Green Stormwater Infrastructure

This briefing paper explores the history of Philadelphia’s Greened Acre Retrofit Program (GARP) and how it encourages green infrastructure projects on private property. It provides a background on green infrastructure incentive programs and how GARP functions. The briefing paper also examines Philadelphia’s history of stormwater management before implementing the program.