It’s porous pavement, which has tiny holes in it, so water runs through it instead of over it. Proponents point out that it’s a more natural and environmentally friendly way to filter ...

In a 1999 fact sheet on storm water technology and porous pavement, the EPA stated that traditional porous pavements had a failure rate as high as 75% because of "poor design, inadequate construction ...

Holes in porous pavement can get clogged with debris. Worcester uses porous pavement on some parking lots at parks. Porous pavement is 10% to 20% more expensive than traditional asphalt.

When cities are covered in pavement, they more easily flood because stormwater can't get into the ground. This alternative has tiny little holes to let rainwater through, while keeping pollution out.

Brooklyn’s new porous pavement “will also save time and money,” said Department of Design and Construction Commissioner Thomas Foley, “since porous pavement installations can prevent flooding without ...

SEVEN MILES OF POROUS PAVEMENT are being installed along area roadways to help better manage ... Commissioner Rohit T. Aggarwala and Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner ...

Long-lasting pervious concrete pavement systems start at the design phase of the project. Early pervious pavements often had a very unrealistic pervious-to-impervious ratio, with small areas of ...

The lasagna design helps direct the rain into the ground, keeping it out of the sewer system. ... New York City plans to have installed 100 miles of porous pavement by 2031, ...

Nicholas Erickson, Fitchburg's commissioner of public works, stands on a strip of permeable asphalt walkway installed between sections of traditional concrete in the city’s Gateway Park May 15 ...