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Wayfinding > Best Practices > 02 b
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b.
Ensure that the placement height, distance, orientation, approach and print-size of wayfinding materials are accessible for intended users.
Wayfinding > Best Practices > 02 a
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Select materials and surfaces to create durable, low-glare, high-contrast and vandal-proof wayfinding elements.
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Green Infrastructure > Best Practices > 02 g
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g.
Use watershed approach to determine the best locations within a drainage area to place green infrastructure.
Green Infrastructure > Best Practices > 02 f
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f.
Identify and protect critical ecological hubs and linkages in advance of development.
Green Infrastructure > Best Practices > 02 e
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e.
Implement the plan block-by-block to allow as much of the street as possible to remain open to reduce traffic impacts during construction.
Green Infrastructure > Best Practices > 02 d
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d.
Incorporate natural methods of handling storm water to reduce the need for constructing large control devices.
Green Infrastructure > Best Practices > 02 c
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c.
Preserve open spaces in designs to provide areas where water can infiltrate or evaporate.
Green Infrastructure > Best Practices > 02 b
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b.
Make roads and sidewalks narrower and parking lots smaller to reduce total runoff.
Green Infrastructure > Best Practices > 02 a
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a.
Maximize tree cover to reduce heat gain and storm water runoff.
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