Green infrastructure

If you're interested in learning more about green infrastructure, check out this green infrastructure handbook

Visiting Downtown Bridgeport?

Check out the rain garden in front of the Fairfield County Courthouse, you can spot it with its colorful border from the DSSD Color It in Initiative

Green infrastructure is infrastructure that mimics the natural water cycle, protecting and in many cases, restoring the natural functioning of an ecosystem. Green infrastructure includes wetland restoration, bioswales, blue and green roofs, and rain gardens.

 

 

 

Garden cut out next to street with small plants growing, black fencing along the garden back, and a colorful tile border around the portion along the sidewalk

Check out the green infrastructure in front of M&T Bank, helping keep water out of the drains and keep the trees growing tall!

Front of M & T Bank building, red colored pavers, with one smaller square tree pit, and one larger rectangle tree pit with 4 trees, that are flush with the pavers allowing the water to flow into the pits
Very large flowering garden, depressed into the surrounding environment. Red brick pavers and a white building go around this garden. There are trees and flowering plants