Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nicholas Erickson, Fitchburg's commissioner of public works, stands on a strip of permeable asphalt walkway installed between ...

Hannah Kliger joined the CBS News New York team as a reporter in May 2022, focusing her coverage in Brooklyn. A native New Yorker, Hannah has received several awards for her investigative journalism ...

Typically used for off-road pavements that handle a low volume of traffic flow - parking lots, industrial parks, and driveways - porous asphalt pavement has been around for more than 30 years. But ...

Porous asphalt pavements are designed for dual duty. They provide pavements for parking and roads, and serve as stormwater storage and infiltration systems. "We started getting calls about porous ...

The city is testing out a new form of green infrastructure to help prevent flooding in Brooklyn: porous pavement. Seven miles of porous pavement will be installed along a network of streets in Sunset ...

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.

BOROUGH PARK TO KENSINGTON — SEVEN MILES OF POROUS PAVEMENT are being installed along area roadways to help better manage stormwater and reduce flooding and sewer overflows, NYC Department of ...

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. (Correction: ...