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We help communities and organizations bring, ecosystem services to excellent urban design, (374), Code and Policy Development, Planning and Urban Design (3), Public Involvement (2), Financing (3), LEED-ND (1), Sustainable Sites, Biomimicry

Mary Vogel is Principal of PlanGreen, a Portland planning firm bringing ecosystem services and other sustainable urbanism concepts into urban design and planning. Vogel’s recent work includes: ∑ Planning, design and implementation strategies towards a transit and pedestrian-oriented development approach in Clark County’s Hwy 99 Sub-Area Plan ∑ Design charrettes and plans for redevelopment of hurricane-damaged neighborhoods of New Orleans, LA ∑ Development of an urban design framework plan for the Anacostia Waterfront neighborhoods in Washington, DC ∑ Design and implementation of seven rain gardens in Anacostia Waterfront Initiative neighborhoods in conjunction with schools, non-profits and public agencies—including a US Senate rain garden with the Architect of the Capitol ∑ Helping Montgomery County, MD to craft the first code in the nation to combine a “Complete and Green Streets” approach to future roads and major reconstruction—both calming traffic and filtering stormwater ∑ Helping Prince George’s County, MD further refine and implement its pioneering Low Impact Development (sustainable stormwater) concept through projects with schools, churches, community streets and highways. Recently Vogel has worked to incorporate sustainable stormwater technologies into publications that will shape our land use future as a nation: ∑ the Institute for Transportation Engineers Context Sensitive Solutions for Major Urban Thoroughfares (CSS manual) ∑ the Charlotte office of Duany Plater-Zyberk draft Light Imprint New Urbanism Handbook ∑ the American Society of Landscape Architects (et al) draft Sustainable Sites Standards and Guidelines ∑ the LEED ND draft rating system of the US Green Building Council, the Congress for New Urbanism and the Natural Resources Defense Council. ∑ the Miami office of Duany Plater-Zyberk Smart Code Manual. Vogel has also written articles for the Urban Land Institute that help to shape the concept of sustainable stormwater management in the urban landscape. She has recently completed training in Portland’s 2008 Stormwater Management Manual as well as its Ecoroofs training. She is also well versed in the Smart Grid. For further information see: http://www.plangreen.net