BMP’s Building Community Bonds on the KK River
Iris Gonzalez- SSCHC
Mary Beth Driscoll- Groundwork Milwaukee
Maritza Martín- KK Neighborhood Resident
Nadia Bogue- SSCHC
MMSD Kinnickinnic River Flood Management Project
Transformation Underway (6th Street and Rosedale Avenue)
KK Corridor Neighborhood Plan
Safety Health Recreation
Recommends additional improvements that will impact the health and quality of life for residents in the planning area
including access to green space, access to resources, economic investments, and community development opportunities.
Kinnickinnic River Implementation Coalition (KRIC)
Develop and implement projects and strategies to effectively and efficiently achieve the objectives addressed in the Kinnickinnic River Corridor Neighborhood Plan.
KRIC Boletín de Noticias Coalición de Implementación del Río Kinnickinnic
La Rehabilitación del Río Kinnickinnic y la Visión del Plan del Vecindario
Bloom and Groom Plant Sale
Thanks to our partners at NIDC and Lowe’s, KRIC is able to sell beautiful plants to residents for only $2 or $3 each! We also have hanging baskets again this year for $5 each!
Stop by and get your yard ready for summer!
When: Saturday, May 31st from 11:00am-1:00pm (or until sold out) Where: KRIC Pocket Park between 14th and 15th Streets on Harrison Avenue *Limit 2 hanging baskets per family *Limit 10 plants per family (including hanging baskets)
Venta de Plantas Bloom y Groom
¡Gracias a nuestros socios de NIDC y Lowe’s, KRIC puede vender plantas bellas a residentes por sólo $2 o $3 por planta! ¡También tenemos cestas colgantes de flores este año por $5 cada uno!
¡Venga y prepare su yarda para el verano! Cuándo: sábado el 31 mayo de 11:00am a 1:00pm (mientras queden plantas) Dónde: El Parque Pequeño KRIC entre las calles 14 y 15 en la Avenida Harrison *Límite de 2 cestas colgantes de flores por familia *Límite de 10 plantas por familia (incluyendo las cestas colgantes de flores)
KRIC is made up of the following organizations / KRIC está formada por las siguientes organizaciones: Groundwork Milwaukee, Southside Organizing Committee, Milwaukee Christian Center, and Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers (SSCHC) o las Clínicas de Salud de la Calle Dieciséis (SSCHC)
Kinnickinnic River Corridor Planning Area Lincoln Ave
Oklahoma Ave
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6,778 Total Square Feet of Rain Gardens and 50 Rain Barrels installed •33,000 gallons of stormwater captured •173 pounds TSS removed per year *MMSD H20 Calculator
Residential Stormwater BMP Project Impact
50 property owners participated from Lyons
Park and KK Mainstem neighborhoods
Recruitment & Outreach • Mailers and door-to-door
canvassing
• Held block party after first installation & early spring meetings to resolve concerns
• One interested neighbor helped with recruitment
• Used signage to reinforce message
Building Confidence
• Each resident chose what plants were included in their garden.
• Weeding workshop on each block plus One on one sessions - ensuring resident had confidence in themselves to maintain garden and rain barrels.
• Reinforcing – this is THEIR garden, and their RIVER.
Best Management Practices included rain barrels, rain gardens, swale gardens, and dry wells
Neighborhood kids on S. 15th St. help the
Green Team plant a rain garden
Seventeen Green Team members learned about building rain gardens and other green infrastructure over 3 summers
Green Team & Green Infrastructure
• Green Team was proudest of their hardest project - Installing dry wells
Rain Barrel Give Aways
Leadership Academy Session I Introduction to Neighborhood
Leadership Academy: Self-interest, Power and Neighborhoods
Session II Crime and Safety Session III Field Trip: Community Group in Action Session IV Housing Issues Session V Survey of Relevant Government
Authorities, Their Services and Processes
Session VI Revisiting the Kinnickinnic River
Neighborhood Plan
KK River Neighbors In Action
KK River Neighbors In Action
Pulaski Park TIN
Stormwater Management: Pulaski Park
SUBAREA 10: RESIDENTIAL ALONG WINDLAKE AVE Quick Facts
• 2.84 acres in size
• Streets consume the highest acreage (1.06) in this subarea compared to other land uses
• Combined sewer area
Intervention Summary
Green Infrastructure Design Charrette
Engaging the Community
• Green Infrastructure Focus Group
• Future of the KK Tour
Developing and Implementing a Neighborhood Vision
• Consensus visioning through community engagement
• Development of Program Plan
• Facilities and infrastructure renewal
• Early out projects, activities and events
• Project partners, community vision, leveraging projects
TRANSFORMATION
Q&A about the KK
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