While many parks are designed to be resilient infrastructure, it is not often that they are evaluated 20 years after completion to determine the effectiveness of the design. Miller Showers Park in Bloomington, Indiana was designed to convey, store and cleanse water from a 180-acre watershed (roughly half of downtown Bloomington’s stormwater runs through the park). Completed in 2004, this 8.5 acre innovative urban park designed to serve as resilient infrastructure is now 20 years old.
This peer conversation will share an assessment of whether the park has achieved what it set out to do and discuss lessons learned focusing on stormwater management, water quality, economic development, community impact, and overall improvements.
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