Main Street Disaster and Resilience Toolkit
This publication is designed to help Main Streets and commercial district organizations better prepare for and respond to more frequent and severe disasters.
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Climate change is increasing the incidence and severity of storms, putting serious strains of water management systems and threatening the built features of many Main Streets. Effective stormwater management, an element of many streetscaping plans, can prevent flooding, reduce the pollution of your drinking water, and offer your district many other community benefits.
Published in Main Street Now Journal. Written by Liz Garland Deardorff.
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