Cities increasingly turn to porous pavement to ameliorate flooding

Cities are increasingly turning to porous pavement to help mitigate flooding, according to a December 2024 article in ASCE's Civil Engineering Source magazine. UCPRC's Somayeh Nassiri offers insight into how these permeable systems perform in practice, emphasizing the importance of understanding infiltration capacity, life-cycle costs, and integration with existing infrastructure so that their use moves from pilot projects to widespread urban application across diverse conditions. "Replacing impervious pavement with something porous is one way a city can move and store water from city streets," said Nassiri.  Read the full story here.