Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nicholas Erickson, Fitchburg's commissioner of public works, stands on a strip of permeable asphalt walkway installed between ...

Porous asphalt pavements are designed for dual duty. They provide pavements for parking and roads, and serve as stormwater storage and infiltration systems. "We started getting calls about porous ...

The city is testing out a new form of green infrastructure to help prevent flooding in Brooklyn: porous pavement. Seven miles of porous pavement will be installed along a network of streets in Sunset ...

New York City is installing its first large-scale porous pavement installation along seven miles of roadway in Brooklyn. The project will keep 35 million gallons of stormwater out of the combined ...

Holes in porous pavement can get clogged with debris. Worcester uses porous pavement on some parking lots at parks. Porous pavement is 10% to 20% more expensive than traditional asphalt. (Correction: ...