Update, reading the landscape plans, there are trees.
23 shade trees in total, including Red Oak, Autumn Blaze Maple and Red Maple.
I'm mostly happy w/that, except, that the detailed plan shows all the trees either in the norther portion of the site or a small number in the westernmost part of the large lot closer to Sheppard.
To minimize daytime heating in the summer, you must reduce (mitigate) southern/overhead sunlight in that southerly lot. A row of trees at the southern limit and 4 strategically placed trees within the south portion of the lot would be a reasonable effort.
But one would also prefer a parking surface that isn't black.
Bonus points however for an almost 100% native tree/shrub list. (also planned are white and red cedar, maple-leaved viburnum and fragrant sumac. )
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Also read the storm water management plan.....its not terrible......it could be more ambitious.
There are cisterns to collect water and water storage on the canopies themselves. The canopy water will be used to flush toilets at the station (grey water recycling).
Also there are swales for portions of the parking lot and these will have retention/infiltration capabilities.
However, there is no permeable paving in the plan, and the plan does not really address runoff from adjacent areas that come onto site.
They appear to have opted for the minimums in the Wet Weather Flow guidelines rather than an ideal.
The site will be able to manage flows for typical small 2-year storm events. But it would appear that larger storms would generate overland sheeting and substantial storm water.
A bit more ambition would be nice.
The site would not (it appears) be able to handle the type of storm we just received in an ideal manner.
In a world where such events will become more common, I think the bar should be higher.
