The O Street project was completed as a redevelopment project with the reconstruction of Dunbar High School, America’s first public high school for black students. The roadway contains a series of 33 bioretention cells lining both sides of the street that treat stormwater flowing towards two catch basins at the end of the block. The bioretention tree boxes each include at least one river birch which when mature will create an arching canopy over the sidewalk and street helping cool a highly urbanized neighborhood.
To read a complete project narrative and view more photos, please visit the project folder in our Google Drive.
