Driving around JBM-HH, you may have noticed gardens planted in depressions and medians. These are examples of bioretention areas, where stormwater runoff flows and slowly settles into the ground ...

In terms of what was done to mitigate those factors, the construction project put 10 linear bioretention cells/bioswales into a 13,000-square-foot along Bankers Industrial Drive.

The Detroit Water and Sewage Department is seeking approval of a $3.4 million initiative to create bioretention areas to reduce and street flooding.

Detroit aims to curb street flooding and basement backups in its west side Brightmoor neighborhood next year through a $3.4 million grant and capital improvement funding package.

It also includes a bioretention area to promote sustainability and ecological balance. A little over two miles of the trail, from Harbins Road to Highway 316, is now open to the public.