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New York City’s New Basketball Courts Serve a Dual Purpose as Flood-Absorbing Sponges
Photo: Dennis Maliepaard / Unsplash
A creative new public park design in New York City features basketball courts designed to capture and hold up to 330,000 gallons of stormwater. By managing half an Olympic-sized swimming pool's worth of water, this innovative infrastructure helps protect the surrounding community from urban flooding while preserving recreational space.
A creative new public park design in New York City features basketball courts designed to capture and hold up to 330,000 gallons of stormwater. By managing half an Olympic-sized swimming pool’s worth of water, this innovative infrastructure helps protect the surrounding community from urban flooding while preserving recreational space.