Sponge Cities

• Montreal to build new ‘sponge park’ to absorb rainwater

  Montreal is planning to build its largest sponge park to date. The future green space is designed to absorb water following massive downpours.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2024
  
• Municipalities looking to build ‘sponge cities’ for extreme rain events. What does that mean?

  "Sponge parks" in Montreal are designed to catch and absorb rainwater and keep it from flowing into overburdened sewers during extreme rain events.

  Canada

  Oct 8, 2023
  
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• What can a ‘sponge’ teach us about building resilient cities? Turns out, a lot

  Cities are typically engineered to repel rainwater into drains and pipes. But building them like ‘sponges’ to absorb water can better help against flooding.

  Weather

  Nov 29, 2021