After redesigning his parking lot to better handle stormwater runoff, the owner of Parkway Bakery and Tavern is being honored as an “urban hero” for his efforts to improve water management in his Mid-City neighborhood.

Jay Nix “re-designed his 35,000 square foot parking lot using native plants and a TrueGrid® Paver that retains stormwater and filters it back into the earth,” according to an announcement by the Urban Conservancy.

Source: Mid-City Messenger

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