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===Typical opportunities for rural cross section===
===Typical opportunities for rural cross section===
'''Within the roadway:'''
'''Within the roadway:'''
*Use of permeable pavement within the roadway is not economical when there are adjacent swales to filter and infiltrate runoff
*Use of [[permeable paving]] within the roadway is not economical when there are adjacent swales to filter and infiltrate runoff


'''Within the boulevard:'''
'''Within the boulevard:'''
*Bioswales or the use of perforated pipes beneath grass swales can reduce the nuisance problems associated with conventional swales like standing surface water and steep slopes
*[[Bioswales]] or the use of [[perforated pipes]] beneath grass [[swales]] can reduce the nuisance problems associated with conventional swales like standing surface water and steep slopes
*Permeable pavement systems can be used to stabilize and improve degraded shoulders
*Permeable pavement systems can be used to stabilize and improve degraded shoulders
*Converting degraded ditches to enhanced grass swales is the simplest LID improvement to make to residential rural cross-section roads. Driveway culverts can be slightly raised to provide storage and encourage infiltration
*Converting degraded ditches to [[enhanced grass swales]] is the simplest LID improvement to make to residential rural cross-section roads. Driveway culverts can be slightly raised to provide storage and encourage infiltration.


===Urban cross-section===
===Urban cross-section===

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