Aiming at shortcomings of neglecting selection of engineering sites and types of pervious pavements in our country's current urban road construction，analyzes flow paths and pavement materials of pervious pavements and the choice of their engineering sites and types from engineering applications and pervious pavement and subgrade matching. Results show that functions and foundation requirements of various types of pervious pavements are different. Three kinds of pervious pavement materials，including pervious pavement brick，pervious concrete and pervious asphalt differ in their porosity， strength，common diseases and methods of maintenance and repairs. Geological conditions determine the foundation suitability to pervious pavement construction and drainage path selection. Climatic conditions such as rainfall and temperature affect the choices of engineering sites and types of pervious pavement. Human conditions and traffic conditions determine the relevancies between urban function regions and previous pavement types. Engineering conditions affect the choice of previous pavement types. And brings forward practical method for the selection of engineering sites and types of pervious pavement, which considers conditions of geology，climate，humanity， transportation and engineering comprehensively.