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Building Bridges: A Community-Based Stewardship Study for an Equitable East River Park

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The long-term maintenance of parks is a challenge in New York City, just as in many other cities around the world. To address shortages in funding and opportunities for enhancements, New York City has a history of employing the “Conservancy” model, which typically takes the form of a non-profit institution that contracts with the NYC […]

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5 Years Later: Reflections from the Designers

Reports, Research & Policy

On June 20, 2013, the Rebuild by Design (RBD) design competition for rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy was launched by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and President Obama’s Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force. The competition asked multi-disciplinary teams of architects, planners, designers, engineers and academics to work with the Sandy Region to develop

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Rebuilding with Resilience: Lessons from the Rebuild by Design Competition After Hurricane Sandy

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The six winning* Hurricane Sandy Design Competition projects were selected to demonstrate innovative approaches for rebuilding communities affected by Hurricane Sandy in ways that will enhance physical, social, economic, and environmental resilience. Two years into implementation, these projects are providing important lessons about how officials at all levels of government can design and construct infrastructure projects

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Elements of Effective Engagement Report

Reports, Research & Policy

Best Practices for Government in Community Engagement As the seven funded Hurricane Sandy Design Competition projects are implemented, Rebuild has observed many creative community engagement strategies from the project teams. “Best Practices for Elements of Engagement” captures these observations, highlighting effective engagement practices among the seven projects. Demonstrate the Value of Community Participation Make Sharing

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Strategies for Successful Government-Community Collaboration

Reports, Research & Policy

In November 2014, Rebuild by Design brought together community leaders, design and planning experts, and government officials to discuss their experiences in creating and implementing large-scale infrastructure projects. They also highlighted key strategies for continuing to make government-community collaboration effective, even as government agencies continue to engage community stakeholders in the development of their Hurricane

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Policy Roundtable: Promoting Resilience in Policy and Practice

Reports, Research & Policy

Throughout the Rebuild By Design Hurricane Sandy Design Competition, teams encountered policy, regulatory, and planning barriers that shaped their design proposals and ideas, which demonstrated that many existing frameworks do not fully support resilience. As communities  move towards implementing innovative, resilient projects, these challenges could become even more problematic. To ensure the policy lessons learned

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