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DESIGN TEAM R&D: LONG ISLAND, NY AND BRIDGEPORT, CT REGIONAL MEETING – SITE VISITS AND WORKING SESSI

October 3, 2013 – October 5, 2013 All Day Stage II As a way to address infrastructural vulnerabilities, capacities of small communities, and water systems management, we embarked on a three-day tour through Long Island and Connecticut. Guided by local Nassau and Suffolk County officials, we toured several Long Island communities, meeting with local residents,

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PUBLIC EVENT: REBUILD BY DESIGN PUBLIC CONVERSATION, BRIDGEPORT, CT

October 5, 2013 9:00 am – 11:30 am During this Saturday morning meeting, community members from the Bridgeport area met with Design Team members to provide local input into the rebuilding process. In small workshops, groups considered different waterfront areas and neighborhoods in the region and discussed ideas for how best to introduce flood mitigation

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DESIGN TEAM R&D: STATEN ISLAND AND JAMAICA BAY REGIONAL MEETING – SITE VISITS AND WORKING SESSIONS

September 26, 2013 – September 27, 2013 All Day  A full day in Staten Island brought together experts in geology and in the social and economic implications of buyouts and managed retreat. Accompanied by Staten Island residents, we took site visits in New Dorp, Midland Beach, and Oak Wood/Fox Beach. This was followed by a

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PUBLIC EVENT: REBUILD BY DESIGN PUBLIC CONVERSATION, STATEN ISLAND, NY

September 26, 2013 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Stage II Meeting in the St. Charles School cafeteria, team members heard from a group of Staten Islanders to get firsthand accounts of the local challenges presented by Sandy. In small, focused groups, residents and civic leaders from across Staten Island held English- and Spanish-language workshops to

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DESIGN TEAM R&D: MANHATTAN REGIONAL MEETING – SITE VISITS AND WORKING SESSIONS

September 11, 2013 – September 12, 2013 All Day Site visits in Red Hook, South Street Seaport, and Battery Park City Two days touring sites around New York City introduced teams to physical and social infrastructural vulnerabilities in high-density urban environments. Assembling a group of experts in energy and transportation affairs, we analyzed New York

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