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NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is looking to the community for feedback on how they want to be involved with the New Meadowlands project. The 30-day comment period on the Draft Citizen Outreach Plan (COP) is now open. It ends on May 6, 2016 at 5pm. All comments should be sent via email to rbd-meadowlands@dep.nj.gov; or by […]

Residents of the five municipalities in the Meadowlands area met this month with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and its consultants to suggest ideas for community amenities that may be designed into the Rebuild by Design’s New Meadowlands flood protection project. The citizen advisory group (CAG) considered amenities for three alternatives: structural

The Meadowlands Citizen Advisory Group reviewed a comprehensive flood risk reduction proposal that will address flooding from rain events and a major storm surge. The proposal includes various types of infrastructure to reduce the impact of storm surges from the Hackensack River which will bring community benefits and enhance the ecology by creating a resilient park, and

The N.J. Department of Environmental Protection held a hearing to receive public input on the agency’s Action Plan Amendment update to HUD, which amends current plans for the use of $150 million in HUD funding for flood-risk reduction and stormwater management in Carlstadt, Little Ferry, Moonachie, South Hackensack, and Teterboro. The project team is developing

At the most recent Citizens Advisory Group (CAG) meeting, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) updated stakeholders about the progress of the Draft Public Scoping Document. They reported that the CAG and public expressed similar feedback. The feedback informed the scope of study for the forthcoming draft environmental impact statement (DEIS), which is being developed

Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency (LMCR)- For those who missed it, the team is hosting a repeat of its two July kickoff meetings to further encourage broad participation and ensure that the project serves the needs and priorities of the Two Bridges, Financial District, and Battery Park City communities. For more on these and other upcoming meetings, check

The Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency (LMCR) Project is underway. LMCR aims to reduce flood risk due to coastal storms and sea level rise from Manhattan’s Two Bridges neighborhood to Battery Park City. The city hosted the first of a series of public meetings to help shape the project’s priorities and learn more about this important project to reduce coastal

The Living with the Bay team is finalizing program elements through a series of half-day on-site workshops with government officials from all six municipalities. Team members and officials are working together to identify critical locations for stormwater management and greenway continuity. These workshops have allowed the team to begin design development for the entire program’s

The New York Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery ranked restoration of marshes along the South Bay at the top of 35 potential projects to be funded through Living with the Bay program. Funding will cover the construction of multiple prioritized projects along Mill River including one prioritized by residents, a riverfront greenway. The principal scoring

The first of several components in the Living with the Bay program has reached 90% design: improvements to restore Hempstead Lake State Park’s dam, spillway, and related infrastructure that will mitigate flooding in Mill River collecting excess water for temporary storage. The New York State Parks Department (Parks) will seek bids for dam stabilization and