Grist: Check out how Grist’s explains Hoboken’s “Resist, Store, Delay, Discharge” project in “Inside a City Redesigned for Climate Change” using sponges and legos to demonstrate the comprehensive plan. WATCH HERE>>
INSIDE A CITY REDESIGNED FOR CLIMATE CHANGE Read More »
NYTimes: The crowd at the recent meeting of Community Board 3 was agitated. Vaylateeba Jones, a 50-year Lower East Side resident and board official, was especially vocal. “The way this planning is being done is disempowering,” she said. “City officials collaborated with us over four years and came up with a detailed design — only
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CNN Newsource: The New York Harbor for years has been polluted and depleted of marine life. But one nonprofit is working to clean the murky water and revive its long-lost ecosystem — one oyster at a time. The Billion Oyster Project has worked since 2014 to rebuild oyster reefs in the waters surrounding New York
CLEANING NEW YORK’S FILTHY HARBOR WITH ONE BILLION OYSTERS Read More »
CT Post: In a new plan to address flooding in the South End of Bridgeport, city officials see an opportunity to kick-start private investment and development in the waterfront area. “I think there are many things that our project is directly addressing but also I think we’ve been able to bring together a lot of different
FLOOD PLAN MIGHT OPEN OPPORTUNITIES IN BRIDGEPORT’S SOUTH END Read More »
A group of community members have begun to host our own meetings to discuss the subgroups we should organized and plan around issues such as:– Environmental concerns– Construction mitigation and nearby public space improvements– Stewardship and future park facilities (new construction, renovations and preservation of facilities)– Outreach Join community members Wednesday, January 9th 2019 Boys
COMMUNITY ORGANIZED MEETING FOR ESCR Read More »
The Low Down:In the community, there are many unanswered questions about the city’s sudden decision to overhaul the plan for a flood barrier along the East River. Now the City Council has scheduled an oversight hearing to learn more about the decision to scrap the original proposal, which involved years of community outreach. The joint
CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD OVERSIGHT HEARING ON REVISED EAST RIVER FLOOD PROTECTION PLAN Read More »
The Villager: East River Park is expected to undergo massive changes in the coming years. As early as March 2020, the city could begin burying the park with 8 feet of soil, closing it for three-and-a-half years, in order to rebuild the park anew to protect thousands of nearby residents from coastal flooding and storm surges.
FORGE ALLIANCE ON EAST SIDE RESILIENCY PROJECT Read More »
We can hardly believe another year has gone by. As we reflect on the year, we are reminded of some of the people and highlights that made this year so great. As the Hurricane Sandy Design Competition projects move towards implementation, Rebuild focused on issues such as the restoration of an urban forest in Athens,
2018 END OF YEAR SUMMARY NEWSLETTER Read More »
Hudson Reporter: Several public meetings and workshops were held to discuss possible features of the Rebuild by Design project. The project, funded with $230 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, calls for construction of flood-resistant structures and storm-water control systems to protect areas vulnerable to flooding along Weehawken Cove to the north,
Metropolis: “Your urgency is not my urgency.” This was the rebuke from Marquita Price of the East Oakland Collective (EOC) at a design critique for the Resilient by Design (RBD) Bay Area Challenge this past March. Our team, the All Bay Collective, was working with EOC and other community-based organizations to champion racial and economic equity as part
YEAR IN REVIEW 2018: WHOSE RESILIENT FUTURE? Read More »
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