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The New York Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR) issued its Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Living Breakwaters Project in Staten Island last month with the official comment period ending mid July. Next, GOSR will issue a Record of Decision. Then HUD can issue an authorization to use grant funds, permitting the release of construction funds […]

The Resilient Bridgeport team hosted a public discussion on building green and grey stormwater infrastructure in addition to an internal drainage management system to reduce flooding in the South End. This project expects to release an “alternative analysis” in autumn. Additionally, the project site was visited by HUD representatives, who offered state officials technical support in operations,

The Hudson River Project team conducted three neighborhood meetings for this summer to elicit residents’ opinions about various design options for infrastructure proposed in design zones 1-3 to reduce flood risk in Hoboken and adjacent parts of Weehawken and Jersey City. To complement the ongoing  “design-zone” meetings, the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection has posted an

The New York Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery is partnering with Operation Splash and Hofstra University for educational services to complement this project. Operation Splash is developing a curriculum and training educators environmental science and the Living with the Bay program. Hofstra is developing scholarships for a summer science research program, professional development, workforce development, signage for the greenway

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and its Project Team held a hearing to receive feedback on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Meadowlands Rebuild by Design project. The project is a comprehensive urban water management system designed to reduce the risk of floods from coastal storm surges and/or systemic inland flooding from high

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

As Rebuild has been tracking the progress and implementation of the Hurricane Sandy Design Competition projects, we’ve taken note of key past, present, and upcoming milestones including Construction Start Dates, Environmental Impact Statements, and Records of Decision. Please note, that although the projects are on a rigid timeline, some of these dates are likely to