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In July, the Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency held a public meeting at Two Bridges Neighborhood Council, where it released concept designs for flood protection under the FDR drive. The proposed flood protection incorporates multiple benefits with flood gates that can “flip up” when activation is needed. Responding to community feedback, preserves views and […]

As cities turn to parks and coastal green space for building resilience and protection against rising seas, heat waves, flooding and other climate impacts, smart green design will become critical and more complex. Generating models for creating long-term stewardship structures to enhance initial government capital investments, and support new design and programming, will be essential

Rebuild was in Athens in early July for an exciting week of public engagement with residents surrounding the future of Lycabettus Hill. In partnership with Interboro Partners and the City of Athens, Rebuild created various engagement tactics in order to solicit input from residents and stakeholders of various backgrounds on what they like, what they

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,