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 […]
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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
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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
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Join the Public Hearing Session for Rebuild by Design Meadowlands Flood Protection Project. Tuesday, June 26th 6:00PMArnold Bernhard Arts & Humanities Building 84 Iranistan Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06604 Join the Public Hearing Session for Rebuild by Design Meadowlands Flood Protection Project. This session will include a presentation on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and an opportunity to submit both
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National Geographic: Making places beautiful is not enough for Kate Orff. The landscape architect also wants to make them adaptable to climate change and its extreme effects. “Every square inch of the planet has been impacted, intentionally or not, by human agency,” she says. “My goal is to translate that into something positive.” Scape, her design
CLIMATE CHANGE BREAKS LANDSCAPES. SHE REMAKES THEM. Read More »
Thursday, June 21, 2018 9:45 am – 11:15 am New School , 63 5th Avenue Room UL104 How can design and public engagement inspire interest, galvanize support, and attract investment for resilient infrastructure? This engaging discussion will use small-group role-playing exercises to build knowledge and skills necessary to proactively address this growing need. Topics will include
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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
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Observer: Hurricane Sandy was the most devastating storm ever to hit New York, causing an estimated $32 billion in economic losses for the state and $19 billion in the city. And, as we know, storms of that magnitude have not stopped coming, and are only expected to worsen. Now, Lower Manhattan could be the first to test
THIS PLAN TO PROTECT NYC FROM SUPERSTORMS WOULD MAKE THE WATERFRONT WAY MORE USABLE Read More »
6sqft: In 2014 6sqft reported on the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Rebuild By Design contest to develop ways to shore up the city from future flooding. Among the short list of winners whose projects will receive funding was “The Big U” from Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), a flooding solution for Manhattan that doubles as a social environment, with
CapitolWeekly: Growing up in New Orleans, summertime brought mixed feelings. It meant the end of the school year and endless snow cones, but also the beginning of hurricane season. Here in California we experience extreme heat in the summer and floods and fires throughout the year, all made worse by climate change. Unless we take action
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