Since Hurricane Sandy devastated our region four years ago, the teams implementing the seven Rebuild by Design projects have been hard at work. On this anniversary, we celebrate the great work happening in our communities by highlighting examples from around our region. Read interviews with community leaders as they discuss how they started, their involvement with their […]
CELEBRATING LOCAL RESILIENCE IN THE SANDY REGION Read More »
Resilient Oakland: It Takes a Town – Workshop II In October 2016, the second in a series of four workshops designed to improve community engagement in Oakland was held. Several dozen community leaders and members from the City, and organizations such as Open Oakland, TransForm CA, Hope Collaborative, and many others came together to develop
OAKLAND WORKSHOP II UPDATE Read More »
Wired: IN THE SUMMER of 1995, a blistering heat wave settled over Chicago for three days. It killed 739 people, making it one of the most unexpectedly lethal disasters in modern American history. No statistical models of the heat wave predicted such a high death toll. Researchers in the American Journal of Public Health reported that their analysis
WANT TO SURVIVE CLIMATE CHANGE? YOU’LL NEED A GOOD COMMUNITY Read More »
October 25, 20165:00 pm – 6:30 pmCenter for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University75 Alta Road, Stanford What can cities do about climate change? How can they help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create more sustainable forms of collective life? How can they protect vulnerable people and places from the outbursts
CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE FUTURE OF CITIES Read More »
Watch Blog: As the fourth anniversary of superstorm Sandy draws near, let’s take a look at one of the unique ways the government responded to this disaster. In June of 2013, the President’s Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force partnered with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to launch a prize competition to generate ideas
6:00 pm – 8:00 pmOctober 24, 2016 Learning Center Room, 4th FloorOne Bergen County PlazaHackensackUnited States Join the NJDEP for the 5th Community Advisory Group meeting. Visit project website for more information.
MEADOWLANDS CITIZEN ADVISORY GROUP MEETING #5 Read More »
Citylab: Dedicated to highlighting innovation and effective practices in urban governance, CityLab gathered the world’s most creative mayors and city practitioners with artists, academics, funders, and other public and private sector leaders focused on improving cities and spreading urban strategies that work. Bjarke Ingles, Founding Partner at BIG, discusses the BIG U and the role of
CAN THE DRYLINE SAVE NEW YORK? | CITYLAB 2016 Read More »
Catalyzing an Urban Resilience Movement In October 2016, Rebuild by Design with 100 Resilient Cities showcased our newly revamped exhibit “Catalyzing an Urban Resilience Movement” at SXSW Eco in Austin, TX. The exhibit explores how our work together around the globe is ushering in an urban revolution. After Austin, TX, the exhibition was shown in
REBUILD BY DESIGN EXHIBITIONS THIS MONTH IN AUSTIN AND QUITO Read More »
6:00 pm – 8:00 pmOctober 19, 2016 THE POINT CDC940 Garrison AvenueBronx, NYUnited States The City of New York invites you to a community workshop to learn about the current phase of resiliency work in Hunts Point. Join us to learn more about how we are building on past visioning efforts, what we are learning
COMMUNITY WORKSHOP: RESILIENCY WORK IN HUNTS POINT Read More »
The Hunts Point Resiliency Team launched the first of a series of Connection Stories. The intention is to spotlight different voices and stories in Hunts Point. Throughout the series, members of the Hunts Point community will be paired with different City representatives to explore different aspects of resiliency in the peninsula. The team wants to hear
HUNTS POINT, OCTOBER 2016 UPDATE Read More »
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