03/04/2016REMAKING NEW YORK CITY IN THE WAKE OF CLIMATE CHANGEAl Jazeera: After Hurricane Sandy, the city's plans to mitigate future disaster have underscored its social and economic inequities.&nb…
02/22/2016DESIGN CONTEST LEADERS SEEK DISASTER-MINDED URBAN PLANNERSPolitico New York: Read a featured article about Resilience by Design University (RBD U). There are two governing realities that preoc…
02/21/2016GOODBYE FLOODWALLS, HELLO BARRIERS?Hudson Reporter: Hoboken officials and engineers met with the public on Thursday, Feb. 18 and unveiled three new plans to protect the cit…
02/12/2016HOBOKEN FLOOD MEETING SCHEDULED: REBUILD BY DESIGN PLAN NEARS COMPLETIONThe Patch: It’s down to three choices, Hoboken. City administrators announced that the NJ DEP will host a community meeting on Feb. 18…
02/11/2016HOBOKEN STATE OF THE CITY: ZIMMER SPEAKSThe Patch: Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer gave the annual State of the City address on Wednesday. Did you miss Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer’s …
02/06/2016BUILD CITIES THAT WORK WITH NATURE NOT AGAINST ITSciDev.Net: Listen to Henk Ovink featured on this week’s podcast. This interview was recorded this week at Creation from catastrophe: …
01/28/2016HERE’S AN IDEA: PREPARE FOR NATURAL DISASTER, DON’T RESPONDCNN: Listen to Henk Ovink, who is harnessing the Netherlands’ long-built-up knowledge managing water. Watch video…
01/22/2016GOV. MALLOY, CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ANNOUNCE $54 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT FOR STORM RESILIENCYHUD Grant Will Improve Shoreline Infrastructure in New Haven and Bridgeport Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined Connecticut Department…
01/21/2016U.S. AWARDS $281 MILLION TO NEW YORK REGION FOR HURRICANE PROTECTIONNew York Times: Federal housing officials will award about $281 million to the New York region, including the states of Connecticut…
01/21/2016HUD AWARDS $1 BILLION THROUGH NATIONAL DISASTER RESILIENCE COMPETITION13 states/communities to receive funding for resilient infrastructure and housing projects Today, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban De…
01/19/2016LOWER MANHATTAN WILL GET $176M TO ARM ITSELF AGAINST STORMSCurbed: Lower Manhattan will receive $176 million in funds for flood protection, the New York Times reports.While th…
01/18/2016NEW YORK CITY TO GET $176 MILLION FROM U.S. FOR STORM PROTECTIONSFrom the New York Times: New York City may soon be one step closer to building a new flood protection system around Lower Man…
01/14/2016MASSIVE EAST RIVER STORM BARRIER WILL ALSO BE A COOL NEW PARKTimeOut New York: After Superstorm Sandy hit in 2012, all kind of ideas were bandied about to combat future fallout from major …
01/13/2016THE NEXT BIG PUBLIC SPACE: ‘THE DRYLINE’The Observer: When you hear the phrase “East Side Coastal Resiliency Project,” your first thought probably isn’t “That sounds like …
12/15/2015NEW YORK’S BIG CLIMATE PLAN REALLY DOES INCLUDE OYSTERSThe Atlantic, City Lab: Tottenville, on Staten Island, will get oyster-friendly breakwaters and a dune system as part of post-Sandy…
12/13/2015WHERE SHOULD THE SEAWALLS GO? ENGINEERS DISCUSS FIVE WAYS TO FEND OFF FLOODINGHudson Reporter: One woman looked visibly flustered at a presentation this week of various ways Hoboken can handle storm surges and flood…