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Ideas for NYC storm defense

Source: FOX Sports, Nov 10 2012, 5:07am CST

Architecture Research Office (ARO) – Proposed "greening" of Lower Manhattan. Parks and freshwater and saltwater wetlands create new ecosystems, facilitating greater ecological connectivity, improving water ...

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3 hours ago

Designers Call for a More Coordinated Effort To Improve New York City Region's Flood Resistance

Source: Engineering News-Record  |   May 20 2013, 12:48pm CDT

Tokyo's cavernous G-Cans Project is one of several flood-management projects included in the AIANY report, "Post-Sandy Initiative." Seven months after miles of New York and New Jersey waterfront were slammed by Superstorm Sandy’s su ...

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3 days ago

Photos: MTA's ambitious plans to protect Bowling Green, South Ferry from future flooding

Source: SILive.com  |   May 17 2013, 5:01am CDT

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Sandbags and plywood were the MTA's subway-system defense against Hurricane Sandy's ferocious tidal surge. But after the storm inflicted more than $4.8 billion in damage to its facilities -- including the destruction of ...

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27 weeks ago


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"I think what’s really needed is to figure out how to make it as a bridge from a hypothetical study to something that could become a plan of action"


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3 days ago

Preparing – and holding our breaths – before the next big storm

Source: Second Ave. Sagas  |   May 16 2013, 10:12pm CDT

Removable floodwall panels could be put in place to seal off subway tunnels in the event of another big storm. As New York City works to recover from the lingering impact of Sandy, the headlining news from the MTA on Thursday was large ...

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3 days ago

For Now, M.T.A.’s Flooding Plan Still Relies on Sandbags and Plywood

Source: The New York Times  |   May 16 2013, 9:39pm CDT

Victor J. Blue for The New York Times The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said on Thursday that the A train would soon resume service to the Rockaways, replacing a temporary shuttle, above. Inside a crew room at the ne ...

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4 days ago

Moody's downgrades LIPA's bond rating

Source: Newsday  |   May 16 2013, 1:27pm CDT

Moody's Investor Service on Wednesday downgraded LIPA's bond ratings by one notch with a negative outlook, citing "persistently weak" credit metrics and other uncertainties. The move follows turmoil at LIPA after superstorm Sandy, includi ...

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4 days ago

Cuomo: MTA To Restore A Train Subway Service To The Rockaways May 30

Source: CBS New York  |   May 16 2013, 10:59am CDT

Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement Thursday. He said the MTA has worked since the storm to rebuild 1,500 feet of washed-out tracks, replace miles of signal, power and communications wires and rehabili ...

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4 days ago

More FEMA buyout funds on the way

Source: North Country Public Radio  |   May 15 2013, 11:15pm CDT

A home wrecked by Tropical Storm Irene in the town of Keene. Photo: Susan Waters May 16, 2013 — Good news for homeowners impacted by 2011's Tropical Storm Irene: Essex County will get grant money to cover the 25 percent non-federal share for up to 37 ...

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5 days ago

Long Beach hails state for paying for utility line moves

Source: Newsday  |   May 15 2013, 9:16am CDT

Long Beach officials held a news conference in the city's battered West End Wednesday morning to celebrate a state ruling that superstorm Sandy victims will not have to pay to move utility lines and poles that are interferin ...

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6 days ago

Preventing the Next Sandy

Source: Newsweek  |   May 14 2013, 9:13am CDT

The foundation associated with one of America’s most iconic, historical names is launching a challenge to bring better resilience and sustainability to cities around the world. The Rockefeller Foundation announced Tuesday that it will invest $100 million ...

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