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A Stronger, More Resilient New York | plaNYC

On June 11, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced “A Stronger, More Resilient New York”, a comprehensive plan that contains actionable recommendations both for rebuilding the communities impacted by Sandy and increasing the resilience of infrastructure and buildings citywide.

New York City’s 520-mile coastline is longer than those of Miami, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco combined. According to the latest projections from the Panel on Climate Change, sea level rise of up to 11 inches in the 2020s and 31 inches in 2050, coupled with more frequent and intense storms, put the city’s coastline in jeopardy.

However, with 535 million built square feet and nearly 400,000 residents living in the existing 100-year floodplain, the coastline is critical to New York’s future.



Highlights:
  • Install Adaptable Floodwalls and Other Measures: 
  •  Staten Island Levee and Floodwall System: 
  •  Install Storm Surge Barrier at Newtown Creek: 
  • Study Future Surge Barriers for Jamaica Bay and Other Regions: 
  •  Install Tidal Barrier Along Coney Island Creek:
  •  Install Dune Systems in Staten Island and Rockaway Peninsula: 
  •  Install Bulkheads: 
  •  Study Construction of ‘Seaport City’: 
  •  Restore and Maintain Beaches: 
  •  Complete Floodgate and Tide Gate Repairs: 
  •  Minimize Wave Zones:
  •  Expand Natural Areas for Wave Protection In Queens and Staten Island:
  •  Protect Con Edison’s Farragut Substation:
  •  Explore a Series of “Full Build” Defenses, including Beginning the Analysis and Design Process for Seaport City:
Read the report in PDF:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/planyc2030/downloads/pdf/npcc_climate_risk_information_2013_report.pdf



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