SUN-C11: Time + Money + Perseverance = Resilience: Progress on Reinforcing NYC's Shoreline

Sunday, November 13, 2022

3:45pm – 5:00pm PT

Location: Moscone Center, Room 209-210

1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AIA/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW

Lead Speaker(s)

Adrian L. Smith, FASLA

Team Leader, Staten Island Capital Projects
NYC Parks
Flushing, New York

Speaker(s)

Donna Walcavage, FASLA

Principal
Stantec
New York, New York
Alex Zablocki

Executive Director
Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy
Rockaway Park, New York

How do you protect 8.5 million people from the negative impacts of climate change? This session will review New York City's progress toward a more resilient shoreline since Hurricane Sandy ten years ago, examining key resiliency projects across the city. Will NYC be prepared for the next big storm?

Learning Outcomes:

Learn about the innovative community engagement strategies employed to bring unity and harmony to the process.
Learn how to balance community expectations and political realities to succeed in bringing projects to fruition.
Learn how to access federal funding for resiliency projects to build better communities.
Demonstrate how coastal modeling informed the development of a hybrid of hard and soft resiliency solutions, and how they were employed to meet specific metrics.