Resilience

Mayor Walsh launches citywide plan to protect against coastal flooding

Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh on Wednesday announced a sweeping plan to protect the city’s 47-mile shoreline ahead of a major environmental disaster, calling climate change “an urgent priority” for Boston and urging business leaders to participate in the comprehensive citywide resiliency plan.

→Source: Boston Business Journal
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VIDEO: Mayor Walsh addresses Boston Chamber, announces climate-ready vision to enhance Boston’s waterfront

→Source: City of Boston
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BPDA Outlines New Interim Planning Overlay District

Any resident or developer looking to erect a building or add an addition that is 1,000 square feet or more will now have to go through the same community process as larger development projects.

→Source: East Boston Times
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Meet the Aquarium’s New President

Walk into Vikki Spruill’s office with its views of Central Wharf and the Rose Kennedy Greenway, and—apart from Boston Harbor—the first thing to catch the eye is a sign she placed on her bookshelf her first day as President and CEO of the New England Aquarium: If your ship hasn’t come in, swim out to it.

→Source: New England Aquarium
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Resilient Places + People: An open space vision for Boston’s future

In connection with “Breathing Room: Mapping Boston’s Green Spaces,” an exhibition now on view at the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library, the Boston Society of Landscape Architects and NBBJ are hosting a conversation to discuss and debate what Boston’s priorities should be as we build upon a great legacy today and look ahead to future needs.

Date: September 20, 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Location: Rabb Hall, Boston Public Library, Copley Square, Boston
More Information: eventbrite.com/e/resilient-places-people-tickets

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Bostonians Are Worried about Climate Change Impacting the Waterfront, Study Finds

In the wake of some serious coastal flooding in the city this year, Bostonians are overwhelmingly concerned about the impact of climate change on the waterfront in the coming years, a new study has found.

→Source: Boston Magazine
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On waterfront, Trustees survey says Bostonians want parks over development

Amid calls to build a signature park on the South Boston Waterfront, a new survey by one of the leading proponents found that residents prefer parks over more development along Boston Harbor, because of the health and environmental benefits.

→Source: The Boston Globe
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The need for more open spaces: Bostonians seek eco-friendly solutions to waterfront’s climate threats

A new study commissioned by The Trustees reveals overwhelming support among Bostonians for strengthening our shorelines and green infrastructure by building more parks and natural landscapes. It also found that access to open spaces delivers immense value in the health, social, and economic well-being of residents and businesses.

→Source: The Trustees
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Harbor Advocates Call for Care When Planning for Waterfront

In planning to product the industrial waterfront properties, [Jill Valdes Horwood of Boston Harbor Now] said flood retention areas could also double as public amenities – an idea that has been championed also by Julie Wormser of the Mystic River Watershed Association, which is running a planning effort in Charlestown right now.

→Source: Charlestown Patriot Bridge
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Opinion: This Is Not the Way to Stop Homes From Flooding

The federal government is considering a plan that could cost taxpayers more money and encourage land speculation without addressing the problem

→Source: The New York Times
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