Our Process
Our Process
Team
Project Timeline


FALL - WINTER 2020
PHASE 1
FOCUS OF
ENGAGEMENT
Develop Guiding Principles Assess Existing Conditions   Confirm project goals
  Assess flood risk and existing condition Begin Key Analyses -
Transportation , Maritime
and Drainage
WE ARE HERE PHASE II
SPRING 2020 - WINTER 2021
Confirm Solution Space
(Opportunities &
Constraints) Develop Options for Coastal
Resilience Infrastructure
PHASE 2
FOCUS OF
ENGAGEMENT
PHASE 3
FOCUS OF
ENGAGEMENT
PHASE III
WINTER 2021 - SPRING 2021
PHASE IV
SPRING - FALL 2021
PHASE 4
FOCUS OF
ENGAGEMENT
Further Develop and Refine
Coastal Resilience
Infrastructure Options   Identify best design options and phasing strategy.
  Develop plan for ongoing engagement and build coalition for implementation
Advance Project Design
Options and Implementation
planning   Build understanding of flood risk and lived experience of climate change.
  Refine understanding of site constraints
  Develop visions for long-term future
  Identify approaches to implementation
 Test and refine potential options for flood protection and other infrastructure.
 Develop concepts for improvements to the public realm and other amenities.
 Refine approaches to implementation.
Tools
Our process for developing and evaluating potential resiliency strategies for the Financial District and Seaport combines the following:
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Climate Science: Assessing how sea-level rise and coastal storms will impact communities, buildings, and infrastructure.
Robust Community Engagement: Working with stakeholders and the public to shape the project, ensure the project meets its goals, and develop a broad coalition of support.
Engineering and Technical Analysis: Evaluating and developing options for coastal protection and drainage infrastructure. Conducting extensive technical analyses of transportation and maritime infrastructure, water management, and more.
Urban Planning and Design: Developing designs that integrate coastal defense and drainage infrastructure with the existing urban context and planning for continued waterfront access and programming.
Implementation Planning: Developing approaches for funding and financing, governance, and permitting. Conducting sampling in the East River to understand potential impacts on habitats and ecology.