(task) Full Steam Ahead for Living Breakwaters; Global Spotlight on Resilience in Hoboken, and More News from Rebuild by Design

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> Subject: Full Steam Ahead for Living Breakwaters; Global Spotlight on Resilience in Hoboken, and More News from Rebuild by Design
> From: Rebuild by Design <info@rebuildbydesign.org>
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> To: Michael <michael.d.mcdonald@mac.com>
> Date: May 6, 2015 at 8:01:51 AM EDT
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> Updates on the projects, local resilience news, and more.
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> NY Governor Cuomo Kicks Off Living Breakwaters Implementation
> <http://rebuildbydesign.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=edb8f5540abe67b919bc1e15f&id=69fa613796&e=8e2b11ff2c>
> “This project will make Staten Island the model for resiliency and innovation," said Governor Cuomo in a press statement launching the project <http://rebuildbydesign.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=edb8f5540abe67b919bc1e15f&id=802ae1c64a&e=8e2b11ff2c>. "It is fitting that the first Rebuild by Design project to be implemented will be to protect these communities from the severe weather that is a result of our changing climate."
> Join Community Advisory Committee for Living Breakwaters and Tottenville Dune Project
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> Apply online to join the Community AdvisoryCommittee <http://rebuildbydesign.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=edb8f5540abe67b919bc1e15f&id=04595eebef&e=8e2b11ff2c> that will guide the project forward. The Governor's Office of Storm Recovery opened CAC applications at a recent public scoping meeting, the first held for any of the Rebuild by Design projects and an important milestone in implementation.
> United Nations Grants Hoboken a Historic Resilience Award
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> The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction awarded Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer <http://rebuildbydesign.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=edb8f5540abe67b919bc1e15f&id=75625fcf6b&e=8e2b11ff2c>with a Role Model City certificate applauding the city's comprehensive water-management strategy, calling it "a new way of thinking about resilience." An international delegation led by the Kingdom of the Netherlands  <http://rebuildbydesign.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=edb8f5540abe67b919bc1e15f&id=ad1117a64e&e=8e2b11ff2c>praised Hoboken and Rebuild by Design as examples for cities and countries around the world.
> NYC Mayor Launches #OneNYC Plan in Visit to Hunts Point
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> Mayor de Blasio launched the OneNYC plan during an event at THE POINT CDC <http://rebuildbydesign.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=edb8f5540abe67b919bc1e15f&id=8c4ed495a6&e=8e2b11ff2c> – a key collaborator in the winning Hunts Point Lifelines project – placing resilience at the forefront of NYC's strategy for the future. OneNYC <http://rebuildbydesign.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=edb8f5540abe67b919bc1e15f&id=e89a94f2a4&e=8e2b11ff2c> highlights both Hunts Point Lifelines and the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project (the funded portion of the Big U), and is aimed at securing economic and environmental sustainability.
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> Earlier in April, THE POINT CDC hosted representatives from NYCEDC and the Mayor's Office of Recovery and Resiliency to work with a large group of Bronx stakeholders on a comprehensive climate resiliency agenda.
> Pratt Symposium Series Concludes
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> In a lively and wide-ranging discussion between Ron Shiffman from the Pratt Institute Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment, Eddie Bautista from the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance, and Nupur Chaudhury from Rebuild by Design, the Pratt symposium series "Designing for Sustainable, Just, Equitable, and Resilient Spaces" came to a close this spring. Exploring the connections between poverty, climate justice, planning, and design, the panelists highlighted the consequences of failing to build community capacity and the importance of engaging communities in the redevelopment process.
> Action Plan Amendments Approved!
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> HUD has accepted language from State and City agencies on keeping communities involved in the Rebuild by Design projects:
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> NYC Amendment <http://rebuildbydesign.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=edb8f5540abe67b919bc1e15f&id=73289410be&e=8e2b11ff2c>: Hunts Point Lifelines + Big U/East Side Coastal Resiliency Project
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> NYS Amendment <http://rebuildbydesign.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=edb8f5540abe67b919bc1e15f&id=fe0716de2a&e=8e2b11ff2c>: Living with the Bay +Living Breakwaters
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> NJ Amendment <http://rebuildbydesign.us10.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=edb8f5540abe67b919bc1e15f&id=f07c856911&e=8e2b11ff2c>: Resist, Delay, Store, Discharge + New Meadowlands
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> CT Amendment <http://rebuildbydesign.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=edb8f5540abe67b919bc1e15f&id=4655ac2d0d&e=8e2b11ff2c>: Resilient Bridgeport
> Latest Awards & Accolades
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> RBD was selected as an Architizer A+ Award Winner! <http://rebuildbydesign.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=edb8f5540abe67b919bc1e15f&id=6a9d4d1e9c&e=8e2b11ff2c>The A+ Awards "celebrate architecture’s relevancy through categories that highlight the issues confronting the world." RBD's award is in the category of renderings.
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> The Architectural Record / Van Alen Institute Design Competition Survey <http://rebuildbydesign.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=edb8f5540abe67b919bc1e15f&id=b8c97445dc&e=8e2b11ff2c> asked nearly 1500 designers from 65 countries about "the most interesting or influential design competition of the last decade.” Rebuild By Design came in fourth, following the 9/11 Memorial, Guggenheim Helsinki, and NYC Highline!
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> San Francisco's Planning and Urban Research Association, SPUR, is hosting an exiting new exhibition <http://rebuildbydesign.us10.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=edb8f5540abe67b919bc1e15f&id=1580b422bc&e=8e2b11ff2c> on natural disasters and the outcomes of the Rebuild By Design competition.
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> AIA's 2015 Convention in Atlanta <http://rebuildbydesign.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=edb8f5540abe67b919bc1e15f&id=ef2b53f6d7&e=8e2b11ff2c> will showcase the Rebuild by Design projects and the competition process: visit us along the main hall way in the convention center.
> Let us know <mailto:info@rebuildbydesign.org?subject=Updates%20from%20RBD> what you've been up to, and we'll try to include it in our next monthly update.
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