User:Djflem/New Meadowlands Plan

The New Meadowlands Plane is land use design concept and master plan created for the New Jessey Meadowlands in response to [[[Effects of Huricane Sandy in New Jersey|the effects of Hurricane Sandy] in fall 2012.

New Jersey Meadowlands
The Meadowlands are a an apprtoxiatle thirty square mile area in northeastern New Jersey in the floodplain of the Hackensack River

Hurricane Sandy
On morning of October 30, 2014 were evacuating residents a berm overflowed and flooded several communities. said there were up to 5 ft of water in the streets of southern Bergen County, New JerseyBergen County towns of Little Ferry, Moonachie and and Carlstadt. were been "devastated" by the flood of water.

were evacuating residents The state Office of Emergency Management said rescues also were underway in Baratta said the three towns had been "devastated" by the flood of water.

Competition
On June 2, 2014 the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced the MIT CAU + ZUS + Urbanisten team as a winner of the Rebuild by Design competition. The team’s winning design proposal “New Meadowlands” protects a unique area of approximately thirty square miles i, against future flood events. The comprehensive regional project addresses issues of ecology, economy, transportation and real estate development. $150 million dollars will be used for the first phase of New Meadowlands towards flood protection of the communities of Little Ferry, Moonachie, Carlstadt and Teterboro to create the first section of the Meadowband. Once implemented, this project will provide flood protection, recreational wetlands and economical development opportunities to the many residents of the area.Over the last months the team worked in close collaboration with the State of New Jersey, Federal and State agencies as well as the fourteen municipalities that are part of the Meadowlands.“The winning proposals are truly transformative and serve as blueprints for how we can safeguard the region and make it more environmentally and economically resilient,” said Secre-tary Shaun Donovan.“The New Meadowlands project articulates an integrated vision for protecting, connecting, and growing this critical asset to both New Jersey and the metropolitan area of New York. The first phase of their proposal focuses on Little Ferry, Moonachie, Carlstadt, and Teterboro. By integrating transportation, ecol-ogy and development, the project transforms the Meadowlands basin. This project addresses a wide spectrum of risks while providing civic amenities and creating opportunities for new redevelopment.”The wide acceptance of the ideas the project embodies was also evident through the numerous community meetings and stakeholder workshops the team conducted over the past nine months, aiming to achieve a balance between competing envi-ronmental, economic, and social interests in a way that would maximize benefits to all

Meadowband
The New Meadowlands plan was developed in response to the effects of Hurrican Sandy in towns in the New Jersey Meadowland. The Meadowband would a series of berms constructed along the perimeter of the Meadowlnds District in Bergen and Hudson. The raised areas would provide flood mitigation in the Hackensack River floodplain and would provide new corridors for the development of BRT systems in the region. The first phase, funded with $150 million by the the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), will begin Little Ferry, Moonachie, Carlstadt, and Teterboro in 2014-2015.