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Grand Rapids, MI

Permeable pavement stormwater capture eliminates residential flooding in Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids planned to rebuild Atlas Avenue through its Vital Street program due to residential flooding. The city reconstructed the road using perme...

Orlando, FL

Using Data and Creativity to Reduce Flooding

The City of Orlando plans to upgrade Lake Monitoring stations as part of this project. These stations will communicate rain intensity.duration data t...

Broward County, FL

Citizen Science for King Tide Flooding

Low-lying coastal areas of Broward County can be impacted by flooding from high tide events. To help document locations and severity of flooding, Bro...

Camden, NJ

Impact of Proper Maintenance of Combined Sewer Overflow System on Flooding in the City of Camden

The proper operation and maintenance of Camden’s sewer system is an important component of its efforts to mitigate CSOs and flooding. The results are ...

Hoboken, NJ

Southwest Resiliency Park to Mitigate Stormwater Flooding

After experiencing significant flooding during Hurricane Sandy, the Southwest Resiliency Park is the first in a series of investments the city is maki...

Peoria, IL

Using Green Infrastructure to Build Stormwater Farm that Combats Flooding and Revitalizes Community

Peoria's Well Farm transforms vacant land in one of the US' poorest zip codes into a working farm that combats flooding. Green stormwater infrastructu...

Camden, NJ

Using Green Infrastructure To Green Camden City and Reduce Combined Sewage Flooding and Overflows

Constructed 4 riverfront parks and 60 rain gardens in Camden City to provide green amenities for the residents, reduce combined sewage flooding and ov...

Virginia Beach, VA

Virginia Beach Harnesses Data to Improve Flood Forecasting and Educate Residents

As a high-risk flood area, Virginia Beach needed to plan for sea-level rise and address pervasive long-term flood threats. Joining together with other...

Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy

Venice protects itself from sea-level rise, flooding and high tides with dynamic gate system

Surrounded entirely by water, Venice, Italy is particularly susceptible to sea-level rise and devastating flooding events. To protect the city, MOSE, ...

Manhattan, New York, NY

New York City Initiates $1.5 Billion Flood Resilience Project after Hurricane Sandy

After Lower Manhattan suffered significant damage during Hurricane Sandy, New York City developed plans to establish flood-protection zones, including...