ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY

I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS MY WHOLE LIFE. THE INDUSTRY HAS NEVER BEEN MORE vUlNErAblE

WE WERE HERE dUrING THE blIZZArd Of 78. IT WAS A MESS.

PEOPLE NEED RESPECT FOR NATURE AND THE EARTH.

CAUSES OF SEA LEVEL RISE

Land Subsidence Warming Waters Glacial Melting

THE RESEARCH.
EVERETT SOMERVILLE

REVERE

CAUSES AND PROJECTIONS CHELSEA

WINTHROP CAMBRIDGE

GLOBAL SEA LEVELS ARE PROJECTED TO RISE 1-2 FEET BY 2050 AND 3-6 FEET BY 2100

flOOdING frOM 6 Of sEA lEvEl rIsE IN 2100

BOSTON

HULL

flOOdING frOM 2 Of sEA lEvEl rIsE IN 2050

MILTON

QUINCY

EVERETT

REVERE

CHELSEA SOMERVILLE

WINTHROP

STORM SURGE WILL INCREASE FLOOD IMPACT

flOOdING frOM A MAjOr sTOrM IN 2100

CAMBRIDGE

flOOdING frOM A MAjOr sTOrM IN 2050

BOSTON

HULL

MILTON

QUINCY

Boston

sEA lEvEl rIsE wIll HAvE A rIpplE EffECT wITHIN ANd bEYONd bOsTON

Massachusetts

New England

EVERETT

REVERE

Suffolk Downs

Mystic Generating Station

SOMERVILLE

CHELSEA

Flooding during a major storm in 2050 PARCELS at RisK Industrial Commercial Institutional

WINTHROP

CAMBRIDGE

MIT Black Falcon Terminal Conley Container Terminal Boston Convention & Exhibition Center

BROOKLINE

UMass Boston
BOSTON HULL

industrial, commerical, and institutional properties at risK oF Flooding

$14 bIllION IN prOpErTY vAlUE Is AT rIsK

MILTON QUINCY

Fore River Shipyard

north

sHOUld wE sTAY Or sHOUld wE GO?

wHAT ArE THE OpTIONs?
FOrTIfY (KEEp WATEr OUT)

AdApT (LIvE wITH WATEr)

RETrEAT (MOvE TO HIGHEr GrOUNd)

WE NEEd TO dEsIGN fOr rIsING sEAs AT MUlTIplE sCAlEs.

WINTHROP

b O st O N harb O r

QUINCY

CHARLESTOWN BOSTON

charles ri V er

CAMBRIDGE

THIS IS WHERE HIGH TIDE COULD BE DURING A STORM IN 2050

RETHINKING THE BOSTON HARBOR EDGE

Storm Surge Barrier

Lowest Cost Shortest Install Time Shortest Install Time Lowest Cost

MultiPurpose Levee
Lowest Cost Shortest Install Time

Raised Bulkhead

Living Shoreline

Dune Restoration

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Lowest Cost

Longest Lifespan

Longest Lifespan

Longest Lifespan

Longest Lifespan

Longest Lifespan

Highest Storm Surge Protection

Highest Sea Level Rise Effectiveness

Highest Storm Surge Protection

Highest Sea Level Rise Effectiveness

Highest Storm Surge Protection

Highest Sea Level Rise Effectiveness

Highest Storm Surge Protection

Highest Sea Level Rise Effectiveness

Highest Storm Surge Protection

Highest Sea Level Rise Effectiveness

BUILDING A NEW STANDARD IN BOSTON

FLOOD SCENARIO

Dry FloodProofing

Temporary Floodwall

Wet FloodProofing

Elevated Building

Floating Building

Lowest Cost Shortest Install Time Shortest Install Time

Lowest Cost Shortest Install Time

Lowest Cost Shortest Install Time

Lowest Cost Shortest Install Time

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Longest Lifespan

Longest Lifespan

Longest Lifespan

Longest Lifespan

Longest Lifespan

Highest Storm Surge Protection

Highest Sea Level Rise Effectiveness

Highest Storm Surge Protection

Highest Sea Level Rise Effectiveness

Highest Storm Surge Protection

Highest Sea Level Rise Effectiveness

Highest Storm Surge Protection

Highest Sea Level Rise Effectiveness

Highest Storm Surge Protection

Highest Sea Level Rise Effectiveness

MAKING ROOM FOR WATER IN THE CITY

Canal Street

Absorbent Street

Floodable Park

Underground Cistern

Lowest Cost Shortest Install Time Longest Lifespan Shortest Install Time

Lowest Cost Longest Lifespan Shortest Install Time

Lowest Cost Longest Lifespan Shortest Install Time

Lowest Cost Longest Lifespan

Highest Storm Surge Protection

Highest Sea Level Rise Effectiveness

Highest Storm Surge Protection

Highest Sea Level Rise Effectiveness

Highest Storm Surge Protection

Highest Sea Level Rise Effectiveness

Highest Storm Surge Protection

Highest Sea Level Rise Effectiveness

SEA lEvEl rIsE CROSSES POLITICAL BOUNDARIES, SO SHOULD OUR PLANS

BriNg multiple ageNcies aNd cities tOgether COmpleX issues aNd lONg time frames

ENhaNced cOllabOratiON aNd cOOrdiNatiON; the WhOle is mOre thaN the sum Of the parts

REASONS TO THINK rEGIONAllY

BrOadeNed public participatiON iN KeY decisiONs

RegiONal impacts

COst effectiVeNess

Watershed aNd laNdscape issues crOss citY bOuNdaries

WHAT SHOULD THE NEXT GENERATION OF PLANNING LOOK LIKE IN THE BOSTON REGION?

BOSTONS CURRENT REGIONAL PLAN:

BROAD FOCUS ON GROWTH, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, JOBS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT

SUSTAINABILITY

DECISIONS MADE DURING PLANNING PROCESS

20 Year time frame

A PLAN THAT ADDRESSES SEA LEVEL RISE SHOULD INCLUDE:

FOCUS ON RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF RISING SEA LEVELS AND CLIMATE CHANGE

RESILIENCE

ADAPTIVE, ABILITY TO CHANGE BASED ON CONTEMPORARY CONSIDERATIONS

75+ YEAR TIME FRAME BASED ON SEA LEVEL RISE PROJECTIONS

THE TIME TO BE PROACTIVE IS NOW...