INTERVIEWS-TRANSFER | LivingAbovetheStreet

Marie Winfield | A’Lelia Bundles Community Scholar, Columbia University

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Feb 20, 2023
8 min

Marie Winfield | A’Lelia Bundles Community Scholar, Columbia University

“Resilience planning can be a valuable opportunity for integrated land-use decisions and localized environmental education programs."

Robert Sauder | Wolfe House & Building Movers

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Feb 15, 2023
6 min

Robert Sauder | Wolfe House & Building Movers

“Historic buildings often bear great emotional values, which serve as a rationale for property owners to seek elevation or relocation."

Jonathan Boulware | South Street Seaport Museum

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Feb 12, 2023
9 min

Jonathan Boulware | South Street Seaport Museum

“Long-term and short-term strategies at different scales should be developed hand-in-hand to ensure us a resilient future."

Julia F. Martin & Erin Lanier | Julia F. Martin Architects

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Feb 6, 2023
7 min

Julia F. Martin & Erin Lanier | Julia F. Martin Architects

"We're confident that local historic buildings can be designed for flood resilience in a way that respects their historic characters."

Deborah Tackett | The City of Miami Beach

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Feb 4, 2023
9 min

Deborah Tackett | The City of Miami Beach

“While historic preservation can’t be the full solution to climate resilience, it can be part of it."

Olivia Brazee & Chelsea Towers | New York SHPO

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Jan 31, 2023
7 min

Olivia Brazee & Chelsea Towers | New York SHPO

“It’ll be a worthy challenge to put information in one place, and to consolidate available resources for the public."

Julie Nucci & Jim Overhiser | Historic Homeowners in Owego, NY

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Jan 27, 2023
10 min

Julie Nucci & Jim Overhiser | Historic Homeowners in Owego, NY

“Homeowners shouldn’t have to be privileged to be able to stay safe."

Jenifer Eggleston | National Park Service

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Dec 20, 2022
7 min

Jenifer Eggleston | National Park Service

"We have to move forward, accept more change, and better regulate these changes."

Erin Minnigan | Preservation Society of Charleston

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Nov 29, 2022
8 min

Erin Minnigan | Preservation Society of Charleston

"If we continued to deny the elevation of historic homes, it would adversely affect their long-term preservation."

Alyssa Lozupone & Margaret Back | Newport Restoration Foundation

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Nov 22, 2022
5 min

Alyssa Lozupone & Margaret Back | Newport Restoration Foundation

"We’re seeing a debate on whether to elevate historic houses up to BFE; whether to prioritize historic character, or flood resilience."

Michael Marrella | NYC Department of City Planning

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Aug 1, 2022
5 min

Michael Marrella | NYC Department of City Planning

“For intact historic districts, structural elevation may not always be the ideal solution.”

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Jul 31, 2022
6 min

Interview Question List

In this post, you'll find a set of key questions prepared by the interviewer for all interviewees reached out in this project.

Policy-Maker & Stakeholder Interviews

The flood adaptation discourse has a broadly interdisciplinary nature. Therefore, a collective dialogue is of vital importance: it allows us to incorporate different values, perspectives and expertise as we tackle the climate crisis and envision our shared urban future.

On this page, you may explore the opinions of planners, preservationists, architects, and community stakeholders as they identify challenges, set agendas and develop solutions for the stewardship of New York City's historic built environment towards flood resilience.