INTERVIEWS | Living Above the Street

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

“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

“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

"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

“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

“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

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

Jenifer Eggleston | National Park Service

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

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

"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

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

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