MUNICIPALITIES MUST GET CREATIVE TO FUND RESILIENCY IN A TIME OF BOTH GREATER NEED AND REDUCED FEDERAL FUNDING
Miami Beach’s Bayshore Park, with 19.4 acres of open space and active play areas built in place of a shuttered par-3 golf course, features nature-based resiliency.
In the center of the $42-million park,
a one-acre lake was created to retain stormwater.
A future phase will connect the
surrounding neighborhood’s drainage system to the park, providing extra
capacity during heavy rains.
Maurice Gibb Park was completely
rebuilt with a living shoreline of mangroves, raised seawall, native trees and
increasing drainage capacity.
Brittany Bay Park on the Intracoastal
Waterway uses a living shoreline to protect the community from storms and
sunny-day flooding.
In July, Miami Beach adopted a Sea
Level Rise Adaptation Plan.
It was funded by a $454,000 Resilient
Florida Grant and another $100,000 in matching city funds that were dedicated
to compound flood modeling.
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