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Here’s How NYC Transit System Is Prepping For Sea Level Rise And Why It May Not Be Enough
arrow The Coney Island Yard Complex Nathan Kensinger for Gothamist
New York City is surrounded by water, with over 130 neighborhoods situated along 520 miles of coastline. Its populace of 8.3 million residents the largest metro area in the United States relies heavily on its vast transportation system. And as sea levels continue to rise, the future of both the city and its transportation network are in jeopardy.
Coney Island is an ideal place to view this present-day peril. Start on a dead-end stretch of Shore Parkway. The road here floods with even a light rain, covering the broken concrete in thick mud. On one side of the street is Coney Island Creek, where Hurricane Sandy’s surge pushed ashore and inundated this Brooklyn neighborhood in 2012.
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Florida Keys local governments have begun formulating their appeals to proposed changes to federal flood insurance maps, which could significantly increase insurance rates for local property owners once implemented later this year.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency published its notice in the Federal Register seeking comment and information regarding the preliminary coastal flood maps, known as Flood Insurance Rate Maps or FIRMs.
Monroe County government, the cities of Key West and Marathon and the Keys-based Fair Insurance Rates in Monroe (also known as FIRM) have begun working on appealing the propose map changes. The 90-day appeal window opens March 18, Assistant County Administrator Christine Hurley said.