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Originally Posted by CIA
Is anyone following rebuild by design? It's a federal urban design competition to bring ideas on how to rebuild the region impacted by hurricane Sandy so it mitigates against future disasters. It's really interesting stuff. The plan for Hoboken was selected as a finalist. The winner of the competition may receive hurricane Sandy recovery funds to implement the vision. The Hoboken real terminal was one of the main access points for flood waters during Sandy, and the rebuild by design plan has some fascinating ideas for development in the area. This is a competing vision for the development plan presented by NJ Transit.
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It just turns the railyards into a giant green stormwater catchment. I like the idea of the green necklace of landscape around Hoboken, but it basically eliminates all planned development here. Not the best.