Living with the Bay Resiliency Strategy and Program

In response to the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Rebuild by Design (RBD) program awarded funding to New York State through the Living with the Bay (LWTB) proposal. To advance this proposal, New York State Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR) developed a resiliency strategy to identify a program of defined improvements across approximately 10,000 acres. GOSR developed a strategic sequence of activities created to guide the varying dynamic groups of stakeholders to consensus of a collection of prioritized projects aimed at the LWTB goals. The resiliency strategy identifies and prioritizes interventions independently addressing problem areas and collectively improving the resiliency of the Mill River corridor while adhering to GOSR, HUD, and RBD requirements. The recommended projects provide the prioritized framework to reduce the risk and vulnerability of this area and its valuable assets and provide its residents a more resilient infrastructure and environment with an enhanced quality of life.