What Cities Can Do to Prepare Themselves for Increasingly Severe Weather
RE.invest Initiative leader suggests ways cities can prepare for increasingly severe weather
Infrastructure Advisor
The Re.invest Initiative is a public-private partnership that will help eight cities across the US rebuild stronger and more resilient storm water systems
ROCKERFELLER FOUNDATION LAUNCHES TWO-YEAR CITY INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE
In an event held with media yesterday afternoon, the Rockerfeller Foundation along with public, private and non-profit partners announced a two-year city infrastructure investment program dubbed the RE.invest Initiative.
Rockefeller Foundation funds study to help solve Hoboken’s flooding problem
HOBOKEN – In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Hoboken is one of eight US cities that has landed funding from the Rockefeller Foundation for a two-year study to look into how to solve flooding and other storm-water infrastructure problems.
Honolulu chosen for RE.invest Initiative
According to the initiative’s website, it is a collaboration among eight cities and engineering, law, and finance firms to create new public-private partnerships for infrastructure work.
Sandy spurs Rockefeller plan to fight flooding
In the hours before Hurricane Sandy turned northward to bash New Jersey and flood Lower Manhattan, there was fear it might drive a virtual tsunami up the Potomac to bury parts of the capital under water.
Building the Future: Innovative Water Infrastructure
Today, more than 80 percent of Americans live, work, and raise their families in urban areas. At the same time, much of our infrastructure, including our water infrastructure, is decades old and in need of costly repairs.
Rockefeller Foundation Announces Support for RE.invest Initiative
Today, the Rockefeller Foundation announced its support for a new public-private program that will help cities across the country finance and build resilient and integrated urban storm water infrastructure systems