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Planning for the Inevitable: Approaches in New Jersey and Neighboring States Sandy One Year Later: Looking to the Future October 29, 2013 Chris Sturm New Jersey Future
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Planning for the Inevitable:
Approaches in New Jersey and
Neighboring States
Sandy One Year Later: Looking to the Future
October 29, 2013
Chris SturmNew Jersey Future
An Old Problem
NJTPA Photo
1944 Atlantic City
1962 Cape May
1992 Hoboken PATHstation
With a New Dimension
The Role of Planning
NEW JERSEY PLANNING INITIATIVES
State of NJ Planning Initiatives
– Post Sandy Planning Assistance Grants ($5m)
– University Consortium on protective systems ($1.3m)
– State Hazard Mitigation Plan update and grants for county plans
Hazard Mitigation Planning
• Federal law requires state and local governments to adopt Hazard Mitigation Plans as a condition of receiving FEMA disaster assistance.
Examples: Mitigation Strategies for Flood Hazards
Graphic courtesy of the Integration and Application Network, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (ian.umces.edu/symbols/).
Protect
RetreatAccommodate
Hazard Mitigation Planning in NJ
2011 State Hazard Mitigation Plan
– Update due April 2014
• 20 “multi-jurisdictional” countywide plans, with municipal participation
• Handful of municipal plans
Opportunities to Improve
Hazard Mitigation Planning
• Risks include sea level rise
• Strategic – target areas for retreat, strengthening
Forward-Looking
• Not just emergency management
• Prevent: through land use plans & regulations, infrastructure
Integrated
• Involve municipalities in every step
• Link updated plans to spendingImplemented
New Jersey Future
Local Recovery Planning Managers
• Help towns develop recovery and rebuilding plans
• Provide the capacity to implement those plans
NEW JERSEY RECOVERY FUND
NJF in Sea Bright and Highlands
Providing capacity for long-range planning:
– What future is envisioned for Sea Bright and Highlands in 2050 and 2100?
– How can land use planning facilitate the transition?
NJF in Tuckerton and Little Egg
Harbor
Helping the towns knit together many related but separate planning efforts:
Town
Stockton
State
Other…
Rut-gers
FEMA
NJF in Commercial, Downe and
Maurice River Townships
Advancing sustainable development in economically challenged, environmentally sensitive area:
• Direct planning assistance
• Helping procure funds
• Project implementation
INITIATIVES FROM OTHER STATES
Resiliency Planning Initiatives:
New York
Resiliency Planning Initiatives:
Maryland
Sea Level Rise Projections for MD“The independent,Scientific reportrecommends that is it is prudent to plan for sea level to be 2.1 feet higher in 2050 along Maryland’s shorelines
“Vision without execution is
hallucination” Thomas Edison
Plan
RegulateSpend
Opportunities for NJ to be
“Smarter than the Storm”
• Statewide guidance:– sea level rise & vulnerable areas
– Strategic approach for fortifying, accommodating, retreating
• More resources for local recovery managers, hazard mitigation planning
• Regional Planning
• Update to NJ State Plan (State Strategic Plan)
• Update to CAFRA
