REMARKS
Climate change and infrastructure challenges in housing development
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Council Member Riley addresses the environmental and infrastructure challenges that complicate housing development in New York City.
- Rising sea levels, increasing groundwater tables, and more severe rainfall events are causing flooding issues in coastal and inland areas.
- New infrastructure is needed in some areas before additional housing density can be added.
- The city must address flooding through infrastructure investment, particularly in parts of the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn.
- The council raises questions about the administration's willingness to provide necessary infrastructure for affected neighborhoods.
- Concerns are expressed about housing developments far from public transit and the potential need for car dependency, which conflicts with reduced parking requirements.
Kevin Riley
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What is clear, based on all the input council has received, is that the housing and the ecosystem that is dependent on multiple competing factors let me give you some examples.
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New York City is a coastal city and the sea level is rising.
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Groundwater tables are also rising.
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To make matters worse, rainfall events are becoming more severe, causing more in inland flooding.
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This raises the question, what type of housing should be built and where?
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We have an obligation to make sure new housing is safe and that our city is resilient is a resilient one.
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In some areas, this new infrastructure is needed before any more density can be added.
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The flooding happening in parts of the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn is well established.
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We know that the city must address this flooding through new infrastructure investment.
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The question becomes, is the administration willing to provide this new infrastructure for these neighborhoods?
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I'm If the If the new housing is far away from public transit, how will these families access these essential services?
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Will they be dependent on a car?
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If a car is needed, then should parking requirements be reduced to make way for even more housing?
