The BIG U - a Seawall around Manhattan to keep rising water out. Climate Change causes increasing danger... The Ocean is Rising, coastal cities plan for flooding...

The Plan is to build a giant wall to keep the Ocean from flooding Manhattan... No action is planned for New Jersey, Queens The Bronx or Brooklyn...

Big U Seawall to protect NYC

In collaboration with New York City, The BIG U proposal was developed to protect Lower Manhattan from floodwater, storms, and other impacts of a changing climate. The BIG U calls for a  protective system around the low-lying topography of Manhattan beginning at West 57th Street, going down to The Battery, and then back up to East 42nd Street.
http://www.rebuildbydesign.org/our-work/all-proposals/winning-projects/big-u



Manhattan plans to build a massive $1 billion wall and park to guard against the next inevitable superstorm...
http://www.businessinsider.com/new-york-city-flooding-manhattan-coastal-barriers-2018-4

Detail of The Wall around Manhattan NYC

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