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Publish and Present
Michael Grant, P.E.
Project Engineer, Marine Division
McLaren Engineering Group
New York, New York
Victoria Christini, P.E.
Structural Engineer
McLaren Engineering Group
West Nyack, New York
Kaitlyn McGrath
Technical Specialist
McLaren Engineering Group
As climate change presents increasingly severe weather events and as urban populations continue to grow, cities are feeling increased pressure to implement long-term strategies that can address future uncertainties effectively. In recent years New York City has taken significant steps in this direction by acknowledging the region’s natural features as assets with which contingency planning should embrace, rather than be considered as gaps or obstacles to be designed around. This paper will provide a background of the NYC ferry system, explain how it has played a vital role in region’s resiliency planning, present characteristics of new terminals which support responsiveness in emergencies, and present continued improvements that are being implemented through these systems.