Making the City of Hoboken resilient to flash floods and storms surges OMA and Royal HaskoningDHV informed that their comprehensive urban water strategy for Hoboken was announced as one of the winners of the Rebuild by Design Competition – an initiative of the Hurricane Sandy Task Force to rebuild the affected regions of New York and New Jersey.
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced the winning proposals and funding on Monday 2 June. “The winning proposals are truly transformative and serve as blueprints for how we can safeguard the region,” he said. HUD is allocating USD230 million to New Jersey to begin implementation of this winning design proposal that will make the region more environmentally and economically resilient.