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As East Harlem Waits for Infrastructure Projects to Mitigate Flood Risk, Residents Are Creating Their Own Solutions
Community-led green infrastructure projects highlight the need for an interconnected stormwater management system in low-lying communities.
By Juanita Gordon
Kim Yim realized building a permeable pathway in her community garden mid-winter would take a tremendous amount of energy to complete. Between building the structure in the frigid New York winter, fundraising for materials, and coordinating volunteers, creating the new path was an “intense process” for her team.
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