Resilience Roundup: Public Spaces Fighting Climate Change

• Chicago’s Resiliency Plan Aims for Equity (NextCity)
• Urban Transformations: In Durban, Informal Workers Design Marketplaces Instead of Getting Displaced by Them (World Resources Institute)
• The Streets Were Never Free. Congestion Pricing Finally Makes That Plain. (New York Times)
• In rural Alabama, community gardens help address obesity and poverty (Montgomery Advertiser)
• What Happens to Community Bonds When a Neighborhood Gentrifies (CityLab)

“Traditionally, the sole purpose of … infrastructure investments is to protect from flood risk, but opportunities exist to make them multifunctional by integrating them with walkways, public plazas, parks, and buildings. In this way, they could have wider social, environmental, and economic benefits beyond protecting from floods alone...” 

— Stefan Al, author of "Adapting Cities to Sea Level Rise: Green and Gray Strategies"