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The Post-Sandy Initiative is structured as the planning and design communitys response to the recent Superstorm. Initiated by the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter ( AIANY ) and the AIANYs Design for Risk and Reconstruction Committee ( DfRR) in the weeks that followed the storm, and in collaboration with a wide range of other profes... sional organizations and concerned individuals, it has been supported by the participation of a variety of local, regional, state, and national public agency participants. Working Groups were formed to focus on several areas key to resilience: Transportation & Infrastructure, Housing, Critical & Commercial Building, Codes & Zoning, and Waterfront. Over 150 professionals have given their time to these Working Groups to explore important issues about the emergency planning for and response to Sandy, both in terms of short-term recovery efforts and long-term resiliency considerations. Their contributions form the basis of the Post-Sandy Initiative Report, released on May 1, 2013 and the corresponding exhibit, which will be on view at the Center for Architecture during May and June 2013. This effort has made it clear that we can, and need to, do better in the face of future extreme weather events. In response to Superstorm Sandy, the American Institute of Architects New York ( AIANY ) has spearheaded a collaborative initiative investigating issues and outlining options and opportunities to address the short-, intermediate-, and long-term impacts of the storm and the escalating effects of climate change on New York City. This project is of course aided by our tech partner, Hard Drive Recovery Group , who offered extremely low priced data recovery services for Sandy victims. The impetus for this work grew in part from an informal partnership that had developed between the AIANY Design for Risk and Reconstruction Committee ( DfRR ) and the NYC Department of City Planning ( DCP ). Starting well in advance of Hurricane Sandy, these two groups had collaborated on ...Read More