Houston, Texas releases comprehensive plan to create a more resilient city
On Wednesday, the city released its “Resilient Houston” strategy, a robust plan to invest in and strengthen the capabilities of neighborhoods, communities and the entire region to address, withstand and quickly recover from physical, social and economic shocks and stresses. Mayor Sylvester Turner unveiled the strategy alongside Chief Resilience Officer Marissa Aho and signed an executive order requiring all city departments to make resilience part of all strategic planning.
The new plan comes in relation to the six floods that have occurred in the region: the Memorial Day Flood in 2015, the 2016 Tax Day Flood and Hurricane Harvey in 2017. According to the Kinder Institute, the Resilient Houston plan focuses on 5 core visions:
- A Healthy Place to Live
- An Equitable, Inclusive and Affordable City
- A Leader in Climate Adaptation
- A City That Grows Up, Not Out
- A Transformative Economy
These goals will be achieved through "collaborative action" and the collective efforts of groups, organization and initiatives at the neighborhood, city, and regional levels, the Kinder Institute reports. 'We are faced with a choice. Either we commit now to making the investments in our workforce and infrastructure that can prevent huge losses, or we become short-sighted and think we have plenty of time," said Mayor Turner in an address. “By choosing the latter, we will be too late.”
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