Here’s How NYC Transit System Is Prepping For Sea Level Rise And Why It May Not Be Enough
arrow The Coney Island Yard Complex Nathan Kensinger for Gothamist
New York City is surrounded by water, with over 130 neighborhoods situated along 520 miles of coastline. Its populace of 8.3 million residents the largest metro area in the United States relies heavily on its vast transportation system. And as sea levels continue to rise, the future of both the city and its transportation network are in jeopardy.
Coney Island is an ideal place to view this present-day peril. Start on a dead-end stretch of Shore Parkway. The road here floods with even a light rain, covering the broken concrete in thick mud. On one side of the street is Coney Island Creek, where Hurricane Sandy’s surge pushed ashore and inundated this Brooklyn neighborhood in 2012.