Presentation for Confronting Flooding session.

1. NJ Future Redevelopment Forum 2018
Confronting Flooding
Jason Hellendrung
Vice President, Planning & Design
Tetra Tech
jason.Hellendrung@tetratech.com

2. •Recovery, reconstruction, and resilience
successes in addressing flooding in
coastal and riverine environments
•How do we make the shift from funding
recovery post-disaster reactively to
making investments to flooding
vulnerabilities proactively?
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NJ Future Redevelopment Forum 2018
Confronting Flooding

3. Waterfront Planning & Design
3White River Park and Canal, Indianapolis, IN
Work by Jason Hellendrung
while at Sasaki

4. Waterfront Planning & Design
4North Bayfront Park, Corpus Christi, TX
Work by Jason Hellendrung
while Principal at Sasaki

5. Cedar Rapids: A New Era of Waterfronts
5Cedar Rapids, IA Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

6. Cedar Rapids Flood Recovery
6Cedar Rapids, IA Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

7. Cedar Rapids Flood Recovery
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Image: WYES New Orleans
Phase 1: Public open houses Phase 2: Neighborhood meetings and workshops
Cedar Rapids, IA
Citizen-advisory committeesTrained city employees facilitate conversations
Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

8. Cedar Rapids Flood Recovery
8Cedar Rapids, IA Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

9. Cedar Rapids Flood Recovery Successes: 10 years
9Cedar Rapids, IA
• City and community adopted flood mitigation strategy adopted 5 months
after the flood (and approved by the USACE)
• City and community adopted funding strategy through a Local Option
Sales Tax and City-County Tax Increment (BUT, waiting for federal share
– less than 20%)
• City and community adopted neighborhood reinvestment plans adopted
11 months after the flood – in implementation
• $30 million in small business assistance within first 3 years
• Over $42 million in housing rehab and replacement within first 3 years
(8 programs)
• Acquisition of nearly 1500 properties in the flood plain through a
VOLUNTARY Acquisition Program
• Rehabbed City Hall, new Downtown Library, new Convention Center, new
Central Fire
• Adopted Med District Plan with $45 million PCI facility, Community
Cancer, housing, and hotels
Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

10. Cedar Rapids Flood Recovery
10Cedar Rapids, IA
Lessons Learned/Differentiators:
• City commitment to creating a long-term recovery plan with a
vision for the future, not just building back; phased,
institutionalized plan
• Partnerships: interdepartmental coordination with city staff; city,
county, state, fed, and private partnerships; (bringing
neighborhoods together on shared interests - not competing)
• Engagement is the foundation to create a plan that could stand
the test of time and changes in politics; community-building
• Designing for multi-benefit solutions: flood protection, economic
development, public gathering spaces, green infrastructure,
restored ecological function, trail connections
Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

11. Resilient Cities
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12. Rebuild by Design
12Work led previously by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

13. Rebuild by Design
13Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

14. Rebuild by Design
14Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

15. Rebuild by Design
15Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

16. Rebuild by Design
16Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

17. Rebuild by Design
17Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

18. Rebuild by Design
18Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

19. Rebuild by Design
19Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

20. Rebuild by Design
20Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

21. Rebuild by Design
21Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

22. Rebuild by Design
22Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

23. Rebuild by Design
23Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

24. Rebuild by Design
24Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

25. Rebuild by Design
25Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

26. Rebuild by Design
26Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

27. Rebuild by Design
27Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

28. Rebuild by Design
28Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

29. Rebuild by Design
29Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

30. Rebuild by Design
30Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

31. Rebuild by Design
31Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

32. Rebuild by Design
32Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

33. Rebuild by Design
33Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

34. Rebuild by Design
34Work led by Jason Hellendrung while Principal at Sasaki

35. Living With the Bay, Rebuild by Design
35Nassau County, NY

36. 36Boston, MA
Looking Ahead: Boston

37. 37Boston, MA
Boston, 1775

38. 38Boston, MA
Boston, 2070’s with 3’ of Sea Level Rise

39. 39Boston, MA
Boston, March 2, 2018

40. Thank you!
Jason Hellendrung, ASLA, PLA
Vice President, Planning & Design
Tetra Tech
jason.Hellendrung@tetratech.com
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