Why most of the big ideas for Sandy recuperation are toast

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TOAST FILE "A New Manhattan Project By BILL KELLER Published: November 11, 2012"  http://buff.ly/UCTN7m
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CORRECT THESIS
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Tamara, Ulysses, Vanna - these will hit Manhattan within less than a decade If there is a race going on hurricanes are in the lead and will win That is why most of the solutions to Sandy recuperation are silly Here is the single solution that will work
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ELEVATION
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Everything in danger zones  that can be on the second story or or higher should be This correctly assumes that Sandys will be a regular occurrence It also recognizes that building expensive prrotections would take decades We do not have decades. So elevation to say 15 feet above likely flood range is both doable and smart It does not mean vacated space cannot be used most of the time Only that it is seen as flood bait and therefore secondary Elevation of living in flood zones  will enable construction of raised pedestrian walkways We will relegate vehicles to the nether regions where they belong
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