From Duck Boats to Gondolas: Group Floats Back Bay Canal Plan
A new report suggests Boston could build canals to help withstand future water-level increases caused by climate change, according to The Boston Globe.
A canal system is just one of the suggestions contained in a report from the local chapter of the Urban Land Institute on how the region could respond to the effects of climate change.
Other suggestions include raising the Harborwalk, which rings the waterfront, to act as a stronger barrier for nearby buildings, adding breakwaters in the harbor, and creating wetlands that would act as sponges during periods of high water.
In compiling the report, the Urban Land Institute held brainstorming sessions with more than 70 engineers, architects, and development and insurance specialists, according to the Globe.
Read the full Boston Globe story here.
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