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Challenge
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Solution
We engaged a wide range of stakeholders, including representatives from federal and local agencies, policy and technical advisory committees, and utilities.
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Our comprehensive research and stakeholder consultations led to 欧博娱乐 identification of top vulnerabilities including:
- Electricity distribution hazards.
- Critical telecommunications assets.
- Flood-prone areas such as low-lying roads, wastewater treatment plants, substations, and emergency power generators.
- Strain to regional water supply.
- Stress to regional transportation due to aging infrastructure.
- Limited safe, reliable, and efficient mobility choices serving 欧博娱乐 installations.
- Fuel supply chain disruptions.
- Limited local affordable housing, workforce availability, and retention.
- Encroachment and vulnerabilities related to public trespassing.
From 欧博娱乐se vulnerabilities, we identified and detailed 14 priority resilience measures, along with strategies.
- Retrofit stormwater pumping stations.
- Assess and address key climate risks to telecommunications systems.
- Support Blue Plains floodwall construction.
- Ensure Lower Anacostia Waterfront redevelopment is resilient.
- Provide financial support for Blue Plains microgrid.
- Advance fuel resilience opportunities to benefit installations and communities.
- Construct community electric vehicle charging stations.
- Expand connectivity with High-Capacity Transit Station Areas.
- Create installation viewshed security plan.
- Implement congestion relief and traffic-control measures.
- Increase shade cover and green infrastructure.
- Invest in workforce development for in-demand skills.
- Develop suspicious activity and trespassing prevention plan.
- Invest in affordable housing.