Sea Level Rise Adaptation
Global warming is in the local spotlight with a transportation adaptation plan grant that will help the City of Monterey plan how to adapt the transportation infrastructure for predicted sea level rise over the next few decades. Now is the time to determine the best approach to deal with these changes, and the City wants the community to be informed and provide input.
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The past two public workshops have been helpful in getting input and ideas on the best way to combat climate change, sea level rise, and our options in terms of adapting our transportation infrastructure. Please share your priorities and ideas here.
View All Ideasover 2 years ago
"Wall off or reimagine" is a false selection. There are ways to mitigate, albeit for just decades, sea level rise without a Berlin wall.
There are more choices than "Wall off or reimagine" without abandoning roads such as Del Monte Avenue. Why not raise the roads and parking lots plus add pumping stations that can periodically pump during high tides/storms? The Waterfront Masterplan should have taken such adaptations into consideration. I don't think that abandoning the current transportation network in the next decade is wise. We can buy time and adapt in place.
over 2 years ago
Traffic Adjustments for Planned Retreat (or just plain old public safety)
Del Monte and Sloat is a dangerous intersection TODAY and will get worse with future traffic back-ups. I have clients who own land in the vicinity right on the north side of Del Monte. They have offered to donate a portion of their property for a dedicated left hand turn lane IF the city allows a residential use their parcel (see image). Seems like a good deal but the planning commission and city council have both rejected their proposal, even though it would prevent future eminent domain conflicts and could save millions. Hopefully the City will reconsider this given the critical nature of this intersection in ANY traffic management scenario.
over 2 years ago
This master plan as well as the Waterfront MP should be based upon a formally adopted estimate of sea level rise projections.
Use And Adopted Sea Level Rise Estimate
over 1 year ago
Embrace sea level rise as an opportunity.
Transform the Pearl District into Venice on the Monterey Bay. Elevate Del Monte. Bridge at El Estero. Elevate properties in the Pearl District. Convert streets to canals.
over 2 years ago
We Already Are Pumping
Sorry for the piecemeal and log-winded comments, but I couldn't help but to notice that the authors appear to have not noticed that Lake El Estero is already being pumped and it has been for many decades. So when their graphics show flooding around the Lake, are they assuming that the pumps aren't running? The graphic on page 5 as well as the text throughout seems to imply flooding will occur around the Lake within 9 years. Why/how is this since it is pumped? The authors do note that the tunnel is being pumped. The same graphic shows "storm wave impact" well into the Cannery Row area. In what time frame do they project this to happen? It hasn't ever happened yet. The worst it's gotten to date is that some waves have thrown water up onto the parking lot at the Coast Guard pier. Buildings that project over the water have been damaged, but as far as I know, the roads haven't been flooded from the ocean (as opposed to storm drain inadequacies which have happened). And when the report states that this is what the public wants, I suppose that the publics' opinions were based upon the (mis)information that I'm pointed out. I've been an avid almost zealot walker in this community and I can attest that walking and biking is not going to make a noticeable dent in the number of automobiles on the road. In order for us to accomplish a sea change in the use of automobiles the region needs an radical and integrated alternative transportation system. Speaking of which, what's the plan for Highway 1 especially at the intersection of Highway 68 (Canyon Del Rey Blvd) when it's inundated? It seems like planning for the relocation of Hwy 1 is going to involve massive numbers of condemnations in order to accommodate any new regional transportation corridor.
