The City of St. Pete Beach has announced the selection of the Pass-A-Grille Seawall by the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council Resilient Ready Committee. Pass-A-Grille is one of three communities in the region selected for this study. The Resilient Ready Tampa Bay initiative enhances the capacity of Tampa Bay areas to assess, plan for, and adapt to flood impacts through multi-functional green infrastructure systems planning and resilient site and landscape design.
As part of the design focus group, the Committee will be hosting a site visit (April 21st) and two-day design charrette (April 22nd and 25th) to convene government staff, stakeholders, designers, planners, architects, engineers, and illustrators. Participants will collaborate in a series of brainstorming sessions to yield resilient site adaptations and conceptual designs for Pass-A-Grille that apply multi-functional, nature-based infrastructure strategies.
The outcome of this process and the ideas generated from the group will be presented at a forum later this year so that other areas/coastal towns may incorporate the concepts into their planning. Results will also provide the City of St. Pete Beach with physical and planning resources to support the communities’ efforts to become “resilient ready” for the future. Mayor Johnson said, “With severe weather, sea level rise, and high tides, flooding is something we need to plan for, and we are excited to be chosen to participate in this study. It’s critical to our future as it will help leaders and communities come together for stronger solutions.”
Information courtesy of the City of St. Pete Beach.