Articles by Julie Wormser

About Julie Wormser

Julie Wormser is VP for Policy and Planning for Boston Harbor Now, co-author of Preparing for the Rising Tide and Designing With Water, and co-led the Boston Living with Water international design competition with the City of Boston and Boston Society of Architects.

Maintaining Boston’s Vibrancy and Transportation Systems in the Face of Sea Level Rise

Maintaining Boston’s Vibrancy and Transportation Systems in the Face of Sea Level Rise

by | Apr 13, 2017 | CommonWealth Series, Environment, Infrastructure | 2 Comments

A city reclaimed from the sea Settled by European colonists in 1630, Boston was founded on the narrow Shawmut Peninsula behind the protective landforms of what are today Stellwagen Bank, Winthrop, Hull and the 34 Boston Harbor Islands. Our ancestors sited Boston...