Rising Tide's project selected for "The Design Trust for Public Space’s ‘Water: Designing an Equitable Water Future for NYC’"

Written by: DesignTrust.org

Living With Water

On City of Water Day, dive into events and public space projects designing a more equitable water future for NYC

"The Design Trust for Public Space’s ‘Water: Designing an Equitable Water Future for NYC’ RFP invited New Yorkers to submit new public space project ideas, aiming to incubate solutions to the pressures exerted on New York by too much or too little water, and connecting New Yorkers with the cultural vibrancy and memory inherent in our waterways. We selected five projects to participate in a guided 2026 incubator, developing their ideas into tangible public realm solutions and resources. In this City of Water Day feature, take a look at how their visions are evolving, and explore communities across NYC that are managing, and celebrating, life surrounded by water."

"Kaitlin Krause of Rising Tide Effect is developing a civic design framework, “Water Wise NYC: Designing a Citywide System for Equitable Water Safety,” with place-based interventions to expand water literacy and safety education."

Read the full article here: https://www.designtrust.org/news/living-water/