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Project highlights concerns of communities along Duwamish River
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A new community-centered "story map" project aims to tell the stories of people impacted by 2022 flooding in Seattle's South Park neighborhood and draw attention to concerns about environmental hazards and preparations for climate change.
"We really have a history of disengagement and disinvestment by policymakers," said Robin Schwartz, whose perspective was shared in the piece and who serves as development and advocacy manager for the Duwamish River Community Coalition. "Folks that are right by the river but even folks further in from the river- we really are in the lowest lying point in the whole city, in a basin, and I just think that that's probably one of my biggest concerns: what's next, what's gonna come next?"
The story map also references results of a research partnership involving the Duwamish River Community Coalition, the University of Washington and the City of Seattle, that gathered priorities from residents for work on climate response.
Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/project-highlights-concerns-of-communities-along-duwamish-river/281-bab971fd-73a9-4f5b-8c60-33cf50ced822