Will Curran-Groome
wcurrangroome.bsky.social
Will Curran-Groome
@wcurrangroome.bsky.social
Researcher @urbaninstitute.bsky.social. Focused on land use, housing access, active transportation, and climate change adaptation. Opinions my own. He/him.
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🚨New data-rich resource from our team at @urbaninstitute.bsky.social looks at the last 20 years of disasters and recovery across the Gulf Coast - from impacts, recovery $$, mitigation to future projected losses from climate change.

www.urban.org/stories/disa...
Disasters and the Gulf Coast, 20 Years after Hurricane Katrina
Place-based data about how disasters have affected the Gulf Coast since Hurricane Katrina and the federal government’s role in managing extreme events.,On August 29th, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made lan...
www.urban.org
August 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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What does FEMA’s retreat from hazard mitigation programs mean for states and communities? @wcurrangroome.bsky.social, @sara-mctarnaghan.bsky.social and I break down the impacts of the administration’s decisions, by state and congressional district: www.urban.org/urban-wire/f...
FEMA Is Eliminating Hazard Mitigation Programs, Leaving Americans Nationwide at Risk as Disasters Worsen
Cancelling the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program and funding for future Flood Mitigation Assistance grants would end most federal funding for predisaster hazard mitigation, eve...
www.urban.org
April 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Want to learn about the impact of climate change on people and places and explore evidence-based policy solutions to strengthen communities’ resilience?

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March 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Looking forward to talking about how zoning can support (or inhibit) more resilient development:
Upcoming Research Brief!💡

Urban Institute's @andrewrumbach.bsky.social & @wcurrangroome.bsky.social join the NZA to discuss their “Climate-Resilient Development Index”—a pilot methodology designed to assess zoning's relationship to climate-driven hazards.

Register: cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
March 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM