A $2 billion plan to wall off the historic downtown from rising seas and surging storms is the latest in a growing number of extravagantly expensive seawalls and barriers being proposed to defend U.S. coastal cities.
The 25-acre Mirabeau Water Garden will be one of the country’s largest urban wetlands, managing stormwater and easing the workload of the city’s current drainage system—all thanks to the Sisters of St. Joseph.
