Lower Ventnor Heights Resiliency Project

An excerpt of the Lower Ventnor Heights Resiliency Project Presentation from DeBlasio and Associates is included below as well as a link to the full report presentation. 

The City of Ventnor is located on the Atlantic Ocean coastline and back bay intercoastal waterway in Atlantic County, New Jersey. The City is located on 8.1 mile long Absecon Island, along with Atlantic City to the northeast, and Margate City and Longport on the southwest. Each year the City is presented with a constant threat to this community from sea level rise, coastal flooding, Nor'easters and tropical-borne storm activity, introducing severe wave and flood impacts.

The City of Ventnor has been historically subject to flooding, beach erosion and many other associated problems that require an aggressive approach to successfully manage infrastructure maintenance and flood damage mitigation. Mitigation is any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate the risk of life and property from hazardous events. The City has developed a varied approach to protect and maintain its infrastructure, natural areas, public safety, welfare, and property of its residents, and continues to improve annually with the implementation of improvements, new technologies and with assistance from outside public agencies. 

This report focuses on Ventnor Heights, which is a suburban section of Ventnor City on a former marsh island and the area nearest Dorset Avenue bridge has a concentration of repetitive loss properties, low elevation, older housing stock compared to the rest of the Ventnor Heights, and prevalence of year-round occupancy.

Click here to read the full Lower Ventnor Heights Resiliency Project