Bloomberg's archicritic and sometimes poet James Russell embedded himself at a post-Sandy community meeting in Staten Island, where he found that many fearful residents still have no idea how to rebuild and get back to normal, while city planning goals to protect against future storms are too long-term to help much. After hearing one sob story after another (small business loans that weren't granted, folks who still need to line up at food pantries), Russell concludes: "Planning for the future must begin now?not after the city collects data. Too many people are stuck in rebuilding limbo, and many will lose otherwise recoverable assets if they can't make decisions quickly, with greater certainty." ['Berg]
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