"Sandy's Lessons Lost: Jersey Shore Rebuilds in Sea's Inevitable Path"

"TOMS RIVER, N.J.—For most of the last century, modest one-story summer bungalows lined this private strip of road that dead-ends at Vision Beach. Then Sandy made landfall here on Oct. 29, 2012, obliterating them.

Today, except for the occasional vacant lot, the street has been transformed into two rows of gleaming brand-new three-story homes.

The main floors are about 14 feet off the ground, perched on pillars. Below, instead of an enclosed ground floor, many have parking spaces or picnic tables. Jay Lynch, the town's planner, calls the new developments 'canyons' because of the heights.

Similarly towering construction is occurring on almost every nearby road."

Leslie Kaufman reports for InsideClimate News October 26, 2016.

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"After Hurricane Matthew, Town Wonders: Rebuild Or Relocate?" (NPR)