Join NYCxDESIGN and the American Society of Landscape Architects New York on this fascinating walking tour of Wagner Park. The rebuilt Wagner Park seamlessly integrates flood resilience and climate adaptation with urban and landscape design, creating a public space that provides recreation and flood risk reduction for the city.

This project highlights how thoughtful urban landscape design can transform public space into a civic centerpiece. Beneath its terraced walkways and sweeping lawn lies an 18-foot flood wall and a 63,000-gallon stormwater cistern — mitigating risk for Lower Manhattan from storm surge and sea level rise while remaining virtually invisible to park visitors.

On this tour, visitors will see how infrastructure and landscape can work as one. The project team will share how designers and engineers collaborated to turn flood protection into a civic asset, ensuring Wagner Park remains open, green, and resilient.