The City of New Bedford is updating the 2016 New Bedford Local Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan. Why is this important?

Trees in New Bedford prevent over 49 million gallons of stormwater from entering the streams and waterways in and around the city every year.

3,226 new trees have been planted in New Bedford since 2015, sequestering enough carbon to offset 33 homes’ electricity use for a year.

22% of New Bedford residents have low access to a grocery store and are low-income—actions from NB Resilient will increase food security and promote healthy living.

Sea levels in the Port are projected to rise 2.5 feet by 2050 under a high emission scenario, and New Bedford will be prepared.

The City of New Bedford has replaced 8,000 street and traffic lights with power-saving LEDs—reducing greenhouse gas emissions by the same amount as taking 44 cars off the road for a year.

New Bedford is home to the #1 Port in the nation based on dollar value and landing.

37% of waste was diverted from landfills in 2017—100% is the goal by 2050.

One third of New Bedford’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the transportation sector, which means how we choose to get around has a big impact!

Our community has a long history of industry. Some former industrial sites were left contaminated and the City is working to clean them up and promote redevelopment.