The Case Against the Ike Dike

The current proposal for the Ike Dike - a barrier to protect the Houston/Galveston area from hurricanes - is making its way through Congress. If passed, it would be the largest proposed piece of engineering in US history. However! Just because it's proposed, does that make it a good idea? Not entirely, says Bayou City Waterkeeper's legal director, Kristen Schlemmer. Kristen joins the show today and campaigns for Houstonians to be a partial answer to our storm-vulnerability problem, not a beefed-up set of Army Corps of Engineering plans. Here is the SSPEED Center map for vulnerable infrastructure that Kristen mentioned: SSPEED Map. If you would like to hear a case *for* the Ike Dike, we did a show on this very thing back in April... Check it out! It's called Ike Dike 101, featuring Evan Mintz... City Cast's newsletter - get in on all that chatter! It's here! We’re also on Twitter, so follow us at @CityCastHouston. Not on social media? Leave a voicemail or text us at +1 713-489-6972 with thoughts/opinions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices