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A memorial to the destruction, the trail roughly follows the path of the storm through business and residential areas. Progress on rebuilding has been slow, thanks largely to the slow flow of federal funds. The first allotment is going toward housing projects like the Rosedale apartments and infrastructure improvements like Rosedale Park. Another part of the money is going toward a revolving loan fund, which actually happened by accident. Businesses that apply for a loan must create or maintain low- to moderate-income jobs and begin their projects within 90 days of receiving the loan.

So far, more than half the fund has been loaned out. That aid, along with the new zoning district, is attracting a flurry of related economic activity. New restaurants and retail shops have opened, as well as a bank, gym and oil change shop. Key to the success, Maddox says, was identifying early on that the city will be rebuilt differently -- better -- than before, and it would address the concerns of citizens who want their city back as fast as possible.

Still, rebuilding according to a strategic plan takes more time. Just one year after the disaster, two University of Alabama history professors published an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal criticizing Tuscaloosa Forward, saying it was delaying the recovery. They added that Joplin, Mo. Greensburg, p. Then and now: A tornado leveled most of Greensburg, Kan. It has since been rebuilt as an environmentally friendly city. When an EF5 tornado cut through the center of Greensburg, Kan. Greensburg sought and won state and federal grants and congressional appropriation for development dollars.

But to fully realize its vision, Greensburg had to put up its own money. It established a property tax incentive program for businesses that reopen or establish in the city and hew to a set of green building standards. Greensburg also issued local bonds to fund projects, which required that local officials win the approval of their constituents.

Today, six years after the town was decimated, Greensburg boasts the most LEED-certified buildings per capita in the U. All of its electricity comes from wind energy.

The breadth of its vision to rebuild for the future has pulled the city and its residents together. A second incubator is opening this year. San Francisco, p. The 6. He wanted the area to be more connected to the rest of the city. It was a contentious decision that Agnos speculates cost him his job -- he lost re-election in Following the earthquake and for the remainder of his term, Agnos was up against Chinatown businesses that feared they would lose traffic without the freeway. He also had to deal with federal officials who wanted to do what the feds had always done: pay to replace the structure.

His 14 years with the California legislature -- first as a staff member then as an elected official -- gave him experience navigating state and federal agencies. The mayor was able to convince officials at HUD that tearing down the Embarcadero would cost no more than retrofitting it. So, he argued, the agency should give San Francisco the money either way.

To punch up its argument, the city hired its own consultants to assess the cost of retrofitting the freeway versus replacing it. You go get your own estimates documented and take them to the negotiation. Make their rules fit your situation.

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Today, the waterfront where the Embarcadero once stood is a model of city planning, attracting billions of dollars in reinvestment and new development, including a Major League Baseball park. After the earthquake, San Francisco opted to tear down the Embarcadero Freeway, opening up access to the waterfront. Nearly one year after Superstorm Sandy tore through much of the Northeastern shoreline, officials in the states most devastated by the wreckage are experiencing firsthand the painfully slow process of obtaining federal funding and rebuilding.

This is where graduates of similar disasters advise their fellow disaster club inductees not to let the time lag go to waste. The decision to rebuild differently must be made early on because it takes time -- months and even years -- to identify and establish the right funding path. It can be done.

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Too often, the debate over transportation funding in Congress revolves around dollars and cents. One of the worst tornados in American history ripped apart the small Midwestern town of Joplin, Mo.

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Laura Corriveau, a radiologist and member of Hayden Congregational Church, was sent to Joplin in the aftermath as part of a government task force. Her job was to X-Ray and identify bodies and body parts. Months later, Babish, Corriveau and HCC member Betty Barnes are preparing to lead a team of 10 volunteers to help the Joplin community continue reconstruction efforts.

Cleaning, building and landscaping are skills HCC organizers have become adept at in recent years following two mission trips to New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. For those who cannot participate in the mission trip but would like to make a monetary donation to the Joplin relief effort, Babish said a separate fund has been set up through the church. To be selfless is an amazing thing.