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Three-university team presents RAFT resilience assessment, schedules Aug. 18 workshop

5455579 · July 23, 2025
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Summary

Researchers from UVA, Old Dominion and Virginia Tech briefed the Board on the Resilience Adaptation Feasibility Tool (RAFT), gave James City County a 79% score, and invited residents to an Aug. 18 regional workshop to develop a one-year resilience action checklist.

A research team from the University of Virginia, Old Dominion University and Virginia Tech on July 22 presented the Resilience Adaptation Feasibility Tool (RAFT) findings for the Historic Triangle and James City County to the Board of Supervisors and invited residents to a regional resilience workshop on Monday, Aug. 18, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the James City County Recreation Center.

Dr. Wendy Stout (Virginia Tech) and Elizabeth Andrews (UVA) described RAFT as a three-step, community-driven framework (quantitative scorecard, qualitative assessment and a regional workshop) that produces an 'opportunity list' and a locally crafted 'resilience action checklist' for…

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