SPUR Lunchtime Forum: New Orleans: rebuilding in an era of climate change

"New Orleans is a natural case study for examining the consequences of global climate change up close and personal. Edward Blakely, former recovery chief for the City of New Orleans, focuses on the inter-relationships of ecological, social, economic and environmental re-planning in one of America’s most important regions."

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SPUR Evening Forum: URBANbuild Local Global: An innovative model for rebuilding and good design in New Orleans

By Michael Rhodes |
"URBANbuild Local Global documents the work of URBANbuild, a comprehensive two-year program at Tulane University School of Architecture initiated to actively support the rehabilitation of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. URBANbuild Local Global, literally a double-sided book, reconnects local research, analysis and design for New Orleans with a broader framework that embraces […]
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Why Transit Agencies Expand Even When They Struggle to Provide Service

By Angie Schmitt |
New Orleans transit is in bad shape, as we reported recently. The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority has never recovered from Hurricane Katrina and service is at about 36 percent of pre-storm levels despite the region’s population rebound. New Orleans’ frequent service lines have been slashed dramatically. Even newly built streetcar lines are running infrequently. […]

New Orleans Activist Embarks on 1600-Mile Bike Ride for the Gulf

By Fran Taylor |
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