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."
9:47 PM PDT on July 28, 2009
“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.”
Michael Rhodes is a former reporter for Streetsblog San Francisco. He lives in the Mission Dolores neighborhood and is a graduate of UC Berkeley's Department of City and Regional Planning.
Read More:
More from Streetsblog San Francisco
San Francisco’s Transit Advocate Army Celebrates Massive Victory
Transit operations in San Francisco and the five Bay Area Counties are funded for the next 14 years. What's next for advocates?
November 9, 2026
How to Fight a Freeway 101
A new guide gives advocates the basics to building a campaign against harmful infrastructure in their neighborhoods — and the best time to start is now.
November 8, 2026
Action Items: Tell Governor-Elect Becerra we want our HSR…
...and save bike-access on the Richmond-San Rafael bridge
November 6, 2026
