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Redesigning New Orleans

Posted by: Brenda Meyer

22 September 2005 - 9:00am

New Orleans was a deeply flawed city before Katrina, and now, evacuees are stating they won't move back unless changes are made.

"The flooding of New Orleans and the dislocation of almost a half-million residents exposed social inequities that have plagued the city for decades: extreme poverty, a wide income divide between blacks and whites, high unemployment and crime, woeful schools.

'This may be the first American city built in the 21st century,' says Larry Davis, director of the University of Pittsburgh's Center on Race and Social Problems. 'New Orleans has the opportunity to be a model for the country. ... Here's our chance.' "

Full Story: A New Orleans like the old one just won't do
Source: USA Today, September 21, 2005
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