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A Sustainable New Orleans Is Possible

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan

14 May 2006 - 5:00am

Good planning can rebuild a sustainable New Orleans but politics is moving in the other direction observes Neal Peirce.

"The tragedy is this: With quality, imaginative planning, and the courage to make tough decisions, a grander-than-ever, truly sustainable New Orleans could emerge. And despite race and class suspicions, neighborhoods could, as reformers suggest, be given a role in planning their future on fresh and drier ground."

Full Story: New Orleans' Throttled Future
Source: The Washington Post Writers Group, April 24, 2006
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The interdisciplinary nature of these challenges justifies a more decisive federal policy that helps metropolitan areas promote energy and location-efficient development.
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