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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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"It's so out of control," said Duany, referring to the current state of public participation in planning decisions in the United States. "It's an absolute orgy of public process… basically, we can't get anything done."
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