APA's New Orleans Team Releases Rebuilding Report

A special six-member team of planners assembled by the APA put published its report, "Charting the Course for Rebuilding a Great American City," which includes short-and long-term recommendations for improving the city's planning.

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December 2, 2005, 7:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen


The American Planning Association (APA), in response to requests from the New Orleans City Planning Commission and APA’s Louisiana chapter, assembled a team of six qualified urban planners to assess the capacity of the city’s planning function in the aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

After gathering preliminary information about its assignment, APA’s New Orleans Planning Assessment Team visited the city from October 23 to 28, 2005; conducted a tour of the city's devastation; interviewed a cross section of public officials and community leaders; and thus formulated a set of conclusions and recommendations that might assist local officials as they seek to make sound decisions about the city’s restoration and redevelopment. This report presents the APA Team’s general observations about the city’s planning function, including activities of the City Planning Commission and the Mayor’s Bring New Orleans Back (BNOB) Commission. On the basis of those observations, the report proceeds to make recommendations for addressing shortâ€"and long-term planning issues, and suggests appropriate next steps.

[PDF, 250KB, 13 pages]

Thanks to Bruce Knight

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