Mississippi

How The Casinos Hit The Jackpot In Biloxi

Despite a critical housing shortage and badly needed road repairs, the city of Biloxi sees an influx of casinos due to a change in state legislation.

August 7, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal via The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Will The Katrina Cottage Revolutionize Affordable Housing?

Quick and inexpensive yet sturdy and charming, the Katrina Cottage, a housing type born out of the aftermath of the storm, could potentially change the way affordable housing is built.

July 13, 2006 - Cottage Living

U.S. City Seeks Chinese Labor & Expertise To Rebuild After Katrina

Frustrated with slow progress, a Mississippi Gulf Coast city is considering importing hundreds or thousands of Chinese laborers and materials to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina

June 28, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Coping With The FEMA Trailer

Many of those who lost their homes in Hurricane Katrina or Rita struggle daily with the 240 square foot FEMA trailer.

June 16, 2006 - The New York Times

Redefining The New Urbanism In The Context Of Katrina

Author Matt Dellinger examines the work of the New Urbanists in Mississippi and Louisiana, and whether or not New Urbanism has reached the tipping point in terms of wider acceptance.

May 24, 2006 - Oxford American

The New Urbanists' Losing Battle For Biloxi

The New York Times Magazine critiques the efforts of New Urbanists to redesign Biloxi, Mississippi, after Hurricane Katrina, referring to the group as "faintly cultish".

May 24, 2006 - The New York Times

Papers In Eye Of Katrina Win Pulitzers

The New Orleans Times-Picayune and Biloxi Sun Herald win prizes for public service in their coverage of the hurricane aftermath.

April 18, 2006 - BBC News

Plan Allows Entire Big Easy To Be Rebuilt

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers release a new flood plain advisory for New Orleans' flooded areas.

April 16, 2006 - The Christian Science Monitor

Katrina Rebuilding Rules Released

After a long wait, the Bush administration releases guidelines for new construction after the disaster.

April 13, 2006 - The Washington Post

Katrina Cottage Aids Search For Permanence

The New Urbanist design is expensive, but the concept -- similar to recovery efforts after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake -- shows great promise.

April 4, 2006 - Slate

Electric Company Leads Downtown Revitalization Efforts

In rare form, a Mississippi electric company is taking the lead in the redevelopment process and producing a win-win situation for both the company and for the city of Jackson.

March 1, 2006 - Clarion Ledger

Mississippi Town Prepares For 'New Urbanism'

A small suburban community along the Gulf Coast is learning to embrace New Urbanism and create its first ever town center.

January 31, 2006 - The Clarion-Ledger

Pre-Fab New Urbanism For 40% Less?

The manufactured homes are tailored to an appropriate historic or neighborhood look, and will likely play a big part in rebuilding on the Coast.

December 15, 2005 - Sun Herald

Mississippi's Governer Learns A New Word: 'Charrette'

The prominence of the Congress for the New Urbanism in the Katrina rebuilding effort seems to be making some professionals -- such as architect Eric Owen Moss to author Mike Davis -- nervous.

December 4, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Future Of Rebuilding Gulf Coast May Include Wal-Mart

Once the enemy of urban planners for small towns, Wal-Mart has turned into a formidable presence for the rebuilding efforts along the Gulf Coast.

December 1, 2005 - Mid-South News

Free New Urbanism 'Pattern Book' For Gulf Coast Redevelopment

Mississippi governor urges rebuilding in hurricane-hit areas to adopt traditional features. Opponents criticize "dominance of New Urbanism" and focus on "historicist designs" in official efforts.

November 29, 2005 - Abhijeet Chavan

Wal-Mart And New Urbanism?

Wal-Mart considers a decidely new urbanist approach to rebuilding two downtown stores destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

November 15, 2005 - USA Today

Back To The Future: Reimagining Coastal Mississippi

Though the practicality of the Congress for the New Urbanism's Mississippi charettes have been called into question, Providence Journal editor David Broussat wonders what all the fuss is about.

November 4, 2005 - The Providence Journal

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

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