Louisiana

Prices are rising predictably, but what does that bode for poor renters and the character of communities?

October 17, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

With the cultural history of New Orleans at stake, scores of planners, conservationists, lobbyists and insurance adjustors are locked in a battle to decide the fate of the reconstruction of New Orleans.

October 16, 2005 - USA Today

New Orleans' $13.5 billion tourism industry is restarting as the city lays plans to kick-start it.

October 15, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

Political parties see the Gulf as a lab for their policy ideas. There's room for many of them, but not all, writes the CSM on their editorial pages.

October 13, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

A team of 100 architects and planners from 50 design firms, and led by Andres Duany, are converting on South Mississippi for the Mississippi Renewal Forum.

October 13, 2005 - Sun Herald

The chairman of the House Resources Committee wants to sell off national resources

October 13, 2005 - The Slatin Report

Planners look to reconceive what took 300 years to evolve.

October 12, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

With $40 billion in federal dollars at stake for protecting New Orleans from future flooding, Congress is forming a special commission to oversee the allocation of the funds.

October 7, 2005 - CNN

New Orleans city officials are outraged over FEMA's about-face that would have provided housing for over 6,000 displaced workers.

October 7, 2005 - The Wall Street Journal

Many different planning factions are fighting to have their say in the long process of rebuilding New Orleans.

October 5, 2005 - The Boston Globe

In order to rebuild a sustainable New Orleans, much of it will have to be destroyed -- a process that has both sides of the preservation fence scrambling to make their voices heard.

October 5, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

The reconstruction of the levees will take decades and still may not protect the city against hurricanes stronger, or equal to, Katrina.

October 2, 2005 - The New York Times

The National Science Foundation is funding research teams to go to the Gulf Coast region to draw as many lessons as possible from the Hurricane Katrina disaster before evidence is lost.

September 29, 2005 - National Science Foundation

Fort Worth City planner Fernando Costa has been tapped to lead an APA-formed team of five planners in advising New Orleans' city staff as they regroup after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

September 29, 2005 - Star-Telegram

Too few buses didn't work for New Orleans, and too many cars didn't work for Houston. Rail is the third way.

September 29, 2005 - The New York Times

Are developers seeking to rebuild New Orleans planning to develop a new, whiter and richer city?

September 28, 2005 - AlterNet

The money, part of the larger Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief and Economic Recovery Act, would fund a variety of projects, but is drawing a storm of controversy. The amount is 16 times the amount previously needed to protect New Orleans from a Category 5 hurricane.

September 27, 2005 - The Washington Post

The Steering Committee of Planners Network suggests how the New Orleans planning and rebuilding process can create a more equitable, healthy, and just city.

September 27, 2005 - Planners Network

New Orleans can learn from Curitiba, Brazil, which turned its fortunes around with an innovative public transit system and by treating the poor with dignity.

September 27, 2005 - Michael Dudley

A grass-roots campaign has started among the displaced citizens of New Orleans that opposes the onslaught of planners and developers wanting to rebuild the city.

September 27, 2005 - Open Source Radio