Mississippi

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

Can Traditional Development Be Progressive?

Chicago Tribune Architecture critic Blair Kamin thinks so as he compares the rebuilding of coastal Mississippi with Daniel Burnham's Beaux-Arts Civic Improvements.

October 28, 2005 - The Chicago Tribune

A National Stage for Duany and New Urbanism

An editorial weighs in on the impact New Urbanism pioneer Andres Duany will have in the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast, and his dubious legacy in West Palm Beach.

October 19, 2005 - Palm Beach Post

Mississippi's Governor Calls On Planners

NPR features an interview with Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour on the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast.

October 16, 2005 - National Public Radio

Rebuilding A 'New Urbanist' Coastal Mississippi

Community design costs, big-box retailers, mobile homes, and casinos are just a few of the many challenges that await the new urbanists who were selected to lead the rebuilding of the Missippi gulf coast.

October 13, 2005 - USA Today

Duany To Lead New Urbanists' Largest Planning Effort

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is welcoming new urbanist professionals from across the nation to an unprecedented "mega-charrette" for rebuilding many of the hardest-hit communities along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

October 7, 2005 - New Urban News

Biloxi's Shattered History

While the core of historical New Orleans remains, the buildings and architecture of Biloxi have been completely destroyed.

September 29, 2005 - Newsweek

Biloxi Loses Over 5,000 Buildings To Katrina

Many historic buildings were also lost in the wake of the devastating hurricane.

September 10, 2005 - Sun Herald

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