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Claiborne Avenue: "Denuded of its trees...terrifying in its stark deformity"
Submitted by Caitlin Ghoshal on Wed, 07/25/2012 - 4:28pmA recent article in the Louisiana Cultural Vistas magazine documents the transformation of Claiborne Avenue from a "mid-20th century linear park" to an elevated, limited access freeway. Author John T. Magill delves into the history of the avenue to show how its construction into a highway opened up ... read more »
The Prince's Foundation "A Culture of Building" Summer School
Submitted by kapoppel on Thu, 06/21/2012 - 2:00pmThe Prince's Foundation strives to teach and demonstrate sustainable development via community engagement all around the world.
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"Stop Demolishing New Orleans' Heritage" - Jack Davis.
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 8:28amJack Davis - CNU Board member, and itinerant reporter, editor, and publisher - recently wrote a feature on New Orleans' unfortunate inclination to literally bulldoze over its architectural - and therefore cultural - heritage.
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LEARN: Re-Imagining Claiborne Avenue
Submitted by Caitlin Ghoshal on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 11:46amOn March 21, Jacky Grimshaw of Chicago's Center for Neighborhood Technology and Jeff Tumlin of San Francisco's Nelson/Nygaard firm discussed how an urban freeway removal project may influence equity and access issues along Claiborne Avenue. Grimshaw's focus on community organizing principles learned... read more »
CNU in Nola to "Re-Imagine Claiborne Avenue"
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Wed, 03/21/2012 - 10:18am
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New Urban New Orleans
Submitted by Gaither Pratt on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 2:17amNew Orleans – New Urban Projects
Compiled by Gate Pratt (limehs@earthlink.net)
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Local Street Networks and the Future of Claiborne Avenue
Submitted by Caitlin Ghoshal on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 3:45pmJoin the Claiborne Corridor Improvement Coalition for a discussion on the future of Claiborne Avenue on December 6 at 6 p.m. at the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Center. Local experts in community development, planning, transportation and architecture will present research and ref... read more »
NoLa's Superblock, Mega-Hospital Hits Snag in Development
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 5:17pmPlans for the development of LSU's University Medical Center superblock site have hit a considerable snag, as JP Morgan Chase & the hospital governing board have pulled their application for federal mortgage financing. Without backing via HUD/FHA Section 242 Mortgage Insurance, it seems as if LS... read more »
"The quality of our joinery"
Submitted by Ruth Walker on Sun, 06/05/2011 - 6:09amI came away from the Thursday morning session on “The City of Continuity: New Urbanism and Historic Preservation” with a lot of interesting ideas. But my favorite phrase was from Ann Daigle, who’s working with the Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment to help train a new generation i... read more »
Vitter Stands Up for Charity
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 2:33pmLouisiana Republican David Vitter recently sent out a strongly worded letter expressing concern over the continued difficulties facing the rebuilding of Charity Hospital in New Orleans.
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