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New Urbanism and You, by Geoff Clegg
New Urbanism, simply put, is the creation of simplistic space that provides a compact, green friendly area that serves to bring people closer together rather than dividing us in several ways. The overall goal is to make living space usable by the populace without the need for mass transit or long distance car rides. The major focus here is community. No black, white, or Latino communities but realistic integrated communities that tie people together through usable space. What New Urbanists seek is the end of division and suburban sprawl that creates division and cessation amongst the population and unites people…
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And the Reasons I Support Downtown Revitalization
I’ve taken some criticism over my opinion of downtown revitalization on another local blog, Quint Carriere’s Cenla Antics, located at cenlaantics.blogspot.com. Mr. Carriere’s blog, for those who have never visited it, essentially behaves like an unmoderated bulletin board, in which posters anonymously express opinions in an unorganized, cascading fashion. It’s actually very interesting reading, though it’s sometimes difficult to keep track of the narrative. Regarding downtown revitalization, critics on Cenla Antics seem to have missed one very important statement made on my original post: Downtown revitalization is already happening. During the past four years, downtown has seen an influx of…
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Landrieu: FEMA Continues to Fail Louisiana
During the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, urban planner Andres Duany issued a bold assignment. Duany, a resident of Florida, believed that FEMA’s temporary housing solution– namely $70,000 trailers– was ill-conceived and impractical. For one, FEMA trailers were supposed to provide people with housing for only eighteen months, though over a decade after Hurricane Andrew, many Floridians are still living in those trailers. Trailers are not exactly hurricane-proof; indeed, to a certain extent, the government was locating displaced individuals into more vulnerable housing. Duany also noted that FEMA trailers are not aesthetically-pleasing; they can strip a neighborhood of its character, facilitating…
CenLamar | Est. 2006
