New Orleans 5 City Design Rebuilding the Most

New Orleans 5 - City Design Rebuilding the Most Culturally-Rich City in the United States

Original Team Goals FProject economic and racial demographics for a repopulated New Orleans FCreate an ideal city and strip away the impractical characteristics to arrive at a plausible solution FPreserve the city’s history while accommodating modern social standards

Revised Goals FObtain a comprehensive understanding of New Orleans’ cultural history FInvestigate the city’s current cultural significance FConvey each neighborhood’s social and cultural importance to the city as a whole FExamine how other areas have dealt with similar disasters

Answers to YOUR Questions FQ: Which neighborhoods, if any, should be reclaimed as wetlands? FA: Generally deserted areas, those most prone to future damage determined by the history of levee breaches and current level of disrepair

Answers to YOUR Questions F Consider the most damaged neighborhoods: 1) Lower Ninth Ward 2) Chalmette 3) New Orleans East 4) Lakeview 5) Ninth Ward

Answers to YOUR Questions

Answers to YOUR Questions FQ: What is the political climate like in the city? FA: General discrimination against the poor and minorities of New Orleans by local, state, and federal authorities

Answers to YOUR Questions FMore on political climate: Bribery and corruption run rampant, especially in regards to levee maintenance; result - little to none is being done to rebuild the city FSolution? Education would promote awareness, understanding, and productivity in an ever-struggling city

Answers to YOUR Questions FQ: What is the breakdown of population and demographics in pre and post Katrina New Orleans? FA: Pre-Katrina population: 454, 863 vs. Post-Katrina population: 187, 525

Answers to YOUR Questions F 2000: Blacks-325, 947; Whites 135, 956 FCurrent: Blacks-86, 917; Whites 82, 048 FGeneral population predictions have suffered from overestimation FGreat reference site: www. gnocdc. org

Current Plan FPreserve as many neighborhoods as possible FEncourage cultural events to continue and grow FProvide adequate social services to the returning population FBuild, stock, and staff public schools FBegin changing people’s mindset at the very basic level of compulsory elementary education and encourage safer alternatives for housing and energy