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200 Participate in Lafitte Greenway Hike!
Many thanks to all of you who came out to hike your Greenway, learn more about the project, and become a part of the movement on June 6, 2009. See pictures here.
Jun 15 2009
In the Zone: Lafitte and Broad
This in-depth July 17, 2008 WWL-TV video clip presents a vision shared by the City and her citizens for the Lafitte Greenway.
Jul 21 2008
Video of Lafitte Greenway
The Times-Picayune has posted a video slideshow of the 2008 Lafitte Greenway Awareness Hike
Jun 28 2008
News
Urgent: Public Meeting to Present Competing Hospital Proposals
Just weeks ago, The Urban Conservancy joined a powerful coalition of 60 other community groups to make three general demands of our municipal and state leadership. Because of our collective voices, the City Planning Commission has delivered on the request for a public hearing to present the two competing proposals for the restoration of health care institutions to New Orleans. We urge our membership to attend this critical hearing. Read more >
May 25 2009 | Start the Discussion
Local Filmmaker Brings Tribeca “Home”
Chalmette native Matt Faust’s heart-wrenching 6-minute short film has made it on to New Yew York Magazine’s list of Top 5 Favorite Short Films showing at Tribeca this year. Listen to Matt tell why he made the film when he… Read more >
Apr 28 2009 | Start the Discussion
News Roundup
- Point of View: Feeling Discarded
Jun 22 2009 | The Times-Picayune # - Agency Moves to Use Sales Tax Collections to Help Redevelop Lake Forest Plaza
Jun 15 2009 | The Times-Picayune # - Lockheed Martin Implements Loaned Labor Program to Retain Employees
Jun 15 2009 | The Times-Picayune # - RTA to Expand Minibus Program with New Lakeview, Gentilly Service
Jun 14 2009 | The Times-Picayune # - Unclothed Riders Pedal Through Quarter to Expose Cyclists’ Problems
Jun 12 2009 | The Times-Picayune #
Projects
Greenway Businesses
What does a healthy business environment have to do with a healthy environment? Everything, if you ask Mike Massey, native New Orleanian and local business owner of Massey's Professional Outfitters.
Heritage Tourism in Mid-City
Preliminary findings from the research and analysis of the MidCity neighborhood conducted by the faculty and students of the Urban Planning + Design program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Stay Local!
A project of The Urban Conservancy, Stay Local! is a city-wide initiative for creating a strong economy based on locally owned and operated business. Stay Local! encourages consumers to shop locally while helping independent businesses compete more effectively.
Lafitte Greenway
Referred to by many names--the Lafitte Corridor, the Lafitte Greenway, the Old Carondelet Basin, the Carondelet Walk, etc.--this strip of land connecting the French Quarter with Bayou St. John and Lake Pontchartrain has a long history of linking various neighborhoods and could once again serve the city as an inviting and uniting public park.
