New Orleans rebuilding plan announced
This is the outline of the New Orleans rebuilding plan announced today. Not sure where they think all the flood victims are supposed to go if they can't rebuild?
The Plan
Key proposals made Wednesday by the Urban Planning committee of the Bring New Orleans Back Commission
Thursday, January 12, 2006
Staff reports
BNOB SCHEDULE
The Bring New Orleans Back Commission will release multiple reports. All presentations to be held at the Sheraton Hotel, 500 Canal St.
Jan. 17, 1 p.m.: Education Committee.Jan. 17, 3 p.m.: Cultural Committee.Jan. 18, 1 p.m.: Health & Social Services Committee.Jan. 18, 3 p.m.: Infrastructure Committee.Jan. 19, 1 p.m.: Government Effectiveness Committee.Jan. 20, 1 p.m.: Economic Development Committee.
• Areas with little or no flooding should remain open for immediate redevelopment, but flooded neighborhoods would need to demonstrate viability before redevelopment.
• Give city's 13 planning districts until May 20 to create development plans and prove that at least half of residents in a neighborhood are returning. Areas not meeting standards would be candidates for buyouts or redevelopment as parks or industrial zones.
• Impose a moratorium on building permits in flooded areas until redevelopment plans are approved.
• Request that FEMA release new flood maps within 30 days to help citizens decide about their homes.
• Seek buyouts that would pay home owners who are forced to sell 100 percent of the property's pre-Katrina value, minus mortgage and insurance proceeds. The funds could come through a bill by U.S. Rep. Richard Baker, R-Baton Rouge, which proposes to pay at least 60 percent of a homeowner's equity, or from other sources. The Baker bill is set to be reconsidered in Congress soon.
• Create an independent agency, the Crescent City Recovery Corp., to manage redevelopment. Take away from the City Council the ability to reverse decisions by the city Planning Commission and let appeals be handled by the court. Both moves would need voters to amend the city charter.
• Build a light-rail transit system to spur development.
• Build a park in each neighborhood, and interconnect them with bike paths, canals covered by grassy areas and other amenities.
[excerpted from the Times-Picayunne]
The Plan
Key proposals made Wednesday by the Urban Planning committee of the Bring New Orleans Back Commission
Thursday, January 12, 2006
Staff reports
BNOB SCHEDULE
The Bring New Orleans Back Commission will release multiple reports. All presentations to be held at the Sheraton Hotel, 500 Canal St.
Jan. 17, 1 p.m.: Education Committee.Jan. 17, 3 p.m.: Cultural Committee.Jan. 18, 1 p.m.: Health & Social Services Committee.Jan. 18, 3 p.m.: Infrastructure Committee.Jan. 19, 1 p.m.: Government Effectiveness Committee.Jan. 20, 1 p.m.: Economic Development Committee.
• Areas with little or no flooding should remain open for immediate redevelopment, but flooded neighborhoods would need to demonstrate viability before redevelopment.
• Give city's 13 planning districts until May 20 to create development plans and prove that at least half of residents in a neighborhood are returning. Areas not meeting standards would be candidates for buyouts or redevelopment as parks or industrial zones.
• Impose a moratorium on building permits in flooded areas until redevelopment plans are approved.
• Request that FEMA release new flood maps within 30 days to help citizens decide about their homes.
• Seek buyouts that would pay home owners who are forced to sell 100 percent of the property's pre-Katrina value, minus mortgage and insurance proceeds. The funds could come through a bill by U.S. Rep. Richard Baker, R-Baton Rouge, which proposes to pay at least 60 percent of a homeowner's equity, or from other sources. The Baker bill is set to be reconsidered in Congress soon.
• Create an independent agency, the Crescent City Recovery Corp., to manage redevelopment. Take away from the City Council the ability to reverse decisions by the city Planning Commission and let appeals be handled by the court. Both moves would need voters to amend the city charter.
• Build a light-rail transit system to spur development.
• Build a park in each neighborhood, and interconnect them with bike paths, canals covered by grassy areas and other amenities.
[excerpted from the Times-Picayunne]
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