The Lafitte Corridor Revitalization Project
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Transcript of The Lafitte Corridor Revitalization Project
The Lafitte Corridor
Revitalization Project:Connecting healthy neighborhoods in
the heart of New Orleans
The Lafitte Corridor
Greenways Across America
Montreal, Canada
Indianapolis, IN
Austin, TX
Bethesda, MD
Ann Arbor, MI
Seattle, WA
Illinois prairie path
Benefits of urban greenways
• Transportation alternatives
• Health and recreation
• Safe routes to schools
Midtown Greenway: Minneapolis
Lachine Canal: Montreal
New Orleans’ unique opportunity
The Lafitte Greenway:
A Vision for the Lafitte Corridor
A new public space amenity…
…can stimulate reinvestment in storm-damaged neighborhoods.
Trail-Oriented Development
The Lafitte Greenway and Lafitte
Corridor Revitalization Project
Greenway funding sources
$85,000
Governor’s Recreational Trail Program
Mid-City Neighborhood Organization
+ $25,000 match funds
$300,000
Community Development Block Grant
Greenway Implementation Plan
Corridor Development Plan
$313,248
State of LA Transportation
Enhancement Program
City of New Orleans Dept.
of Public Works
“Be It Resolved, That the Council of the City of
New Orleans hereby reserves and dedicates all land
currently owned by the City of New Orleans…for
the purposes of establishing a continuous public
open space amenity or Greenway.”
ORDA’s 2-pronged approach
2. Leverage public investment to
stimulate economic
development in corridor
neighborhoods
1. Build a safe, continuous
trail
Complete land survey and
title search
Trail alignment plan
Safe crossings
Implementation plan
Management plan
Next steps
Land use, zoning
recommendations and
urban design guidelines
Public policy initiatives and
public/private partnerships
to facilitate reinvestment
Lafitte Corridor Revitalization plan
The city of New Orleans has
embraced this vision!
Friends of Lafitte Corridor (FOLC)
FOLC’s mission
The Friends of Lafitte Corridor seeks to
preserve the open space of the Lafitte
Corridor from the French
Quarter to Canal
Boulevard by
advocating
and facilitating
the creation of a greenway
• Raised over $25,000 in matching funds
• Publicized project through events like the hike
Lafitte Greenway Cultural District
• Enlisted help of Sheriff’s office
and Department of Sanitation to
help clear greenway segment
What you can do:
Acknowledgements
Billy Fields, PhD. Center for Urban and Public Affairs,
University of New Orleans
Jacob Wagner, PhD. Department of Architecture, Urban Planning and Design University of Missouri at Kansas City
Jennifer Ruley
Steps to a Healthier LA, New Orleans
Brown + Danos Landdesign Inc.
Regional Planning Commission
City Planning Commission of New Orleans
Office of Recovery and Development Administration