Bring New Orleans Back Commission, Urban Planning Final Report
The Flooding: September 2005
A map of the post-hurricane floodi…
The Flooding: September 2005
A map of the post-hurricane flooding shows that the depth ranged considerably from neighborhood to neighborhood: less than 4 feet in the French Quarter, for instance, but up to 10 or more feet closer to Lake Pontchartrain.
BRING NEW ORLEANS BACK COMMISSION, URBAN PLANNING FINAL REPORT
An early recovery plan called Bring New Orleans Back proposed th…
An early recovery plan called Bring New Orleans Back proposed that some of the worst-hit areas be left to nature as "future parkland" (designated by dashed circles). The plan was met with anger and accusations of racism from many city residents.
Jackson Hill
Jackson Hill
Wearing a New Orleans Saints jersey, Ed Blakely leads a public b…
Wearing a New Orleans Saints jersey, Ed Blakely leads a public bike ride through the Riverbend and Carrollton neighborhoods, June 3, 2007.
Jackson Hill
Wearing a New Orleans Saints jersey, Ed Blakely leads a public b…
Wearing a New Orleans Saints jersey, Ed Blakely leads a public bike ride through the Riverbend and Carrollton neighborhoods, June 3, 2007.
City of New Orleans
City of New Orleans Recovery Plan: March 2007
IIn March, Blakel…
City of New Orleans Recovery Plan: March 2007
IIn March, Blakely announced a new city recovery plan focused on 17 recovery areas. The plan (above) classifies the areas into three categories: rebuild (areas that were devastated by flooding); redevelop (neighborhoods that have modest resources in place); and renew (districts that are already more or less viable, but could use further help). Only two neighborhoods are rebuilds: the Lower Ninth Ward and New Orleans East Plaza.
CARROLLTON
Carrollton qualifies as redevelop.
BROADMOOR
Broadmoor qualifies as renew.
AN ED BLAKELY TIMELINE
1938 Born in San Bernardino, Calif.
1960 B.A., History/Political Science & Economics, University of California, Riverside
1964 M.A., History and Development Studies, University of California, Berkeley
1967 Master of Management, Pasadena Nazarene College
1970 Ph.D., Management and Education, University of California, Los Angeles
1972-83 Helps develop rural community and health policies in West Africa
1977-94 Holds various positions at the University of California, Berkeley, including chair of the Department of City and Regional Planning
1988 Leads response to earthquake in Oakland, Calif.
1991 Leads response to Oakland firestorm, which destroyed nearly 3,000 homes
1994-98 Dean of the School of Urban Planning and Development, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
1998 Runs for mayor of Oakland against ex-California Gov. Jerry Brown, finishing second
1998-2003 Helps develop regional economic policies in China
1999-2004 Dean of the Robert J. Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy, New School University, New York
2004-07 Chair of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney, Australia
2007 present Executive Director for Recovery Management, City of New Orleans
Wayne Curtis is a freelance writer and a
contributing editor at The Atlantic magazine. He’s also written for The Wall
Street Journal, American Scholar, and Preservation. He lives in New Orleans.
