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AIA SDAT awarded for South Claiborne Ave
City-Works is most pleased to announce that we've succeeded
in securing a grant to support an American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) to rethink the development of
the South Claiborne Avenue corridor.
The
AIA SDAT, recruited by the American Institute of Architects, will be
comprised of national, sustainable development experts; who will focus
their talents and experience on the physical and economic
redevelopment of South Claiborne Avenue.
The
South Claiborne Avenue corridor was selected by the Office of Recovery
Management as a Recovery Target Zone and Councilwoman Stacy Head's
Office.
"The
economic possibilities for this major corridor that links uptown and
downtown New Orleans are endless", says Angela O'Byrne, City-Works
Board Chairperson. "It's time to identify the most feasible of
these possibilities; from alternative transportation methods, to land
use, to economic development, and make them a reality."
The team of experts is tasked with performing the initial research for
the sustainable redevelopment of the corridor. AIA SDAT will then
create a suggested commercial overlay based on market research data, and
make recommendations on issues from crime prevention to economic
redevelopment that will support environmental, economic and social
sustainability of the corridor.
Work by the AIA SDAT team is expected to impact the development of S.
Claiborne Avenue for at least the next decade. This team of leaders
in policy, economic development, urban and transportation planning, and
environmental sustainability represents the caliber of commitment,
brainpower, and innovative thinking that our city deserves.
We at City-Works are thrilled to be a part of a project so essential to
the sustainable rebuilding of New Orleans, and we look forward to
supporting the work of AIA SDAT in the coming months.
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Website of the
Month
In an effort to continue educating about Smart Growth
principles in New Orleans, we are hilighting another organziatoin that
has been active nationlly advodating for safe streets and strong
communities.
For more info about Smart Growth America, click HERE.
Smart Growth America
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Greetings Everyone!
City-Works has made progress over the past month on ongoing
projects. We've forged new partnerships with national and international
experts in sustainable development through the AIA Sustainable Design
Assessment Team, we're excited to partner with Urban Impact in Central
City on the five "House Type" designes we've designed, and
we're doing our poart to support an important initiative to develop a
Citizen Participation Process for New Orleans that is inclusive,
sustainable, and ready for adoption into the City's Master Plan.
Here's an update:
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Citizen Participation in New Orleans
City-Works is supporting an effort by New Orleans citizens
to create a process that will institutionalize a formal process by
which citizens will impact city planning and development decisions.
After the largely successful Unified New Orleans Plan process,
where plans were written through citizen input, City-Works has
recognized with other partnering organizations that New Orleans now has
a much more sophisticated citizenry informed on planning issues and
more engaged than ever in one of the most educated and involved
citizenries in the nation. It is important that we nurture and
grow this powerful momentum, and mobilize New Orleans' citizens'
expertise into a process that will continue to be inclusive and
effective.
City-Works intends to see the Citizen Participation Process proposal
through to City Planning Commission, where it will be worked into New
Orleans' Master Plan.
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Central City Housing Types
City-Works
has unveiled five schematic designs for new homes in the Central City
neighborhood. Urban Impact, a non-profit housing developer, was
awarded several adjudicated properties, some of which were
characterized by irregularly shaped lots. City-Works partnered
with Urban Impact to overcome this design challenge, generating three
"House Type" alternatives for building on the lots.
"We've
loved this project," says Terri Dreyer for City-Works.
"It's given us an opportunity to show off our design skills while
working with a great partner in a neighborhood we love. We think
these homes are going to make a positive impact in the lives of the
families who will live there, and in the recovery of the Central City
neighborhood".
The
design characteristics take the current fabric of the neighborhood,
largely shotgun row houses, and suggest new ways of envisioning the
redevelopment of that neighborhood. While much of the focus has been on
maximizing space in minimal footprints, affordability, the ability to
use new building technologies such as SIP construction, and green
building elements, are all factored into the new designs.
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City-Works is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the
transformative rebuilding of New Orleans. For more information about
our organization, please visit us on the web:
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