Study Says Ninth Ward Fairly Sound
Urban planners at three major universities are challenging the notion that [New Orleans'] Ninth Ward, the hardest hit section of the city, must be rebuilt from scratch.
As they report in a new survey, the predominantly black neighborhoods can be brought back largely as they existed before Hurricane Katrina flooded them." "That data shows that it can be rebuilt, and rebuilt in a cost-effective way," one planner from Cornell said. "What is lacking are the resources." From everything I’ve read this goes against what much of the Federal government is saying. I think it is good news across the board and I hope people listen and learn from this report. The city needs the Ninth Ward and it gives New Orleans the unique opportunity to rebuild it in a "green" format and improve the lives of thousands and thousands of people.
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