Hoffman Triangle Neighborhood Planning from the Inside Out

The Hoffman Triangle in Central City New Orleans continues to emerge and re-claim the assets that were lost post Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Through the efforts of the Hoffman Triangle Neighborhood Association, Associated Neighborhood Development, WhoData.org and the University of New Orleans Department of Planning &Urban Studies (UNO-PLUS), property condition assessments and remediation neighborhood plans, that move the community from recovery to reinvestment, have been completed since 2011. The ‘broken windows theory’ suggests that resilient neighborhoods must first appear to be stable, habitable and safe especially post-disaster. Neighborhood stabilization efforts have included identification, monitoring and mitigation of blighted properties, cleaning storm drains, evaluation of broken street lights, and monitoring of illegal tire and trash dumping for removal by the City of New Orleans. Equally important is conveying the story of potential or developed short and long-term investments such as affordable housing, park renovations, new business development and the implementation of a New Orleans Police Department crime prevention strategy that works with residents as partners. The Hoffman Triangle public participation geographic information systems (PPGIS) program has expanded the role of the University, empowered the residents and reflects model ways in which the City can directly contribute to resident-led neighborhood stabilization efforts. This presentation will report on the 2012 Hoffman Triangle PPGIS which supports volunteered geographic information (VGI) that integrates City and State data for future neighborhood resiliency plans

Advancing Equity Planning Now

What can planners do to restore equity to their craft? Drawing upon the perspectives of a diverse group of planning experts, Advancing Equity Planning Now places the concepts of fairness and equal access squarely in the center of planning research and practice. Editors Norman Krumholz and Kathryn Wertheim Hexter provide essential resources for city leaders and planners, as well as for students and others, interested in shaping the built environment for a more just world.Advancing Equity Planning Now remind us that equity has always been an integral consideration in the planning profession. The historic roots of that ethical commitment go back more than a century. Yet a trend of growing inequality in America, as well as other recent socio-economic changes that divide the wealthiest from the middle and working classes, challenge the notion that a rising economic tide lifts all boats. When planning becomes mere place-making for elites, urban and regional planners need to return to the fundamentals of their profession. Although they have not always done so, planners are well-positioned to advocate for greater equity in public policies that address the multiple objectives of urban planning including housing, transportation, economic development, and the removal of noxious land uses in neighborhoods

Hoffman Triangle Neighborhood Planning from the Inside Out

The Hoffman Triangle in Central City New Orleans continues to emerge and re-claim the assets that were lost post Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Through the efforts of the Hoffman Triangle Neighborhood Association, Associated Neighborhood Development, WhoData.org and the University of New Orleans Department of Planning &Urban Studies (UNO-PLUS), property condition assessments and remediation neighborhood plans, that move the community from recovery to reinvestment, have been completed since 2011. The ‘broken windows theory’ suggests that resilient neighborhoods must first appear to be stable, habitable and safe especially post-disaster. Neighborhood stabilization efforts have included identification, monitoring and mitigation of blighted properties, cleaning storm drains, evaluation of broken street lights, and monitoring of illegal tire and trash dumping for removal by the City of New Orleans. Equally important is conveying the story of potential or developed short and long-term investments such as affordable housing, park renovations, new business development and the implementation of a New Orleans Police Department crime prevention strategy that works with residents as partners. The Hoffman Triangle public participation geographic information systems (PPGIS) program has expanded the role of the University, empowered the residents and reflects model ways in which the City can directly contribute to resident-led neighborhood stabilization efforts. This presentation will report on the 2012 Hoffman Triangle PPGIS which supports volunteered geographic information (VGI) that integrates City and State data for future neighborhood resiliency plans