Mid-County Cross Bayou Canal Area Study

Pinellas County, Florida Mid-county cross bayou canal area study. Area study one. Prepared for Pinellas Planning Council and Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners. Prepared by Pinellas County Dept. of Planning. Clearwater, Fla. : 1966

Hawaii Deep Water Cable Program

Background information sheets about the Hawaii Deep Water Cable ProgramThe 1985 version includes a map with the proposed cable route

Request for proposals : study to integrate development of Hawaii's renewable energy and water resources

"The objective of the requested investigation is to determine the economic and technical feasibility of combining renewable energy and water resources development in Hawaii. An economic and technical assessment of water resource needs and potential alternate energy availability to fill these needs is needed. Finally, more detailed conceptual plans are needed for several of the more promising opportunities to illustrate how natural energy and water resource development can be effectively combined.

Are We There Yet? New Paths for NEWCITY Youth

The University of New Orleans’ Spring 2016 Community Development Finance Practicum conducted this study to help the NEWCITY Neighborhood Partnership understand the state of youth in the neighborhoods it brings together. This analysis is a preliminary step in understanding the breadth and depth of key issues that youth face. The report reviews the area’s demographics, examines data on area schools and students, explores issues surrounding health and recreation in the area, and analyzes youth workforce development opportunities

Gentilly Retail Study: 2009

The following report is an analysis of retail in Gentilly in the Spring 2009 term with some updates throughout the semester (site inventory was taken in the last two weeks of January and first week of February). The report reflects data gathered by a graduate student planning team from the University of New Orleans Department of Urban and Regional Planning. Professors Renia Ehrenfeucht and Marla Nelson directed thirteen graduate students in producing this report The team’s objective was to produce a reliable source of current information for community decision‐makers and stakeholders to use in the recovery of retail services and community enhancements throughout Gentilly. The study area was defined as Planning District Six, the St. Bernard Area and the commercial area between Chef Menteur and I 10 in the Gentilly Woods neighborhood

Greater New Orleans\u27 Small Business Lending Landscape: Recommendations for Seedco Financial-Louisiana

Small businesses play a vital role in stimulating the economy, bringing investment into disadvantaged communities, and helping women and minority business owners to become financially independent. While access to capital is a long‐standing problem, due to the recent recession there have been tighter restrictions nationally on lending criteria, reducing the access small businesses have to capital and services. Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), as mission‐oriented organizations, help to fill these gaps and increase access to capital. In the six years, Southeast Louisiana has endured destructive hurricanes, a national economic downturn and the largest oil spill in US history. These community‐altering events have demanded resilience, innovation and, most certainly, access to capital and technical assistance. As small businesses bring jobs, access to goods and services, and tax revenue to the region, providing opportunity to start‐up, expand, and improve small businesses is vital to both the recovery and sustainability of the region. The University of New Orleans Department of Planning and Urban Studies (UNO‐PLUS), with assistance from Seedco Financial‐Louisiana (SF‐L) staff, has created this report to examine the small business lending and technical assistance landscape in the 10‐parish Greater New Orleans (GNO) region and identify opportunities for expansion and growth so SF‐L can advance their work in Southeast Louisiana

Creating a Livable Future in the New Orleans Upper Central Business District

The purpose of this report is to create scenarios for walkable, transit-friendly, mixed-use development that incorporates the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal (NOUPT) into surrounding neighborhoods

Incubating Success: Building Capacity for Minority Social Entrepreneurs in Central City, New Orleans

Since Hurricane Katrina, entrepreneurial activity in New Orleans has grown faster than the national average (Plyer, Ortiz, Horwitz, & Hobor, 2013). Nationally, however, there is an overall lack of minority startups that are backed by venture capital (Schmid, 2015). These disparities are evident in New Orleans as well (Walker, 2014). The Foundation for Louisiana (FFL) and Camelback Ventures (Camelback) seek to address this issue through the creation of an empowerment incubator for minority entrepreneurs near the LaSalle St. corridor in Central City, New Orleans. To this end, FFL and Camelback commissioned the UNO-PLUS Community Development Finance Capstone team to examine the financial feasibility of developing a minority-centered, co-working and incubation space for social entrepreneurs. Over a four-month period, the team: researched the incubator, accelerator, and co-working landscape in New Orleans to assess the need for additional incubator space; identified available sites in Central City best suited for the development of an empowerment incubator; proposed designs for each of those sites; examined the financial feasibility of an empowerment incubator on each of those sites; and explored potential partnership structures for a real estate joint venture between FFL and Camelback

Creative Capitalization: A Strategic Investment Plan for the Crescent City Community Land Trust

This report outlines an investment strategy to guide the Crescent City Community Land Trust (CCCLT) in the use of its capital investment fund, the Crescent City Futures Fund. The Fund will provide seed money for development projects in order to incentivize public and private entities to invest funds in projects that target low-to-moderate income (LMI) residents. Since the Fund’s monies are limited, it is imperative that the CCCLT identify those development projects that allow it to most effectively accomplish its objectives. To that end, this investment strategy includes three components that are intended to help the CCCLT evaluate and decide among different development projects

Freight Down the Middle: Neighborhood Impacts and the New Orleans Middle Belt Rail Proposal

The purpose of the “Freight Down the Middle” study is to assess the potential outcomes for New Orleans neighborhoods Hollygrove and Dixon residents if the Middle Belt option is implemented. The study analyzes current regulations, established data on health impacts, engineering specifications, demonstrated mitigation measures, and case studies to illustrate possible impacts on the neighborhoods. The study area focuses specifically on Hollygrove and Dixon, and statistical data at the census tract level is used to give context to the risk factors inherent to the population groups in the area