Regional/Urban Planning
Lafitte Greenway
New Orleans, Louisiana
As one of the first revitalization projects since the devastation of 2005's Hurricane Katrina, the 3.1-mile linear Lafitte Greenway will become a vibrant, multi-modal transportation corridor linking residents to the heart of New Orleans, Louisiana. The project team incorporated public input, synthesizing many measurable objectives and working across a range of scales—to transform an old industrial rail corridor into a celebrated Greenway. Strategies were developed for Safe Routes to Schools, expansion of the community gardening program and the creation of nodal mixed-use development at major intersections. A corridor-wide stormwater management plan addresses the district’s historic flooding problems and cypress trees have been planted in order to restore the historic tree canopy, which will result in an increase from 3 to 46 percent canopy coverage. The Greenway is now a vibrant, multi-modal transportation corridor linking residents to the heart of New Orleans.
Services Provided: Land Use Planning, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning, Public Facilitation & Outreach
Awards
- Award of Excellence for Analysis & Planning, ASLA National
- Excellence Award for Community Development Plan, APA Louisiana
- Honor Award for Planning & Analysis, ASLA Texas
- Project Excellence Award, Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals
- CSI Case Study, Landscape Performance Series, Landscape Architecture Foundation
Client
City of New Orleans
Collaborators
Bright Moments, Greenplay, LLC, Walter Kulash, RCLCO, Three Fold Consultants, LLC, Applied Ecological Services, Inc.
