The Lafitte Corridor Revitalization Project

The Lafitte Corridor

Revitalization Project:Connecting healthy neighborhoods in

the heart of New Orleans

The Lafitte Corridor

Greenways Across America

Montreal, Canada

Indianapolis, IN

Austin, TX

Bethesda, MD

Ann Arbor, MI

Seattle, WA

Illinois prairie path

Benefits of urban greenways

• Transportation alternatives

• Health and recreation

• Safe routes to schools

Midtown Greenway: Minneapolis

Lachine Canal: Montreal

New Orleans’ unique opportunity

The Lafitte Greenway:

A Vision for the Lafitte Corridor

A new public space amenity…

…can stimulate reinvestment in storm-damaged neighborhoods.

Trail-Oriented Development

The Lafitte Greenway and Lafitte

Corridor Revitalization Project

Greenway funding sources

$85,000

Governor’s Recreational Trail Program

Mid-City Neighborhood Organization

+ $25,000 match funds

$300,000

Community Development Block Grant

Greenway Implementation Plan

Corridor Development Plan

$313,248

State of LA Transportation

Enhancement Program

City of New Orleans Dept.

of Public Works

“Be It Resolved, That the Council of the City of

New Orleans hereby reserves and dedicates all land

currently owned by the City of New Orleans…for

the purposes of establishing a continuous public

open space amenity or Greenway.”

ORDA’s 2-pronged approach

2. Leverage public investment to

stimulate economic

development in corridor

neighborhoods

1. Build a safe, continuous

trail

Complete land survey and

title search

Trail alignment plan

Safe crossings

Implementation plan

Management plan

Next steps

Land use, zoning

recommendations and

urban design guidelines

Public policy initiatives and

public/private partnerships

to facilitate reinvestment

Lafitte Corridor Revitalization plan

The city of New Orleans has

embraced this vision!

Friends of Lafitte Corridor (FOLC)

FOLC’s mission

The Friends of Lafitte Corridor seeks to

preserve the open space of the Lafitte

Corridor from the French

Quarter to Canal

Boulevard by

advocating

and facilitating

the creation of a greenway

• Raised over $25,000 in matching funds

• Publicized project through events like the hike

Lafitte Greenway Cultural District

• Enlisted help of Sheriff’s office

and Department of Sanitation to

help clear greenway segment

What you can do:

Acknowledgements

Billy Fields, PhD. Center for Urban and Public Affairs,

University of New Orleans

Jacob Wagner, PhD. Department of Architecture, Urban Planning and Design University of Missouri at Kansas City

Jennifer Ruley

Steps to a Healthier LA, New Orleans

Brown + Danos Landdesign Inc.

Regional Planning Commission

City Planning Commission of New Orleans

Office of Recovery and Development Administration