Posted by Jamison Beuerman on April 16, 2010Commentary: Innovative Hurricane Prevention Measures Merit ConsiderationAs described in the Times-Picayune, a delegation of Dutch and American architects and urban planners [...]Read more
Posted by James Plummer on March 13, 2010Another Victory Over Red-Light CamerasDue process won a victory in New Orleans last week. A civil court appeals judge threw out a traffic [...]Read more
Posted by Jennifer Moreale on March 6, 2010Proposed High-Speed Rail No Bargain for LouisianaA feasibility study by Burk-Kleinpeter Inc. and HDR Engineering emphasizes the economic and social [...]Read more
Posted by Jamison Beuerman on March 2, 2010Commentary: Traffic Cameras Not the Answer for New OrleansNPR reports on a public backlash in Arizona against the state’s use of highway traffic cameras, similar [...]Read more
Posted by Jennifer Moreale on January 26, 2010Saints in the Super Bowl: A Guaranteed Economic SuccessRegardless of the Super Bowl outcome, February 7 will be a success for the city of New Orleans. New [...]Read more
Posted by Jennifer Moreale on January 18, 2010Corruption: A Recurring Topic in the 2010 Mayor’s RaceThe latest candidate forum took place on Friday, January 15th at Loyola University New Orleans and had as [...]Read more
Posted by Robert Flanagan on December 10, 2009Playing Politics at the New Orleans Public Defenders OfficeOrleans Parish Chief Public Defender Derwyn Bunton has announced that his office could soon stop [...]Read more
Posted by Kevin Kane on November 30, 2009Aggressive Ticketing Does More Harm Than GoodIn response to a growing budget deficit, the city of New Orleans has stepped up its parking enforcement [...]Read more
Posted by James Plummer on October 29, 2009NOLA Crime Cameras Finally Get a ConvictionMore than five years and six million dollars later, the “crime cameras” planted around New [...]Read more