A simple fix to the draft CZO could save New Orleans parks from creeping commercialism the public doesn’t want.
Author Archives: Keith Hardie
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Ghost condos haunt the New Orleans market — a dubious development
Pieds-à-terre left largely empty by well-to-do owners drive up costs for full-time city residents.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Wanted: Businesses sized to fit current zoning — not more parking lots
The best way to prevent new parking lots is to make sure that we don’t zone these historic urban areas for businesses with intensive parking demand.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Auto ‘rapture’ along Magazine Street? CZO parking changes seem to bank on it
The changes to parking regulations in the current draft are a developer’s dream — and a neighborhood nightmare.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Hey, Mr. Mayor: Looking for a quick half-million?
The fence has blocked through-traffic on Newcomb Boulevard for more than six years. If you thought you could finally take a breath following the deluge of revelations of mismanagement under the Nagin administration, hold it for a bit longer. Here’s another raid on the public till that fell through the cracks. What’s curious is why the […]