In late 2006, volunteers along Elysian Fields Avenue plant the first of 10,000 trees, a post-Katrina effort that culminates with a Bywater planting this week. Photo courtesy of Parkway Partners In December 2006, it was another dreary day for a crestfallen city shrouded in fog, but the honking of horns, the whoops from drivers, the […]
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RTA chief tells it like it is: pre-Katrina service won't be restored in depopulated areas
Budget constraints are forcing RTA chief Justin Augustine to curtail planned expansions, he told City Council on Wednesday. Photo by Ariella Cohen By Ariella Cohen, The Lens staff writer | The city’s transit chief delivered a blunt message this week: Don’t expect service to return to pre-Katrina levels in parts of the city where significant […]