Updated -- ULI recommendations on New Orleans

are in this press release, "Moving Beyond Recovery to Restoration and Rebirth: Urban Land Institute Makes Recommendations on Rebuilding New Orleans," and include:

--The establishment of a temporary financial oversight board to ensure fairness and equity in obtaining federal funding (with members representing the federal, state and local governments); -- The establishment of a rebuilding corporation—the Crescent City Rebuilding Corporation—to expedite reconstruction of both residential and commercial properties;
--The recognition that every citizen has a right to return to a safe city (with enhanced levees and ecosystem restoration playing a key role in ensuring future safety);
--The adoption of clear criteria for neighborhood restoration and development, with an emphasis on the inclusion of residents in the planning and restoration;
--The acceptance that diversity, equity and cooperation are keys to rebuilding;
--The need for diverse economic development that results in the creation of a broader range of jobs providing a broader salary range (the panel also endorsed a requirement for a livable wage);
--The recognition of the influence of the faith-based community in maintaining the recovery's momentum;
--The need for tax reform and incentives to build up the city's tax base and encourage private investment; and
--The need for a regional approach on such critical issues as levees, transportation systems, emergency response and economic development.
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Also see this article "Rebuilding should begin on high ground, group says," and this editorial, "It's time for a nation to return the favor," from the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

www.uli.org/nola is the master site of all current ULI activities concerning the reconstruction of New Orleans. This site includes a link to the Powerpoint Presentation that ULI presented that is referenced above. The report won't be finalized for a few weeks.