Our research begins at the regional scale in order to understand the life of a single lot within that framework.

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1 Our research begins at the regional scale in order to understand the life of a single lot within that framework. It examines collaborations among agencies, organizations and communities from local farmers to the federal administrations that can support the life of the lot. The agricultural landscape of the Lower 9 th Ward and developing residential fabric of Plum Orchard are our districts of focus. Each presents a different picture of short and long-term opportunities for land, buildings, economy and neighborhood. PaD Team PaD All Rights Reserved James Dart Deborah Gans LoriAnn Girvan Marc Norman Rosamund Palmer Swati Sachdeva Lindsay Woodson Cristina Zubillaga

2 This MATRIX visualizes agencies and a current inter-agency collaboration, the Pontilly Stormwater Project with NORA in the lead. The goal is to expand on existing CEAs, MOUs and other instruments and to make collaboration not the EXCEPTION across agencies, but the PONTILLY RULE. The CEA initiatives COLLABORATIVE that follow illustrate ENDEAVOR potential AGREEMENT collaborators in similar bubbles. 2

3 ANALYSIS and GROUNDSOURCING Lower Nine Strategic Opportunity: Position lots for climate change, stormwater management and urban habitat that scale up via cross-parish networked strategies. Plum Orchard Strategic Opportunity: Use food security, community health and regional economic growth to accelerate neighborhood re-building on vacant lots.

4 YEAR 1 50 Bayou Overlooks Habitat Bridge Regraded Cypress Forest Eco School Yard NORA policy enriches an URBAN HABITAT CORRIDOR in the Lower 9 th Ward. It matures over fifty years into a place of agriculture, ecological education and recreation, and even ecotourism. It is also a new kind of neighborhood: the LIVE / FARM. 4

5 NORA Deaquisition USDA FSA microloan Operation Paydirt Safe Routes to School NORA supplies farmsteaders residential property and pathways to success with partners like Operation Pay dirt for soil remediation and the USDA for farming micro-loans. The school system is an anchor of culture and community. 5

6 YEAR 1 50 Residential Infill Pop Up Fresh Food Safe Route to School I-10 Planting Buffer Bike Path Recreational Lagniappe Supermarket via NORA Acquisition Chef Commercial Revitalization In Plum Orchard a COMMUNITY HEALTH CORRIDOR facilitates a healthy economy and generates equity by boosting amenities to spur continued neighborhood revitalization. YEAR 2-10 Community Health Corridor Partners 6

7 NORA GAP FINANCE USDA Healthy Food Financing REFRESH DPW Health Dept CDC Community transformati on grants RTA The Food Trust HOPE NO food retailer initiative NORA plays a catalytic role as a commercial revitalization partner and investor and brings life back to Chef Menteur, a historic commercial strip serving a predominantly African American community. Within several years, the area is served by a permanent supermarket venture. 7

8 THE BENEFITS COMMUNITY ACTIVATION LOWER INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS LOCAL ACCESS / EXERCISE INCENTIVE SAFER, WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD WATER MANAGEMENT LOCAL ECONOMY / INCOME REGIONAL COORDINATION EDUCATION / FUTURE LAND STEWARDS HABITAT CREATION ENERGY SAVINGS FLEXIBLE LAND USE ENVIRONMENTAL VALUE BETTER NUTRITION AGGREGATION + MASTER PLAN PROPERTY VALUE

9 BEST POLICY LOCAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Economic, Ecological, and Social PARAMETERS inform and respond to policy and residents in a continuous loop: market value plays on the ground with cleared lots, regional action seeks local inspiration. 9

10 Bottom UP TOP down ACUPUNCTURE SCALE UP: not through vast land acquisition but through synergistic work of multiple city agencies and players on strategic lots Single Lot BIG MOVES PaD Team PaD All Rights Reserved REGIONAL