Architecture, preservation and planning that inspire transformation

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Print this page
  • Home
  • Contact Us
  • News
Menu
  • Inspiring Works
  • Architecture
    • Higher Education
      • Academic
      • Business Schools
      • Student Life
      • Science + Technology
      • Campus Planning
    • Civic & Government
  • Planning
    • Campus and Community
    • Real Estate Development
    • Downtowns and Special Districts
    • Transit-Oriented Development
    • Neighborhoods and Housing
    • Waterfronts
    • Region and Community
    • Corridors and Main Streets
    • Resilience
  • Preservation
    • Higher Education
      • Academic
      • Student Life
      • Science + Technology
      • Campus Planning
    • Adaptive Reuse
    • National Historic Landmarks
    • Exterior Restoration
    • Sustainable Preservation
    • Civic & Government
  • People
    • Leadership
    • Culture
  • About Us
    • Sustainability & Resilience
    • Civic Engagement
    • Awards
    • News
    • Careers
    • Contact Us
Unified New Orleans Plan
  • Resilience
  • /
  • Planning
  • Planning
  • /
  • Resilience
Unified New Orleans Plan Goody Clancy Planning Urban Design

New Orleans Downtown Development District, New Orleans, LA

Knitting together a community around hurricane recovery

The Unified New Orleans Plan was an intense, five-month effort to create a citywide recovery plan for New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to qualify for federal recovery funding. Central elements included planning for enhanced flood protection, stabilization of neighborhoods, affordable housing, improved public services, and promoting economic development. The planning process was organized by 12 city districts, with several planning teams working simultaneously with community stakeholders. Goody Clancy led planning for downtown New Orleans and two nearby neighborhoods.

Setting the stage for New Orleans to rebuild post-Katrina, the plan calls for:

  • Planning for a new 5,000-person, mixed-use, mixed-income, mixed-density neighborhood through redevelopment of public housing and parking lots which would double downtown-pre-Katrina population
  • Initiatives to support downtown’s emerging creative economy
  • A new, mixed-income community in the Desire and Florida to replace public housing and adjacent devastated areas
  • A lively, new neighborhood square and commercial center in the Gentilly neighborhood

 

IMPLEMENTATION

  • The three districts for which Goody Clancy did planning were the first to form district planning committees to promote and advocate for implementation of the plans.
  • Aspects of the UNOP plans were further incorporated into the citywide Master Plan completed by Goody Clancy in 2010.
  • The plan for mixed-use, mixed-income downtown development incorporating public housing redevelopment is incorporated into the broader Iberville/Treme Choice Neighborhoods implementation project.
Show more ↓Show less ↑

Awards

International Downtown Association
Merit Award in Planning, 2007

Unified New Orleans Plan Goody Clancy Planning Urban Design

Unified New Orleans Plan Goody Clancy Planning Urban Design

Unified New Orleans Plan Goody Clancy Planning Urban Design

Unified New Orleans Plan Goody Clancy Planning Urban Design

Goody Clancy Planning News

  • Lori Ferriss Discusses Preservation of Historic Structures in SCUP Webinar Series
  • Mary Means Honored with Louise du Pont Crowninshield Award
  • Downtown Danbury TOD Wins CNU’s 2020 Urbanism Award
  • Read more →

On the Boards

  • Read more →

Sustainability & Resilience

At Goody Clancy, our environmental philosophy is founded upon macro-resiliency in planning for neighborhoods and communities and the sustainable design of new and renewed buildings, systems, and the user environment.

Read more →

  • ©2022 Goody Clancy. All rights reserved.
    • /
    • Privacy Policy
    • /
    • Site Map
  • 420 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116-3866
  • /
  • P. 617.262.2760
  • /
  • F. 617.262.9512
  • Design and development by RainCastle Communications