Charlie London / August 27, 2016
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sent in by Keith Hardie Here is an essay by Michael Kimmelman about the importance ...
Charlie London / August 4, 2016
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HELP FEED NEW ORLEANIANS CAPSTONE is a non-profit in the Lower 9th Ward. Capstone is a small non profit that has taken previously blighted or vacant lots in the Lower Ninth Ward and ...
Charlie London / March 10, 2016
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Charlie’s Neighborhood News Your neighborhood news source Would you like to know what is happening in and around Faubourg St. John? Mid-City? Parkview? Desaix? Treme? Are you ...
Charlie London / August 23, 2014
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New Orleanians are rightfully concerned about blighted properties. Although blight has declined substantially since 2008 thanks to billions of federal housing dollars, New Orleans still ...
Charlie London / March 18, 2014
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An analysis by Justin Kray As a City Planner and former lead architect of the BlightStat program while working at OPA, I am in a unique position to offer some deeper insight on this ...
Charlie London / February 24, 2014
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courtesy the Urban Conservancy What’s Wrong with This Picture? A Public Forum on Yard Paving Excessive paving in the required front and corner lot side yard areas, as well as ...
Charlie London / May 17, 2013
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$368,000 for 200 North Alexander to bidder #5. A well-known Faubourg St. John resident who lives on the bayou and a man from Chicago were rumored to be the back-n-forth bidders. ...
Charlie London / April 11, 2013
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by Charlie London I took a new job about six months ago that no longer allows me to attend the BlightStat meetings on a regular basis as I once did. It was great to see the ...
Charlie London / March 2, 2013
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https://fsjna.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Esplanade+Bike+Path+Study1a.pdf click on the announcement for a larger view Tuesday | March 5th Meet under the big dome on the bayou –> ...
Charlie London / November 30, 2012
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Have you seen those Discount Tree Cutting signs? Those plywood signs that are 4 feet by 4 feet in size posted about 15-20 feet high on utility poles throughout the city? These signs ...
Charlie London / November 30, 2012
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You can be the “Blight Czar” for your neighborhood right at your computer. Go to http://blightstatus.nola.gov and enter the name of any street in your area to see ...
Charlie London / October 11, 2012
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Click here to view the City’s presentation at today’s BlightStat meeting. MAYOR LANDRIEU, CODE FOR AMERICA TO UNVEIL NEW TECHNOLOGY TO TRACK BLIGHTED PROPERTIES If you are ...
Charlie London / September 26, 2012
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NEW ORLEANS, LA — Today, the City of New Orleans announced that its Blight Reduction Strategy has been named a 2012 Bright Idea in Government by Harvard University’s Ash ...
Charlie London / September 18, 2012
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Jennifer Pahlka talks about Code for America. A Code for America team is currently working on the BLIGHT STATUS website.
Charlie London / September 18, 2012
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BlightSTATUS makes it simple for residents to find out what’s going on with blighted properties in their community – no long waits on the telephone or visits to City Hall required. A ...