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New Orleans, LA - Jennifer Ruley will be recognized as The Urban Conservancy’s 2011 Urban Hero at the organization’s annual You Are Here fundraiser on Saturday, October 22, for her work to make New Orleans streets safer and more accessible… Read more >

A stroll down New Orleans’ iconic Canal Street from the Mississippi River to Rampart Street takes one past a mix of businesses catering mostly to the tourist population: chain hotels, souvenir and discount camera shops, inexpensive eateries lining the street… Read more >

The City Planning Commission (CPC) announces the opening of a Master Plan amendment application period. According to the City Charter “at least once every five years, but not more often than once per calendar year… the Commission shall review the Master Plan and shall determine, after one or more public hearings, whether the plan requires amendment or comprehensive revision.” This year’s application period will run through August 5, 2011. The Master Plan can be reviewed and downloaded from the CPC website or at the New Orleans Master Plan Website: http://www.nolamasterplan.org. Read more >

This year, 15 walkers from as far away as Toronto and France and as close as around the corner joined The Urban Conservancy’s Dana Eness for the third annual “Only on Oak Street” walk on Saturday, May 7. Other… Read more >

A groundbreaking new study, the Indie City Index, ranks all 363 metropolitan areas in the U. S. according to the vitality of their independent retail sectors. The Indie City Index also ranks cities within their region and within their population… Read more >