Resizing Infrastructure in New Orleans (op-ed)

Urban Conservancy Executive Director, Dana Eness, provides comment to The Advocate regarding roadway infrastructure in New Orleans and transition towards municipal water management:

Dana Eness on New Orleans Infrastructure Needs

• New Orleans claims 1,450 square feet of road surface per person; the highest ratio of pavement per person in the country.
• The majority of our transportation infrastructure was built in the 1960’s with population projections of 1 million residents. The city currently has less than 400,00 people. We are taxing ourselves to maintain an over-sized street system. 
• Reducing the sizes of roadways provides space for municipal water management installations and multi-modal transportation opportunities.