By Shaun Duncan Park management involves delicately balancing active and passive space, between dedicated commercial uses and open public land. Further, administrative questions arise regarding appropriate review processes and public…
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Do Parks Make People Happier?
How does living near urban green space affect your life satisfaction? Art Markman Ph.D I have been lucky enough to live in Austin, Texas for the past 15 years. One…
Hiring More Police Is Not the Solution
By Jeff Thomas New Orleans is really about the number 85. First one: 85% of eligible African American men in NOLA do not own homes. The bedazzlingly incompetent Mayor Mitch…
Sheriff Normand is a National Disgrace
By Jeff Thomas That a white sheriff in the deep south feels empowered and emboldened to derisively and condescendingly speak to the African American community that dared question his actions…
Stop Gentrification in NOLA
Gentrification – the process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle-class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that displaces poorer residents – is in full swing in New…
Charter Schools and High Quality Schools
By Philip White As this country is gratefully approaching the end of the 2016 presidential campaign, a national down ballot issue rages on – the battle for control of k-12…
Stop Gentrification in New Orleans
By Jeff Thomas Gentrification – the process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle-class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that displaces poorer residents – is in full…