Media Coverage
First off there’s a pretty funny article in this morning’s Washington Post about the absurdities of this mayorial race, with a suprising amount of attention given to candidate Manny “Chevrolet” Bruno, as well his photo. Manny is an aquaintence of mine and I’d intended on interviewing him for this site but never got the time. Has the Daily Show done a story on this mayor’s race yet? Seems like perfect fodder for them. I don’t have a TV.
Slate also has a three part series called “An Economist Visits New Orleans” and I think this guy is dead-on. A lot of what he says is controversial- turning the lower 9th ward into a shantytown for hispanic laborers, letting illegal workers have free reign in the city.. but it’s unconventional thinking like this that will save this city. I don’t think traditional urban planning solutions really apply here anymore. And those who oppose the recent wave of latino immigrants need to understand that New Orleans was built by wave after wave of immigrants– all of which were met with resistance by the established population but eventually served to better the city’s culture. In other words, you ain’t gonna stop it, so you might as well embrace it.
Slate also has an article on the mayorial race.
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Three guys are alone on a desert island: an engineer, a biologist and an economist. They are starving and don’t have a thing to eat, but somehow they find a can of beans on the shore.
The engineer says: let’s hit the can with a rock until it opens.
The biologist has another idea:
“No. We should wait for a while. Erosion will do the job.”
Finally, the economist says:
“Let’s assume that we have a can opener”.
Nothing on the Daily Show yet, although I sent them an email suggesting it about a month ago. This is pretty much tailor-made for them.
“I don’t think traditional urban planning solutions really apply here anymore.”
The newest thing in Urban Planning is to mix residential and commercial uses for buildings in low rise configurations. De-emphasize the cars and promote walking.
Kind of like the older cities of Europe and, gasp guess what, older parts of New Orleans.
But, Skeeter,
How will they evacuate with no cars?!!
Haven’t they heard, Europe is high off the ground!
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