Comments on: An idea that works http://neworleans.metblogs.com/2007/12/25/an-idea-that-works/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:09:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anon http://neworleans.metblogs.com/2007/12/25/an-idea-that-works/comment-page-1/#comment-13934 Anon Sat, 29 Dec 2007 06:15:59 +0000 http://neworleans.metblogs.com/2007/12/25/an-idea-that-works/#comment-13934 Put a Walmart near the projects and I'm sure the added police protection will enhance the neighborhood too. Put a Walmart near the projects and I’m sure the added police protection will enhance the neighborhood too.

]]> By: Laurie http://neworleans.metblogs.com/2007/12/25/an-idea-that-works/comment-page-1/#comment-13933 Laurie Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:18:05 +0000 http://neworleans.metblogs.com/2007/12/25/an-idea-that-works/#comment-13933 The "Suburbs" were once a social experiment in the late to mid 1960's-they have worked well. The "Housing develments" were a social experiment at around the same time; they miserably failed to produce results. Sorry, but the above is the absolute truth. Besides, the infrastructure of New Orleans is not capable of handling more at this point in time. Laurie The “Suburbs” were once a social experiment in the late to mid 1960′s-they have worked well.

The “Housing develments” were a social experiment at around the same time; they miserably failed to produce results.

Sorry, but the above is the absolute truth.

Besides, the infrastructure of New Orleans is not capable of handling more at this point in time.

Laurie

]]> By: J.B. http://neworleans.metblogs.com/2007/12/25/an-idea-that-works/comment-page-1/#comment-13932 J.B. Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:26:51 +0000 http://neworleans.metblogs.com/2007/12/25/an-idea-that-works/#comment-13932 I am not espousing any particular position in this comment, and I don't think anyone's arguing that mixed-income housing is not a good thing, but my understanding of the anti-demolition argument is that A.) In the past, HUD has replaced low-income housing with higher-income housing, and many fewer total units, B.) There is no telling when and if the new mixed-income housing will actually be built and C.) HUD's misrepresentation of untouched brick buildings as "unliveable" casts further doubt on the agency's integrity. All of this, in the context of an inarguably more expensive post-levee-failure New Orleans, leads many to feel there is an organized, large-scale effort to push the poor out of New Orleans. If anyone has a clearer sense of the arguments being made, please feel free to correct me. I am not espousing any particular position in this comment, and I don’t think anyone’s arguing that mixed-income housing is not a good thing, but my understanding of the anti-demolition argument is that

A.) In the past, HUD has replaced low-income housing with higher-income housing, and many fewer total units,

B.) There is no telling when and if the new mixed-income housing will actually be built

and

C.) HUD’s misrepresentation of untouched brick buildings as “unliveable” casts further doubt on the agency’s integrity.

All of this, in the context of an inarguably more expensive post-levee-failure New Orleans, leads many to feel there is an organized, large-scale effort to push the poor out of New Orleans.

If anyone has a clearer sense of the arguments being made, please feel free to correct me.

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