heres my plan: 1) rebuild earthmound levies to 500 year flood cat 5-6 levels. not those cheezy throw-up jobs. 2) determine what is savable giving difference to buildings of national treasure. that is vernacular NO architecture. 3) clear unsavable houses from highest and middle ground. move low lying historic buildings to open slots in high ground areas. new rows of old houses and pairs of shotguns into single empty lots. 4) integrate all neighborhoods and especially the schools. 5) give fair compensation to owners of properties in the lowest areas. thats market value less their insurance payment. 6) use fill from lowest areas to build up marginal areas land mass. 7) create data file of displaced people and determine who wants to return including people on assistance. 8) create engineered system of lochs, lakes, canals and public parks connecting lake pontchartrain to mississippi so lake can be seasonally lowered and storm overflow is managed in un-populated areas. 9) hire local and displaced local population for transitional work. mostly house moving work and updating infrastructure. 10) insure that public housing is adequate to fill demand. 11) secure savable structures. removal of un saveable vernacular buildings should happen after useable (cypress and old growth pine) lumber has been salvaged. historic salvaged lumber. 12) repopulate based on wait list from data base.
this is based on the appearance that many of the poorer low lying neighborhoods tend to have numerous empty lots indicating that these neighborhoods are somewhat low density that might be filtered into middle and higher ground locations. i have no idea if there is enough mid to high ground to accommodate the displaced people and endangered vernacular buildings. it also seems that some non residential buildings such as churches, etc could be kept where they are and not moved from low lying areas and integrated into new public and park systems. mearly vacated during storms.
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this is based on the appearance that many of the poorer low lying neighborhoods tend to have numerous empty lots indicating that these neighborhoods are somewhat low density that might be filtered into middle and higher ground locations. i have no idea if there is enough mid to high ground to accommodate the displaced people and endangered vernacular buildings. it also seems that some non residential buildings such as churches, etc could be kept where they are and not moved from low lying areas and integrated into new public and park systems. mearly vacated during storms.
- bill 1-13-2006 5:57 pm