Friday, February 22, 2008
12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
Glickman-Miller Hall
Bonda Room, UR 254
1717 Euclid Avenue

Printable flyer (pdf)

Ken Reardon, Associate Professor in City and Regional Planning, Cornell University, led a team of more than 80 planning students and ACORN leaders in a two-year, resident-driven planning process in New Orleans' 9th Ward, a neighborhood devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Against heavy odds, their neighborhood redevelopment plan was accepted and resulted in the allocation of $145 million in available federal funds. Professor Reardon will share the story of this remarkable neighborhood planning process and will lead a discussion about lessons learned.

Presented in partnership with the Center for Neighborhood Development and the Urban Planning, Design and Development Program of the Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University. Free, and open to the public. Bring your own lunch!

RSVP requested to (216)523-2330 or register online.

See Reardon's report, "People's Plan for Overcoming the Hurricane Katrina Blues: A Comprehensive Strategy for Building More Vibrant, Sustainable, and Equitable 9th Ward" the plan Cornell, Columbia, and Illinois assisted ACORN in preparing. http://www.rebuildingtheninth.org