VOTE ON NOV. 4 TO TAKE THE POLITICS OUT OF PLANNING!
 
Zoning rules in New Orleans are a mess. Our zoning code is outdated and our planning system dysfunctional and politicized.
 
To get around it, developers make back room deals with political leaders to get what they want, often thwarting neighborhood concerns. This has the effect of 1) taking neighborhoods and their voices out of the planning process and 2) discouraging developers because they fear investing capital in a broken system where the rules change every day according to political whims.

VOTE YES TO AMEND THE CITY CHARTER AND LEGALLY REQUIRE THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS TO

implement a citizen-driven process to compose a Master Plan for development and growth

amend the Zoning Code to be consistent with this plan.

 
YOUR VOTE YES WILL ENSURE A STRONG CITIZEN VOICE DIRECTS HOW OUR CITY AND NEIGHBORHOODS GROW AND ARE PRESERVED AND ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT AND NEW GROWTH IN NEW ORLEANS.
Here is a list of respected, diverse organizations and individuals who are Voting YES for the reasons above.  
·        The Times Picayune
·        Gambit Weekly                                                                      
·        New Orleans City Business                                                    
·        Bureau of Governmental Research                                           
·        Committee for a Better New Orleans/Metropolitan Area Committee
·        French Quarter Citizens
·        Citizens for 1 Greater New Orleans
·        North Rampart Main Street
·        League of Women Voters
·        The Preservation Resource Center
·        City-Wide Tenants Organization
·        Guste Homes Resident Management Association                      
·        New Orleans City Council (Approved by 7-0 Vote)               
·        Old Algiers Main Street Corporation    
·        Coliseum Square Association
·        Baptist Pastors Conference
·        Garden District Association
·        The American Planning Association
·        The African American Male and Female Institute                                         
·        The American Institute of Architects
·        The Downtown Development District
·        Vieux Carre Commission                                 
·        National Trust for Historic Preservation
·        The Business Council of New Orleans and the River Region
·        Vieux Carre Property Owners and Residents Association
·        Smart Growth Louisiana
·        Louisiana Speaks
·        Gibbs Development
·        Corporate Realty
·        Marcel Wisznia Associates
·        Angela O'Byrne, Perez Architects
·        The Berman Group, Economic Development Consultants
·        Steve Bingler, Concordia LLC
·        Boulingny Improvement Association
·        Renaissance Neighborhood Development Corporation
·        Stay Local + The Urban Conservancy
·        Maple Area Residents, Inc.
·         The Beacon of Hope Resource Center
·        Lafayette Square Association
·        Garden District Association
·        Coliseum Square Association
·        Bakery Condominium Association
·        Audubon Riverside Neighborhood Association
·        Mid City Neighborhood Association
Vote YES for the City Charter Amendment that guarantees New Orleans smart zoning and a Master Plan that is legally enforceable.  We can write it together, we can monitor and change it as needed, but we won't be left out of the process!

This Proposition will be at or near the bottom of the ballot.  Look for it and Vote YES!