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Regional Biosciences Initiative
Innova&on
Marke&ng
Physical
Development
Leadership
&
Management
Renewed Tulane Ave Streetscape
Fewer
Lanes
Wider Sidewalks
Landscaping
Large Median
Bike Lanes!
New
Mind
Set:
Create
a
Sense
of
Place
“Adding
lanes
to
solve
traffic
conges2on
is
like
loosening
your
belt
to
solve
obesity.”
‐
Glen
Hemistra
6
Lanes
of
Traffic
Old
Mind
Set:
Narrow
Median
Move
Traffic
Narrow
Sidewalks
Minimal
‐Landscaping
No
Sense
of
Place
Disinvestment
Designing for Success
Design
for
People:
create
safe
and
sociable
areas
that
foster
neighborhood
connec&ons,
gateways
and
permeability
Make
Connec3ons:
foster
walkability
and
encourage
transit
use
Minimize
Impact:
encourage
green
or
recrea&onal
spaces
and
preserve
historic
structures
“…No
urban
area
will
prosper
unless
it
aOracts
those
who
can
choose
to
live
wherever
they
wish.”
‐
Jonathon
BarneO……….
Making the Case for Tulane Ave Enhancement
Exis&ng
Public
&
Private
Investment
Source:
Times
Picayune,
January
12,
2009
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