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N.O. 8th in U.S. for biking, walking to work

New Orleans ranks eighth among the nation’s largest cities for the percentage of residents who walk and bike to work, according to the Census Bureau. New Orleanians walk to work at more than twice the...

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N.O. businesses fret over parking meter changes 

As the city of New Orleans moves forward with plans to implement a citywide parking meter hour extension and meter fare increase, businesses are worried about the hit they will take if tighter parking...

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Nagin’s ‘willy-nilly’ legacy seen on city streets

The silly, willy-nilly days are almost history. While it might be fun to characterize the legacy of Mayor Ray Nagin as silly, ill defined or yes, willy-nilly, it’s also quite sad. When history writes...

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N.O. to hold first abandoned vehicles auction of 2010

The New Orleans Department of Public Works will hold its first abandoned vehicle auction of the year Thursday. It will begin at 9 a.m. at Almonaster Auto Pound, 10200 Almonaster Ave. More than 185...

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All work, slow pay

The city of New Orleans has always been “a late payer,” said Louisiana Associated General Contractors CEO Ken Naquin. But small contractors that depend on the city’s prompt payments say the Nagin...

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Passing up infrastructure dollars not an option

No one says building and maintaining roads and rails at adequate levels is easy. But, it is public money and the public should have a say in how, where and when the construction takes place.

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Mayor names former Corps deputy commander new public works chief

The man who oversaw the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ rebuilding of the region’s hurricane protection system will now be asked to oversee roads, street lights, catch basins and other infrastructure...

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Merchants, property managers say one-way on lower Magazine creates business...

Ambitious new business owners opening in the 1800 and 1900 blocks of Magazine Street hear words of warning from Mack Groves, who owns five buildings in the area. "The walk-in trade is not there," he said.

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Opinion: City needs street spending strategy

When it comes to repairing New Orleans’ deteriorating streets, drivers and residents should remember an acronym: TGFF. Thank God for FEMA. Based on their post-Katrina experience, the Federal Emergency...

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New street drainage strategy to be tested in Lower 9th Ward

Four Lower 9th Ward streets have been selected for a pilot program that could provide innovative solutions to drainage problems. The area that will be involved in the experiment is a two-block portion...

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