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Supplemented by a wealth of photographs and maps, Baumbach and Borah provide a well-documented account of the expressway controversy in all its twists and turns, its ambiguities, and its acrimony. The Second Battle of New Orleansis not only an illustration of the planning processes in operation, it is the story of conflicting interests, both public and private, fighting for the future of a major municipality.

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"""A landmark account of successful stakeholder-driven urban planning and consequential civic engagement across lines of class, race, and time. . . Required reading for preservationists, urban planners, environmental advocates, neighborhood activists, community organizers, and anyone who cares about equitable planning and policymaking."" -- Jacques Morial, public policy strategist, writer, and community organizer ""Author"" ""The Second Battle of New Orleans honors the maxim that we can learn much from history. The book chronicles in astonishing detail the years-long battle to stop the elevated expressway through the Vieux Carr""€""told as no one else can by two of the frontline fighters. All who truly care about saving the natural and built environment from ill-considere -- Dwight Merriam, FAICP, Attorney at Law, Past President of the American Institute of Certified Planne ""Author"" ""This is a great story, and an important one that takes place in New Orleans but has ramifications that go far beyond Louisiana. It's how preservationists took on multiple Goliaths""€""from virtually everyone in the city with power or money to the federal government""€""and slayed them all. Saved was the essence of New Orleans."" -- John M. Barry, author of Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed America ""Author"""

A landmark account of successful stakeholder-driven urban planning and consequential civic engagement across lines of class, race, and time. . . Required reading for preservationists, urban planners, environmental advocates, neighborhood activists, community organizers, and anyone who cares about equitable planning and policymaking. -- Jacques Morial, public policy strategist, writer, and community organizer Author The Second Battle of New Orleans honors the maxim that we can learn much from history. The book chronicles in astonishing detail the years-long battle to stop the elevated expressway through the Vieux Carr told as no one else can by two of the frontline fighters. All who truly care about saving the natural and built environment from ill-considere -- Dwight Merriam, FAICP, Attorney at Law, Past President of the American Institute of Certified Planne Author This is a great story, and an important one that takes place in New Orleans but has ramifications that go far beyond Louisiana. It's how preservationists took on multiple Goliaths from virtually everyone in the city with power or money to the federal government and slayed them all. Saved was the essence of New Orleans. -- John M. Barry, author of Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed America Author

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