Pulling the stake from the heart of New Orleans

CNU is proud to announce it has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Greater New Orleans Foundation’s Metropolitan Opportunities Fund.

Building on the momentum of last year’s successful introduction of the Highways-to-Boulevards Initiative to the Crescent City, the Greater New Orleans Foundation award will enable CNU to continue strategizing for a revitalized North Claiborne Avenue and the replacement of the aging Claiborne Expressway/Interstate-10.

Working closely with the Claiborne Corridor Improvement Coalition, a neighborhood organization formed out of the NEWCITY Neighborhood Partnership, CNU will continue to educate community members, inform stakeholders, and foster further support for its efforts among a broad array of constituents, such as residents of the Tremé/Lafitte and Tulane/Gravier neighborhoods, business owners, and regional and state policy makers.

By illustrating the economic, environmental, health, and transportation benefits of removing I-10, CNU and its partners will prove that walkable boulevards — and not elevated highways that isolate communities — are key to improving transportation, employment, and economic outcomes for residents.