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Building Back Tremé Using Ppgis To Evaluate Neighborhood Stability, Michelle M. Thompson Phd, Gisp, Brittany N. Arceneaux, Elizabeth G. Major

Dr. Michelle M. Thompson, GISP, FRGS

The Historic Faubourg Tremé community of New Orleans is leading the community strategic planning process through the efforts of their neighborhood association. With the help of WhoData.org, a public participation geographic information systems (PPGIS) project that was implemented in 2009, residents and volunteers from Project Homecoming are gathering the necessary parcel-level data to support new visions to recapture, maintain, and plan for change. The on-the-ground surveys use the WhoData PPGIS models for surveying commercial development activity, property conditions and other quality of life issues. As a neighborhood still in the midst of recovery after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, community leaders …

Understanding The Uptown Triangle Neighborhood: Mapping Quality Of Life Indicators In The Black Pearl, Michelle M. Thompson Phd, Tori Berliner, Jessi Boney, Angela De Melo, Cathleen Campbell, Anthony Couvillon, Tarynn Dunn, Florence Djoleto, Jennie Garcia, Kelsea Hundtoft, Syed Islam, Reynaldo Johnson, Taylor Jones, Matt Loftis, Travis Martin, Eric Pate, Johannes Schmid, Lindsey Smith, Nicholas Sorrells, Kathryn Sullivan, Deneka Vallius

Dr. Michelle M. Thompson, GISP, FRGS

In the spring of 2015, University of New Orleans (UNO) students enrolled in the MURP 4081/5081 course-Applied Geographic Information Systems: Information Technology for the Planning Profession (also known as ‘Applied GIS’) led by Dr. Michelle Thompson. Since 2008 this course has provided students with a blended experience with learning the theory and receiving an introduction to spatial analysis using the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) ArcGIS software then applying this knowledge as GIS Analysts with a non-profit community partner. In the fall of 2014, Dr. Thompson competed to have this course designated as the inaugural Department of Planning and Urban …

Neighborhood Development Foundation (Ndf) Homebuyer Locations And Purchase Dates Next, Michelle M. Thompson Phd, Philip Gilmore, Kathryn R. Sullivan, Brittany N. Arceneaux

Dr. Michelle M. Thompson, GISP, FRGS

Next year (2016) marks the 30th anniversary of the Neighborhood Development Foundation in New Orleans. To celebrate thirty years of outreach with the community, NDF seeks to highlight many of the homeowners in the community affected by NDF over the years and their homebuyer education courses. The research represented in the 30 year report will be focused in (1) what NDF has accomplished over the past three decades, and, (2) most significantly, who they have affected. The research will be focused on the 4,000 NDF homebuyers who have graduated from the program and purchased a home. This research will analyze …

Public Participation Gis And Neighbourhood Recovery: Using Community Mapping For Economic Development, Michelle M. Thompson Phd

Dr. Michelle M. Thompson, GISP, FRGS

Abstract: In 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana experienced an interruption in its neighborhood life cycle due to Hurricane Katrina. While federal, state and local administrative policies have tried to manage the process of recovery, the non-profit sector has been a key to the recovery. This paper will examine the case study of the Beacon of Hope Resource Centre (BOH) whose ability to collect data, expand citizen engagement and influence policy made a positive impact upon economic development through public participation geographic information systems (PPGIS) with the Regional Planning Commission and the Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans. …

Uno’S Planning And Urban Studies Department Completes Mapping And Analysis Of Tremé, Michelle M. Thompson

Dr. Michelle M. Thompson, GISP, FRGS

Ninety-seven percent of the buildings in the historic Tremé neighborhood are rated either good or fair, according to a comprehensive mapping and analysis project completed by the University of New Orleans Department of Planning and Urban Studies. Out of 670 total buildings rated in the survey, 525 were deemed to be in good condition, while 124 were rated fair and 21 (3 percent) were rated poor. The property condition survey was conducted in the spring of 2013 for the Historic Faubourg Tremé Association by WhoData in coordination with Project Homecoming. In the spring of 2014, a geographic information system (GIS) …

Historic Faubourg Tremé Association Mapping & Analysis, Michelle M. Thompson, Laura Banos, Jasmine Bazley, Xiaoxu Chen, Derreck Deason, Alexander Dolmseth, Race Hodges, Grace E. Major, Nicholas Perez-Alvarez, Morgan Shepard, Nicholas Puczkowskyj, Teira Woodridge

Dr. Michelle M. Thompson, GISP, FRGS

The "Historic Faubourg Tremé Association Mapping & Analysis" is a continuation of public participation geographic information systems (PPGIS) work started with WhoData.org in spring 2014. The mapping of on-the-ground property conditions with City designated blight provides the HFTA Land Use Committee with additional resources to develop and deploy plans to revitalize the whole of Tremé. The maps and analysis were completed by the University of New Orleans Department of Planning & Urban Studies students in MURP 4081/5081 Information Technology for the Planning Profession.

Whodata Project Newsletter May 2014, Michelle M. Thompson, Brittany N. Arceneaux

Dr. Michelle M. Thompson, GISP, FRGS

WhoData is a community action research and service program. Since 2009 the team of volunteers has provided organizations in New Orleans - LA, Boston - MA and Ithaca - NY with resources that aid in the recovery, renewal and/or redevelopment of communities. Since 1987, I have worked in a variety of roles and had opportunities to examine and participate in ways that academic, public, private and non-profit organizations have engaged in the neighborhood planning process. Some have been successful but others have not. As a result, the social and economic benefits that arise from collaboration, neighborhood knowledge and public policy …

Whodata.Org 2012 Newsletter, Michelle M. Thompson, Darin Acosta, Alena A. Anderson, Brittany N. Arceneaux, Josh Baer, Brian J. Baldwin, Carl Seifert, Chandra Teddleton

Dr. Michelle M. Thompson, GISP, FRGS

WhoData.org, a community-focused public participation geographic information project, aims to share data that academic, public, private and non-profit organizations can use to assess, monitor and manage quality of life issues. WhoData empowers resident-led, non-profit or communityfocused groups, primarily in New Orleans, with training and resources to map and analyze data they collect on neighborhood conditions and trends. The community data information system, www.whodata.org, houses the results of property condition surveys. Residents are able to highlight priority properties that reflect indicators of blight, create customized maps and export property lists to share with the public and municipal leaders. Neighborhood profile reports, …

Hoffman Triangle 2012: Neighborhood Profile Report, Michelle M. Thompson, Josh Baer, Rachael Bauer, Frank Carter, Patrick Coyle, Alex Depriest, Malissa Dietsch, Lawrence Guimont, Kevin Harrison, Nelson Hollings, Annabeth Mccall, Tara Mckeefry, Valerie Mcmillan, Brooke Perry, Adarian Pike, Kevin Potter

Dr. Michelle M. Thompson, GISP, FRGS

Hoffman Triangle is located in the Central City neighborhood of New Orleans. It is bounded by South Claiborne Avenue to the South, Toledo Street and Washington Avenue to the West and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to the East. It is a neighborhood that continues to evolve and significantly grow after the Hurricane Katrina in 2005. In order to support the work that the Neighborhood Development Foundation, Associated Neighborhood Development and the Hoffman Triangle Neighborhood Association are doing to improve the quality of life of all existing and future residents, WhoData.org and the University of New Orleans – Department of …

"Market Value In The Lower 9th Ward: Evaluating Reinvestment For The New Orleans Re-Development Authority", Michelle M. Thompson

Dr. Michelle M. Thompson, GISP, FRGS

The NORA Pilot Reinvestment Project (NPRP) was completed in May 2012 as the final project for the MURP 6051 Housing and Community Development course in the University of New Orleans (UNO) Department of Planning & Urban Studies (UNO-PLUS). The course sponsors—the Ford Foundation, the Greater New Orleans Foundation, and Foundation for Louisiana—have assisted with the expansion of the community development finance curriculum at UNO since 2010. Under the direction of Dr. Michelle Thompson, the course included an applied project working with the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) to begin to answer the question “What is market value in the Lower …

The City Of New Orleans Blight Fight: Using Gis Technology To Integrate Local Knowledge, Michelle M. Thompson Phd

Dr. Michelle M. Thompson, GISP, FRGS

Planners have a unique ability to consume information and address both policy and practical issues on a variety of scales – from neighborhood to regional to international. The use of information technology, specifically geographic information systems, continues to expand the planners’ toolkit. Applying these tools requires planners to go beyond synchronous inductive and deductive reasoning and move towards ‘integrated thinking’. Spatial literacy allows citizen planners to question and advocate for public policies based upon community data that has not been readily available to decision makers in municipal government. This report identifies examples of how a public participation geographic information system …

The People's Plan For Overcoming The Hurricane Katrina Blues - Summary, Michelle M. Thompson

Dr. Michelle M. Thompson, GISP, FRGS

The Peoples’ Plan is a strategic action plan for the recovery of the 9th Ward. We’ve created it based on conversations with residents – some struggling to return home, others intent on remaining in a neighborhood that has always been there own. The Peoples’ Plan provides a thorough assessment of what must be done to provide recovery in one of the hardest hit areas of the City, and provides a recovery model for all badly flooded areas. Our Plan seeks to transform the 9th Ward as it is rebuilt. The proposed transformation will be resident-driven and will provide improved employment …

Presentation: Five Year Recovery Plan For The 9th Ward, Michelle M. Thompson

Dr. Michelle M. Thompson, GISP, FRGS

F i v e Y e a r R e c o v e r yP l a n f o r t h e 9th

W a r d: N i n t h W a r d C o m p r e h e n s i v e P l a n

PRESENTATION OF A FIVE-YEAR RECOVERY PLAN FOR THE 9TH WARD

Overall Development Goal and Objectives

Five-Year Action Plan

A. Restoring and Sustaining the Ecological Health and Wellness of the 9th Ward

B. Expanding Employment, Entrepreneurial, and Servic

e Opportunities for Residents, Businesses and Institutions …

Building Bridges Between Community Based Organizations And Technology: Exploring Tools For Community Participation And Economic Development For The Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, Michelle M. Thompson, Leila Aman, E.J. Neafsey, Anna Karwowska, Kyu-Sang Lee, Jason Luger, Julienne Chen, Dong Keun Yoon

Dr. Michelle M. Thompson, GISP, FRGS

Technology plays a vital role in public and private businesses, governments, and organizations, and can be especially useful to organizations that may know the least about it. Unfortunately, many Community Based Organizations (CBOs) have traditionally been unable to embrace contemporary tools due to lack of capacity, time or money. This paper begins to identify issues related to the technology gap faced by CBOs in a case study that examines community economic empowerment for the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative® (DSNI). The problem was approached through a community-university partnership between the Cornell University CRP 607 GIS Workshop Class (Sibley Consulting) and DSNI. …