Archive for August, 2010

RTA to roll out larger buses on Broad Street route – NOLA.com

August 31st, 2010

NOLA.com

RTA to roll out larger buses on Broad Street route
NOLA.com
The 60-foot buses, which have never been used in New Orleans, are the latest in a series of upgrades overseen by Veolia Transportation, the France-based ...

Five Years Later, Our Commitment Continues – The White House (blog)

August 30th, 2010

The White House (blog)

Five Years Later, Our Commitment Continues
The White House (blog)
FTA recently announced improvements to public transit in New Orleans, including a new streetcar loop in the city's central business district. ...

Mule-drawn candy cart still comforts New Orleans (w/video) – Houston Chronicle

August 30th, 2010

Mule-drawn candy cart still comforts New Orleans (w/video)
Houston Chronicle
For 90 years, the Roman Candy cart had plied the streets of New Orleans, selling taffy. When it reappeared after Katrina, people wept. ...

Portland streetcar success has fueled interest elsewhere – USA Today

August 29th, 2010

Portland streetcar success has fueled interest elsewhere
USA Today
San Francisco, New Orleans, Tampa, Memphis and other cities already have streetcar systems. In January, the Obama administration changed transit funding ...

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Katrina’s mark on New Orleans remains 5 years after storm – Houston Chronicle

August 29th, 2010

Kansas City Star

Katrina's mark on New Orleans remains 5 years after storm
Houston Chronicle
... belts and other accessories, each emphasizing a New Orleans-related motif, including a streetcar, fleur-de-lis, shrimp and weather-map hurricane swirl. ...
Big Easy story a work in progressSan Antonio Express
Lakeland Men Say Helping Storm Victims a Life-Altering ExperienceThe Ledger

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5 years later: Katrina left its mark on Houston too – Houston Chronicle

August 29th, 2010

Telegraph.co.uk (blog)

5 years later: Katrina left its mark on Houston too
Houston Chronicle
NEW ORLEANS — Touch down at Satchmo, taxi to the hotel, wander through the Quarter, eye the scantily clad, grab a beer, listen to some ...
Five years after Katrina, New Orleans' charm calls againCNN
Five years after Hurricane Katrina ripped the city to shreds, an open love ...Daily Mail (blog)

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Lakeland Men Say Helping Storm Victims a Life-Altering Experience – The Ledger

August 28th, 2010

Lakeland Men Say Helping Storm Victims a Life-Altering Experience
The Ledger
A photo Derek Wiggin took when he and his friend, Scott White, took their airboat to New Orleans to help rescue people after Hurricane Katrina, ...

Pitt: NOLA eco-friendly homes ‘exceeded my expectations’ – CNN

August 28th, 2010

ABC News

Pitt: NOLA eco-friendly homes 'exceeded my expectations'
CNN
New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- Waiting in a parked car in the Ninth Ward as the rain pounds down, I cannot help but think about the ...
Five years after Katrina, New Orleans' charm calls againCNN
Five years after Hurricane Katrina ripped the city to shreds, an open love ...Daily Mail (blog)

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New Orleans’ French Quarter: A novel place, still – Los Angeles Times

August 27th, 2010

Los Angeles Times

New Orleans' French Quarter: A novel place, still
Los Angeles Times
Three lines still clatter through New Orleans, but the streetcars no longer run to Desire Street, with its gaily painted small homes. ...

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New Orleans: Second life and second line – San Francisco Chronicle

August 27th, 2010

New Orleans: Second life and second line
San Francisco Chronicle
But if you want to hear unbridled optimism in New Orleans, just wait until Sept. 9. I learned this date while waiting alone for a streetcar on a dark street ...

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