In January of 2006, New Orleans city planners announced that the Broadmoor neighborhood was not slated to be rebuilt. By early fall of that same year, Broadmoor residents had mobilized through over one hundred neighborhood meetings and developed a comprehensive plan—entirely independent of the city government—for the revitalization of the Broadmoor neighborhood. This document, the Broadmoor Plan, served as a blueprint for Broadmoorians to rebuild their neighborhood together and achieve the highest rate of housing recovery in New Orleans.

Download PDF versions of the Broadmoor Plan:

Introduction
Goals & Strategies
The Broadmoor Process
Pre-Katrina History
Conditions Post-Katrina
The Future: Urban Design
Repopulation Strategy
Housing Programs
Community Development
Flood Mitigation
Economic Development
Education
Emergency Preparation
Implementation

Lessons From Katrina: The Broadmoor Model

The quick creation and successful implementation of the Broadmoor plan has made Broadmoor a model for disaster relief efforts.

In conjunction with their community-driven redevelopment planning, the BDC sought to create a generalized version of the plan—the Broadmoor Model—to share with other communities. Throughout 2006 and 2007, Broadmoor partner Shell Oil sponsored the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard to document the elements of the Broadmoor Model and compile a manual for other disaster-affected neighborhoods.

Notes & Introduction
Phase 1: Impetus for Change
Phase 2: Community Organizing
Phase 3: Meetings & Consensus-Building
Phase 4: Design, Draft & Release of Plan
Phase 5: Implementation