Mississippi's Governor Calls On Planners

NPR features an interview with Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour on the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast.

1 minute read

October 16, 2005, 5:00 AM PDT

By Brenda Meyer

"Governor Haley Barbour has invited more than a 100 architects, engineers and other urban planners to discuss ways to rebuild and redevelop Mississippi's Gulf Coast region. The planners are proponents of new urbanism, a way of developing more compact, diverse and walkable mixed-use communities."

[Available on the website in streaming audio.]

FULL STORY: New Urbanism Advocated in Gulf Coast Rebuilding

Saturday, October 15, 2005 in National Public Radio

Community / Economic Development Mississippi

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