Residents Dislike Tourism Emphasis Of Gulf Coast Rebuilding

While politicians are leaning to New Urbanism for Gulf Coast rebuilding, residents are not so sure.

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December 19, 2005, 8:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"...politicians in the hurricane zone are finding New Urbanism's formulas for rebuilding persuasive...Like other people in the neighborhood, called Point Cadet, she said she wonders whether city officials will encourage her and her neighbors to stay put and rebuild the houses they own, or whether they will be run off to make the town a tourist playground."

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