The alliance was created in response to the lack of representation of the downriver neighborhoods in the reinventing the crescent project.

The associations that are part of the alliance are:

• Faubourg Marigny Improvement Association (FMIA)
• Vieux Carre Property Owners & Residents Association (VCPORA)
• French Quarter Citizens (FQC)
• Bywater Neighborhood Association (BNA)
• .. and there are also some concerned residents.

The alliance is a place where the unrepresented neighborhoods can talk about their concerns with one another and monitor the progress of the project to make sure each of the neighborhood's concerns are heard and addressed. Resident concerns should be brought up to their respective neighborhood associations for discussion at this group. If you feel that your group is not representing your concerns then you can certainly email them to the alliance.

 

The New Orleans Riverfront Alliance (the Alliance) was formed in response to a concern expressed by citizens of New Orleans regarding the process and the proposals that have been presented by the New Orleans Building Corporation (NOBC) under the auspices of Reinventing the Crescent (RTC).

The committee of architects, city employees, and others has begun to outline their plans for the redevelopment of the property downriver from Canal Street as part of a 6.4 mile development from Jackson Avenue into Holy Cross. The New Orleans Building Corporation under the leadership of Mr. Sean Cummings, has established a committee called Reinventing the Crescent to handle the process.

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The mission of the New Orleans Riverfront Alliance is:

• To insure direct interaction, collaboration and exchange of information between affected communities and planners, a requirement for good planning.
• We believe the future of our Riverfront is too important to be solely and hastily determined by any single entity or group without critical neighborhood input. As citizens we insist upon an open process and meaningful participation at the planning table.