2 Canal St·Renovation (Structural) · Ref Code:7PK3BN
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Type:
Renovation (Structural)
Applicant:
Donald Fant
Status:
Application Submitted
Date Filed:
11/26/2019
Closed:
No
Description:
Entry portal and tenant improvements for NOLA Experience cultural attraction.
827 Canal St·Renovation (Non-Structural) · Ref Code:7EDPXD
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Type:
Renovation (Non-Structural)
Applicant:
Loretta Harmon
Status:
Application Submitted
Date Filed:
11/21/2019
Closed:
No
Description:
Interior Buildout of existing 2nd and 3rd floors to create 4 commercial short term rental units. Exit stair and demising walls are existing.
so glad to see this crap building is getting repaired
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CITY AWARDED $80K BY LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO INSTALL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans announces it has been awarded an $80,000 grant by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), a portion of the state’s Volkswagen (VW) Settlement funding, to install five City-owned electric vehicle charging stations available for public use. Orleans Parish joins the City of Gretna, Jefferson Parish, St. Bernard Parish, Xavier University and the Regional Planning Commission as grant awardees — in an effort to increase our regional Electric Vehicle (EV) infrastructure allowing residents to have more equitable access to EVs.
This is in line with an announcement the City made this past summer regarding its partnership with Climate Mayors Electric Vehicle purchasing collaborative at the Climate Mayors Summit. The City supports the transportation sector’s move toward clean energy technologies, including the adoption of affordable, plug-in electric vehicles and infrastructure that offer residents significant economic savings, reduces the dependence on foreign fuels, and lowers local greenhouse gas emissions. Of the 1,400 electric vehicles registered in the state of Louisiana this year, more than 600 are registered in the New Orleans metro area alone. By increasing the availability of public EV charging stations, the City aims to makes charging more convenient and improve the quality of life for New Orleans residents.
“The City is working with partners to promote electricity as a cleaner and viable transportation fuel option, and to increase consumer awareness of EV possibilities. As we move forward into 2020, we are working to add electric vehicles to our own fleet, which I committed to this past summer at the Climate Mayors Summit. This will allow the City to begin reaping the benefits of zero emissions and lower fuel costs. We all want a safer city, with affordable energy, renewable technologies, efficient transportation, green jobs and healthy air. Every day we are working to make New Orleans a vibrant, clean, and sustainable city,” said Mayor LaToya Cantrell.
Details regarding the specific project scope and locations are in the initial planning phases. Initial reporting, construction and installation plans will be completed and submitted to the LDEQ by 2022. The City of New Orleans has partnered with multiple city agencies on this effort, including the Mayor’s Office of Transportation, Office of Land Use, Property Management, NORD and the New Orleans Public Library. Upon completion of the project, the City will continue monitoring usage and create utilization reports to be submitted for the next three years.
To find public EV charging stations currently available in New Orleans, visit the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Alternative Fueling Station Locator.
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About the Volkswagen Settlement:
In 2017, German automaker Volkswagen AG (VW) pled guilty for installing cheat devices in diesel vehicles to show false emissions levels during vehicle testing. As part of the $2.9 billion settlement, Louisiana will receive $19.8 million over three years to offset excess air pollution caused by VW’s actions. As the state’s Lead Agency, LDEQ is in charge of allocating funding for projects to reduce emissions from diesel vehicles and to install electric vehicle charging stations.
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NEWS
November 26, 2019
MAYOR CANTRELL CONGRATULATES RTA ON RECEIVING $7.2M FTA GRANT TO PURCHASE 19 NEW BUSES
NEW ORLEANS — Mayor LaToya Cantrell congratulated the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) on its being awarded a $7,246,315 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant to fund 19 new 35-foot biodiesel buses.
“Maintaining and upgrading our transit infrastructure has been a priority of our transportation work, in collaboration with the RTA. Since taking office, we have helped guide the leadership transition, supported RTA’s efforts to ensure a high-functioning management structure, and met the needs of our residents by improving and increasing routes and times — as we recently did for Algiers and New Orleans East,” said Mayor Cantrell. “I’m proud to say that this is the second bus grant that has been awarded during my administration, after I personally told U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao how important a high-quality bus fleet is to New Orleans. We are laser-focused on ensuring our bus fleet is sufficient and sustainable so that we can continue to expend service and improve accessibility for all of our residents.”
The award is part of the FTA’s Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program, which makes federal resources available to replace, rehabilitate and purchase buses and related equipment. The program also allows for construction to bus-related facilities including technological changes or innovations to modify low or no emission vehicles or facilities.
“Providing reliable, safe transit options to our riders is a paramount priority of the New Orleans RTA,” said RTA CEO Alex Z. Wiggins. “This grant award will not only better connect our riders to the places they live, work and play, these new buses will also help us improve service in communities where increased access to transit is most needed, like East New Orleans and the West Bank, while also reducing our carbon footprint with low-emissions vehicles.“
“Today, we are one step closer to the RTA Board of Commissioners delivering on our promise to deliver a world-class transportation system for our riders and those who advocate on the rider’s behalf,” said RTA Board Chair Flozell Daniels, Jr. “We are committed to continuing this work to expand and improve transit service in a manner that helps to build healthy, prosperous and equitable communities.”
This funding for 19 new buses is in addition to the eight buses that were introduced into RTA service in October 2019 and funded by a 2015 Obama Administration’s Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery VII (TIGER) grant award. And, another 15 buses, slated to enter service in 2020, which were funded by a Fiscal Year 2018 $6.4 million FTA grant award to acquire 40-foot biodiesel buses.
To learn more about RTA, visit
www.RTAforward.org.
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