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News Coverage on Katrina and Planning

APA staff, leadership, and members have been interviewed about Hurricane Katrina by print and broadcast media. These stories examine the planning dimension of the disaster:

Evacuees express concerns, hopes about rebuilding Louisiana
Associated Press, January 21, 2006

Neil Peirce column: New Orleans' good news
January 17, 2006

Podcast: Planning Visions, Post-Katrina
McGraw-Hill Construction, October 13, 2005

Many big visions for new Big Easy
Christian Science Monitor, October 12, 2005

Historic ward with grim future
Newsday, October 11, 2005

Portlanders take part in remaking Gulf Coast
The Oregonian, October 10, 2005

'Planning in the Gulf Coast is needed more than ever'
The Shreveport Times, October 8, 2005

Some move back; many move on
Gannett News Service, October 6, 2005

Editorial: Post-Katrina recovery calls for new principles
The Sacramento Bee, October 2, 2005

Is Desire Strong Enough to Draw Evacuees Back?
Newhouse News Service, September 27, 2005

Federalism for the 21st century
Neal Peirce column, September 26, 2005

Emergency Preparedness: A wake-up call for Oregon communities
The Oregonian, September 23, 2005

New Orleans Will Be Rebuilt
Governing, September 20, 2005

Planners emphasize thoughtful New Orleans rebuilding process
AFP news service, September 19, 2005

Planners say rebuild should be driven locally
BizNewOrleans.com, September 19, 2005

Making a city that's so unique that everybody wants to come
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 18, 2005

A Rush to Set Up U.S. Housing for Storm Survivors
The New York Times,
September 13, 2005

Rebuilding New Orleans
Des Moines Register, September 9, 2005

Rebuilding may cost as much as war in Iraq
The Guardian (UK), September 7, 2005

The city that will be
The Boston Globe, September 4, 2005

Can the lost city of New Orleans be found again?
San Antonio Express, September 4, 2005

How do they rebuild a city?
Chicago Tribune, September 4, 2005

Shoring up levee system a top priority
Detroit News, September 4, 2005

New Orleans must be moved, some say
Herald Today (Florida), September 4, 2005

Rebuilding of New Orleans incredibly big, far from easy
The Tennessean (Nashville), September 4, 2005

Disaster doesn't have to be city's death knell
The Dallas Morning News, September 4, 2005

A tradition of rebuilding
Kansas City Star, September 2, 2005

Storm's refugees adjust to life in terrible limbo
Seattle Times, September 2, 2005

Officials trying to figure out where to house all the refugees
Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 2, 2005

A special sadness for fate of a preservation warrior
Houston Chronicle, September 1, 2005