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Urban Planning and DevelopmentJune 8, 2016
The Genius of Jane Jacobs, Who Changed the Way We Think About Cities
She argued in favor of local wisdom and community visions over the grandiose designs of distant planners.
Roberta Brandes Gratz
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CultureSeptember 4, 2015
New Orleans: Reflections on the Week That Was
On the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, residents reflect on the changes of the last decade.
Roberta Brandes Gratz
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Housing and HomelessnessJune 2, 2015
Who Killed Public Housing in New Orleans?
After Hurricane Katrina, big developers, government bureaucrats and anti-housing ideologues pushed to destroy “Bricks.”
Roberta Brandes Gratz
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CitiesJune 5, 2013
How to Save New Orleans From Sinking
Innovative land management could replenish wetlands and limit flood damage.
Roberta Brandes Gratz
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June 15, 2011
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April 27, 2011
Why Was New Orleans’s Charity Hospital Allowed to Die?
Seeking government funds for a massive $1.2 billion new complex, powerful forces blocked Charity’s reopening after Hurricane Katrina.
Roberta Brandes Gratz
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ArchitectureMay 1, 2006
Jane Jacobs’s Genius
A tribute to Jane Jacobs’s extraordinary vision of urban life and her passionate care for people and places.
Roberta Brandes Gratz and Stephen A. Goldsmith
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April 7, 2005
Letters
IRAQ: MADE IN AMERICA?
Pennington, NJ
Roberta Brandes Gratz, Naomi Klein, Our Readers and Stephen A. Goldsmith
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ArchitectureMarch 10, 2005
In the Park With Christo
From everywhere people flocked to New York City to experience the extraordinary installation in Central Park by the environmental artists Christo and his wife, Jeanne-Claude.
Roberta Brandes Gratz and Stephen A. Goldsmith
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Non-fictionMay 16, 2002
Renewing Urban Renewal
One of the things we do not do well in this country is learn from our mistakes. This is particularly true in the strengthening and rejuvenating of cities.
Roberta Brandes Gratz