New Orleans is moving from plans to action in a large-scale rethinking of the city’s relationship with water. The city has begun to embrace “green infrastructure” as a water management strategy, rather than just relying on pumping out rainwater.
Katrina Helped Usher In An Acceptance And Use of Green Infrastructure
![Courtesy / New Orleans Redevelopment Authority The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority took this empty lot on Forshey Street and made it into a rain garden.](https://i0.wp.com/openrivers.lib.umn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Rain-garden-336x225.png?fit=336%2C225&ssl=1)