NEW ORLEANS - At 6 p.m. tonight, the Greater New Orleans Foundation and Design Jones, LLC will host the first of two citywide community workshops to get public input on possibilities for redeveloping the neighborhood surrounding the former Charity Hospital. This meeting is a part of the collaborative public engagement process that Design Jones, LLC is leading for the strategic planning process.  Other efforts include stakeholder meetings as well as surveying residents, workforce, students, and commuters. Design Jones, LLC has extensive experience facilitating authentic community engagement around development and most recently led the creation of the Master Plan for the Claiborne Corridor Innovation District, an area immediately adjacent to the proposed Spirit of Charity Innovation District.

WHO:

Greater New Orleans Foundation & Design Jones, LLC

WHAT:

Spirit of Charity Innovation District Citywide Community Workshop

WHEN: 

Wednesday, July 25, 2018
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

WHERE: 

Delgado Charity School of Nursing, 7th Floor Gymnasium 
450 S. Claiborne Avenue, New Orleans, LA
**Parking available in Garage Entrance on Perdido St. (between Clara and Magnolia Street) and ADA Accessible Ramp at Garage Entrance on Perdido St.**

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Media Contact:

Jarvis Lewis
Councilmember Jay H. Banks, District "B"
Jarvis.lewis@nola.gov