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• Facilitate redevelopment of blighted areas, including the repurposing of
Charity Hospital and the old VA.
BIODISTRICT
Opportunities & Constraints Analysis What is Bioscience? The ever-evolving field of research,
• Tulane Avenue is a critical connector between the institutional land uses on the development and applied applications in the realm of
lakeside and riverside ends of the BioDistrict and must become the new “signature
street” for the BioDistrict.
biological sciences - a vast array of specialities in disciplines
• I-10 both physically and psychologically divides the BioDistrict. Effective urban
such as environmental, industrial, informatics and medical
designs and new uses for this space need to be incorporated to help knit disparate sciences.
halves of the BioDistrict together.
• Core residential areas in Mid-City and Gert Town need to be enhanced with limited • Branding through gateway development and other key design interventions
single-family homes and other residential uses where appropriate. should be developed.
• Three primary opportunity zones for potential infill development and • Neighborhoods serving retail, new schools and mixed use development
redevelopment have been identified. opportunities are well-poised to serve the BioDistrict residents and workers.
The Planning Process
In order to realize its vision and accomplish its mission, BioDistrict New Orleans has Resilience
authorized a comprehensive analysis of its current status that includes extensive
community outreach and interviews with the local business, education, civic and
political leadership of the city. The results of the three phase planning study will be
offered to BioDistrict New Orleans as the blueprint for the development of a world-
BioDistrict
BIODISTRICT
class biosciences industry. When adopted, the BioDistrict Plan will include recommendations
for tangible and attainable goals to take advantage of the area’s urban design character,
infrastructure and utility systems, community setting and economic and market advantages. Culture of Economic Environmental /
NEW ORLEANS
Innovation and Development Sustainability
What have we accomplished during Phase 1? Entrepreneurship What is BioDistrict New Orleans?
The first of three phases in the master planning process has been completed. The first BioDistrict New Orleans is 1,500 acres spanning the Downtown
phase of the project included over 200 stakeholder interviews, data collection, inventory and Mid-City areas of New Orleans. The BioDistrict is focused
and analysis, and programming. Key findings and opportunities for the BioDistrict are on the development of a biosciences industry in New
provided on the previous page.
Orleans that will provide world-class biosciences research
New Orleans Innovation Economy and development; local, regional, and global healthcare
Recently Completed, In-Progress and Proposed Projects
delivery; and stable, high-paying jobs for professionals,
• New Orleans BioInnovation Center • The Building Block managers and workers representing a wide range of skills.
• Louisiana Cancer Research Center • Canal Condominiums What happens during Phase II? Through partnerships among major educational and
• University Medical Center • Marquis Apartments The goal of Phase II is to develop a final vision for the BioDistrict that reflects the research institutions, private companies, government
• New VA Hospital • Falstaff Apartments desires of key stakeholders and the public at large, by developing a series of
agencies, and independent foundations, BioDistrict New
• Louisiana Superdome Upgrades • Crescent Club alternative plans for the BioDistrict and finally settle on a preferred plan.
Orleans will create opportunities for workforce training and
• Orleans Parish Prison Redevelopment • Tulane Avenue Streetscape
• Xavier University Qatar School Enhancements Visioning the Future
research needed to build a successful biosciences industry.
of Pharmacy Visioning Workshops will be used to establish the core goals and design principles that
will inform and guide the development of the BioDistrict Master Plan. Participants will In addition to its focus on economic development within
be challenged to explore the widest possible range of future scenarios for development the city and the region, BioDistrict New Orleans strongly
and enhancement of the BioDistrict. The vision, goal and objectives we establish will supports efforts related to environmental sustainability,
become a constant against which we can measure progress and a marker subject to through the creation of a potential Center for Coastal
change as learning and understanding inform the process. Restoration as well the presence of The Building Block Green
Industry Center located within the BioDistrict. Combined with
Concept Charrettes
the innovative and entrepreneurial culture of the city, these
New Orleans BioInnovation Center University Medical Center Veterans Administration Medical Hands-on Charrette Workshops will be used to develop alternative conceptual plans
Opening April 2011. Opening 2014 Center (VAMC), Opening 2013 two areas of economic development and environmental
for the BioDistrict that diagrammatically depict future land use, organizational patterns,
infrastructure, and key signature elements – all based on site opportunities and
sustainability will help secure a resilient future for the City of
Job Opportunities
constraints, the Vision goals and objectives, and program requirements. New Orleans.
In the next 20 years over 13 million square feet of additional space is estimated to be
developed. This estimate is based on the plans for the new University Medical Center
Concept Evaluation
and VA hospitals; institutional expansions by LSU, Tulane, Xavier, Delgado; proposed
The consultant team will undertake a comparative assessment of the positive, negative
residential developments; and the demand of additional future research and incubator
and/ or common elements of the alternative concepts for use in assisting BioDistrict
space. This need for new space translates to 22,000 new jobs in construction, research,
New Orleans and community stakeholders in selecting a preferred alternative concept.
manufacturing and production, and numerous other areas.
Preferred Concept
Sample Jobs: Future Charrette Workshops will be used to present the various alternative concept
Pharmacologist Human Resources Representative plans and to select a preferred concept or a hybrid combination of the options.
Molecular Biologist Public Relations consultant
Laboratory Assistant Patent Lawyer For More Information Contact:
Research Associate Sales Representative Mr. James P. McNamara
Technical Writer Customer Service Representative President and CEO, GNOBEDD
Health/ Safety Specialist Manufacturing Technician and Associate P 504.593.6443
Library Assistant Instrument / Calibration Technician 134 LaSalle Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
www.biodistrictneworleans.com Louisiana Cancer Research CenterOpening September 2011