Ask City Hall
Ask City Hall
by Shawn Chollette
Question:
My neighborhood wants to name our area, much in the way that Marigny, Bywater and St. Roch are named. We might also like to put up some signage at the entrances to the neighborhood. How do we go about doing that? Who can we call to find out more?
Answer:
Interesting question. Maps developed through the UNOP process used neighborhood names that were produced through an early 1970s study. Many people in the neighborhoods had never seen these names before and neighborhood identities have evolved over time, so sometimes they don’t match how the residents currently identify their neighborhoods. My recommendation would be that citizens ask their Council members to sponsor a resolution identifying an area within specific boundaries. Regarding signs, if they are to go in the public right-of-way, the people should submit a scaled drawing of what they would look like to the Design Advisory Committee (apply through City Planning staff) and then secure the approval of the Department of Public Works. I advise against calling a neighborhood a “parkway,” as a parkway is a grand landscaped boulevard such as Jefferson Davis or English Turn. A parkway is not a neighborhood.
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