On Nov. 29-30, 2005, at Loyola University's DANA Center, 150 residents, artists, community-based organizations, local and national universities and colleges, national neighborhood advocacy organizations, local architecture and planning firms, and financial institutions gathered to take the first steps towards a resident-based vision for the future of New Orleans.

 Presented in this report are strategies and ideas developed during the two-day process. Recommendations focus on such areas as buildings and structures, infrastructure, social networks, natural systems, public health, and political will.