Bureau of Governmental Research
Bureau of Governmental Research is a private, non-profit, independent research organization dedicated to informed public policy making and the effective use of public resources for the improvement of government in the New Orleans metropolitan area.
Announcements
BGR president appears on Sunday Edition
Jan 3, 2010
On Jan. 3, Sunday Edition with Dennis Woltering featured BGR President & CEO Janet R. Howard. Ms. Howard discussed BGR’s recent report, In All Fairness: Building a Model Assessment System in New Orleans. View the interview here.
BGR wins national award for role in planning reform
Aug 3, 2009
The Bureau of Governmental Research’s work to reform planning and land use decision making in New Orleans has won the award for Outstanding Policy Achievement at the Government Research Association (GRA) national conference in Washington, D.C. GRA, the national organization for governmental research professionals, recognized BGR’s efforts for inspiring a citywide reform movement and a charter amendment giving the city’s master plan the force of law.
Events
BGR Breakfast Briefing - Spotlight on the Theatre District
When
Friday, January 22, 2010
8:00 AM
Where
Chateau Bourbon
800 Iberville St.
New Orleans, LA
Speakers
Kurt Weigle
President & CEO, The Downtown Development District
Lynne Sagalyn
Director, The Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate, Columbia University Business School
More Info
Mr. Weigle will discuss the Downtown Development District’s plans and execution strategy for redevelopment of New Orleans’ theatre district.
Dr. Sagalyn, a leading expert in public development finance, will offer her insight on the benefits and challenges that tend to accompany theatre district redevelopment efforts. She is the author of Times Square Roulette: Remaking the City Icon, an analysis of the Times Square redevelopment in New York.
If you plan to attend, please RSVP:
fax: 504/525-4153
phone: 504/525-4152, ext. 108
email: events@bgr.org
BGR’s “Breakfast Briefings” offer citizens the opportunity to discuss significant policy issues with policy experts.
Sponsors
Thanks to Chevron and the Chateau Bourbon, the Breakfast Briefing is free of charge.
Filed under: Breakfast Briefings
Reports
Questions for a New Mayor
Jan 19, 2010
With the primary on the way, BGR submitted questions to all mayoral candidates on topics in four areas: the city’s budget, city services, infrastructure and blight. Four candidates – Rob Couhig, John Georges, Mitch Landrieu and James Perry – responded. BGR is presenting the Q&A to the public in a web-only, four-part series, Questions for a New Mayor.
Press Release: BGR Begins Four-Part Q&A Series with 2010 Mayoral Candidates
Part I of IV: A Budget in Crisis Building a Model Assessment System in New Orleans
Dec 14, 2009
As the campaign for the city’s soon-to-be consolidated assessor’s office begins, BGR releases In All Fairness: Building a Model Assessment System in New Orleans. The report explains what the new citywide assessor must do to create a fair, efficient and transparent assessment system in Orleans Parish.
Neighborhood Participation and the Master Plan
Oct 27, 2009
In this report, BGR examines the New Orleans draft master plan’s proposal for citizen participation.
In Search of the Master Plan
Oct 14, 2009
BGR’s report, In Search of the Master Plan: Making the New Orleans 2030 Draft Plan Work, provides analysis and recommendations on the draft of the New Orleans master plan that is currently before the public.
Master Plan Not Ready for Public Hearing
Oct 12, 2009
In this release, BGR calls on the City Planning Commission to delay public hearings on the master plan until the missing portions — including chapters on citizen participation and plan implementation — have been released to the public.
In the Private Interest: A Review of the Lake Forest Plaza TIF Proposal
Sep 16, 2009
In this report entitled In the Private Interest: A Review of the Lake Forest Plaza TIF Proposal, BGR analyzes a tax increment financing (TIF) proposal by the owners of the former mall site to use public funds to clear up debts on the site and redevelop it.