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STORRS, CT— Norman Garrick, an associate professor of engineering at the University of Connecticut, has been selected to participate in the Mississippi Renewal Forum (MRF), an event created by Mississippi’s governor to recommend the best avenues of redesign and redevelopment for the state’s coastal cities in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Garrick is one of 100 development experts, planners and architects recruited to participate in the forum by The Congress for New Urbanism, which is organizing the event to begin Oct. 11 in Biloxi.
According to the MRF website (www.mississippirenewal.com), “ Over its six and a half days, the forum will produce planning and architectural tools that can guide local and state officials in rebuilding 11 cities in three counties along the entire length of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.”
Garrick is affiliated with the Connecticut Transportation Institute (CTI), which is part of UConn’s School of Engineering. His research focuses on urban street and highway redesign, the social and environmental impact of transportation, and urban transportation systems.
“Our job is to work with local officials to create a vision and master plan for the rebuilding and redevelopment of the coastal cities, which were devastated by the hurricane,” said Garrick. “It is remarkable they are doing this kind of long-term planning when there are so many immediate needs to deal with as well. Great sections of the coast were washed away and this is an opportunity to redevelop the area in the best way possible to improve the lives of the residents and help ensure this kind of devastation can be avoided in the future.”
Garrick will be in Biloxi until Oct. 19. He should be reachable by cell phone or e-mail, listed above, if reporters wish to speak with him.
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