Anyone who’s walked, jogged, biked, or otherwise traversed the Lafitte Greenway knows it’s a boon for New Orleanians in general and residents of the six neighborhoods it connects in particular. Developed along a defunct railway à la Atlanta’s Beltline and New York’s High Line, the Greenway has served as a catalyst for business growth and cultural preservation since opening in 2015. Community gardens, bioswales, murals, playgrounds, bike share stations, businesses, fitness parks, and housing developments line its 2.6 miles.

But not everyone knows that the Lafitte Greenway is incomplete. It ends unceremoniously a few blocks north of North Carrollton Avenue, on a gritty, industrial block populated by warehouses and little else—which was not part of the original plan.

Source: Curbed New Orleans

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