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Tulane Avenue would get new transit stations, more upgrades under BioDistrict plan. See details.

Bio District

September 6, 2024 — BioDistrict New Orleans, the recently revived economic development district that includes a broad swath of downtown New Orleans, earned a key approval from the City Council on Thursday for a strategic plan that includes bringing landscaping, lighting and other improvements to Tulane Avenue.

Council members voted 6-1 to approve the plan, which laid out the BioDistrict’s strategy for creating a hub for the medical and biotechnology industries in an area that stretches from the Caesars Superdome and Canal Street to University Medical Center and then to Xavier University.

 

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