[Republic]

With canal street really looking like a canal street, I got to wondering, about the rebuilding, and, fancifully, thinking about the hard working pumps and sea level and below geographic situation, and just thought...why don't they rebuild using Venice as an example...turn their major streets into real canals, build up the rest for driving and walking, building support, etc., in other words, allow real canals to control the water flow thru a system of gates like the Panama canal at the Gulf, and simply go with their given geography instead of battling it with pumps dependent upon electricy.

It would increase tourism and add to the beauty of the city...add jobs like crazy and provide fabulous gondola like tours of this fabulous place.

[Horkster]

...why don't they rebuild using Venice as an example...

No one ever mentions the horrible SMELL in Venice...

[ImaGraftedBranch]

why don't they rebuild using Venice as an example...

If you take your thought to the next step of critical thinking, Venice does not have to deal with 1 million+ people having to evacuate periodically before hurricanes. Imagine trying to evacuate a million people with their most precious possesions, pets, etc., on tiny little boats.

If you take the critical thinking a bit further, there are other obvious reasons that will come to you...

[Stayingawayfromthedarkside]

GOOD IDEA!!!

[savedbygrace]

If NO & LA want to pay for the rebuilding, they can go ahead and do that.

But if they want my tax money to help pay for it, I want a significant say in it. We should have a national dialog if they want "federal money" (IRS-taxpayer money).

It's only fair.