ARTICLE - CIAT - NORTH CORRIDOR

THE CIAT ACCOMPANIES THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN THE NORTH CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT
(Haiti Libre) -

The departments of the North and Northeast will undergo profound changes with the construction of the Caracol Industrial Park, the Roi Henri University, and multiple housing projects distributed in the Cap Haitien - Ouanaminthe corridor. The Interministerial Committee for Regional Development (CIAT), with the support of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) is accompanying the local authorities in a major study that aims to harmonize planning and development policies in this territory. In each city of the corridor the process of an elaboration of a "Development Project and Embellishment, and Extension of the Town " (a local urbanism plan) is in progress. In addition, a reflection at the level of the entire corridor will allow the alignment of current and future investments to enable development of the region, and identify the needs of the region; like the provision of infrastructure, risk management, support for territorial governance, preservation of the environment, tourism development, and agricultural production.

Composition of Committee:
Alex Bellande : Rural economy, agricultural policies and management of renewable resources
Juan Pablo Bocarejo : Transport
Ned Charles : Specialist GIS (Geographical Information Systems)
Michèle S. Delisfort : Urban planning
Véronique Dorner : Anthropology
Patrice Eugène : Regional planning
Erica Gees : Project Manager, urban planning
Fritz Jean : Economy
Linda Shi : Urban Planning & environmental management
Jeanine Liautaud Millet : Specialist in heritage
Majorie Pierre : Municipal engineering
Glen Smucker : Anthropology, natural resources
Upendra Spakota : GIS specialist
Ellie Van Houtte : Illustration, communication
Gilbert Viala : Animator
Donald Watson : Urban planning

Upcoming Meetings [2012] open to citizens of the region:
February 22 - Caracol (at the Town Hall)
February 24 - Limonade (at Center for Reading and Cultural Animation - CLAC)
February 28 - Neighborhood Morin (Parish Hall)
March 1 - Trou du Nord (at Town Hall)
March 2 - Cap Haitien (Departmental Bureau)
March 5 - Ouanaminthe (at the Town Hall)