Baton Rouge Competition (Lake Charles, Gonzales, Livingston: neighborhood, living, stats)

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by pandorafan5687

Baton Rouge will never be Dallas, Houston, or Atlanta (unless they annex all of the suburbs of Baton Rouge, including those in the West Baton Rouge Parish plus surrounding parishes such as East Falencia). With that being said, it is still possible to expand job diversity, with medical complexes, offices, and what about technology jobs? This can be done in balance, I agree w/ another poster, that not all empty land needs some type of development, some of it could be preserved for agricultural purposes.

JS

Only Houston is that big, Atlanta proper is pretty small. All they would do is consolidate if they wanted to.
All inner city lots should be developed, in my opinion, but with greenspace as well. Too much goes to the suburbs and unincorporated EBR.

[pandorafan5687]

Originally Posted by mhounit

The traffic problem in Baton Rouge is here to stay . If people really wanted a " loop " , then it should have been built 20 years ago .The actual " loop " idea is dead forever and now it's down to only a " North bypass " . We all see how that's working out . Anyway , some areas will be improved eventually , but it's still a matter of too many cars converging on the same space . Jobs and education may REDUCE crime , but other things factor into the crime problem and I know better than to go into that here . People like to speculate on what could be , but we all have to live in , and deal with , reality .

The North Bypass, I assume w/ by I-110? Where had BR talked about getting a loop? Where would they build the new highway?

JS

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by pandorafan5687

The North Bypass, I assume w/ by I-110? Where had BR talked about getting a loop? Where would they build the new highway?

JS

There has been talk for 40 years ever since it was first proposed. It would have circled the surrounding parishes and northern EBR.
North bypass would connect I-110 to I-12 or I-10. It may go all the way into WBR and end at I-10.

[trafficsucks]

There will never be a loop that includes Ascension and Livingston because homeowners would reject it. Not to mention there are too many homes and neighborhoods that are in the way.

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by trafficsucks

There will never be a loop that includes Ascension and Livingston because homeowners would reject it. Not to mention there are too many homes and neighborhoods that are in the way.

Highly doubt that as traffic gets worse. Homes were a problem for the rest of the interstates in America and they were built.
If a loop is built, it will penetrate both Livingston and Ascension.

[trafficsucks]

Not without both parishes approval and both parish presidents have said NO

[annie_himself]

Parish presidents do what the residents say and traffic in the suburbs surely isn't getting better.

[trafficsucks]

Originally Posted by annie_himself

Parish presidents do what the residents say and traffic in the suburbs surely isn't getting better.

You must not live in the area. I do. The residents are opposed to it.

[mhounit]

Originally Posted by trafficsucks

You must not live in the area.

Exactly

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by trafficsucks

You must not live in the area. I do. The residents are opposed to it.

I grew up in Prairieville, know it better than the back of my hand.

How do you know they are opposed to it? I don't recall much uproar.