Baton Rouge Competition (Lake Charles, Livingston: tax, live, deal)

[trafficsucks]

Originally Posted by annie_himself

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.

Just because you grew up in Prairieville as a kid doesn't mean you know if the residents want a interstate and exit ramps running through their parish and neighborhoods. That would be like me talking about a subject in your city and proclaiming I am a expert opinion because I grew up there as a child.

The residents of Prairieville are ex-residents of East BR parish. To think they would want a interstate and exit/on ramps running through their town is ridiculous. They moved from East BR due to traffic. The last thing they want is a loop.

Both parish presidents have said no, because their residents don't want it. Trust me. I live here. Thanks.

[pandorafan5687]

Why would the interstate route have to go any of those towns? Can it not be confined to the city of Baton Rouge? I ask this since this would be a bypass for I-10

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by trafficsucks

Just because you grew up in Prairieville as a kid doesn't mean you know if the residents want a interstate and exit ramps running through their parish and neighborhoods. That would be like me talking about a subject in your city and proclaiming I am a expert opinion because I grew up there as a child.

The residents of Prairieville are ex-residents of East BR parish. To think they would want a interstate and exit/on ramps running through their town is ridiculous. They moved from East BR due to traffic. The last thing they want is a loop.

Both parish presidents have said no, because their residents don't want it. Trust me. I live here. Thanks.

It was less than two years ago that I lived there. Doesn't really matter if you live there now. I don't care. Baton Rouge is my city.

The residents of Prairieville are residents from everywhere, I would know I grew up there. Part of the reason they may have moved there is traffic. Obviously if you lived there you would know that it gets worse everyday. You would know that traffic on Airline now is congested into EBR, you would also know that the two exits in the most populated parts of Ascension do not feed the area enough, you would also know that traffic doesn't magically disappear and you have to do something about it.
Can you link me to the voter stats when the citizens voted on the subject at hand? Oh wait..
Trust me. Thanks.

Originally Posted by pandorafan5687

Why would the interstate route have to go any of those towns? Can it not be confined to the city of Baton Rouge? I ask this since this would be a bypass for I-10

Because loops serve the suburbs. It would help people travel around the metro faster as well. If I needed to get to the airport from Gonzales I wouldn't have to go through downtown to get there. Also Baton Rouge has too many neighborhoods to go through to get it built.

[pandorafan5687]

Dude if my hometown can manage a to get a loop entirely within the city limits what makes you think BR can't?

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by pandorafan5687

Dude if my hometown can manage a to get a loop entirely within the city limits what makes you think BR can't?

I-210 is about 1/6th the size of what Baton Rouge would build (full loop). Lake Charles is far less populated.

[pandorafan5687]

Look at Houston, W/ I-610. It does not extend out to any suburbs.

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by pandorafan5687

Look at Houston, W/ I-610. It does not extend out to any suburbs.

Houston encompass 634sq mi and Baton Rouge a laughable 79sq mi compared to Houston. Also, I-610 goes through the city of Bellaire so it technically isn't all within Houston jurisdiction/limits. It's about 3 times longer than I-210 for comparison but Houston has so much land. There would be no way for a freeway to be built the entire way inside of Baton Rouge, inside EBR, maybe, but it would have to go into WBR at some point.

[trafficsucks]

Originally Posted by pandorafan5687

Why would the interstate route have to go any of those towns? Can it not be confined to the city of Baton Rouge? I ask this since this would be a bypass for I-10

No it can't. Again, too man homes in the way.

[trafficsucks]

Originally Posted by pandorafan5687

Dude if my hometown can manage a to get a loop entirely within the city limits what makes you think BR can't?

Comparing Lake Charles to Baton Rouge? HAHA

[trafficsucks]

Originally Posted by annie_himself

It was less than two years ago that I lived there. Doesn't really matter if you live there now. I don't care. Baton Rouge is my city.

The residents of Prairieville are residents from everywhere, I would know I grew up there. Part of the reason they may have moved there is traffic. Obviously if you lived there you would know that it gets worse everyday. You would know that traffic on Airline now is congested into EBR, you would also know that the two exits in the most populated parts of Ascension do not feed the area enough, you would also know that traffic doesn't magically disappear and you have to do something about it.
Can you link me to the voter stats when the citizens voted on the subject at hand? Oh wait..
Trust me. Thanks.

Because loops serve the suburbs. It would help people travel around the metro faster as well. If I needed to get to the airport from Gonzales I wouldn't have to go through downtown to get there. Also Baton Rouge has too many neighborhoods to go through to get it built.

It's funny to see you continue on like this. If you lived here you would know that both Ascension and Livingston presidents have said they are 100% against any loop. You're arguing for something that will not happen.