Thought this was a nice shot of their downtown if anyone here is good with edits:
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How to Fix Baton Rouge
so I'm sure everyone here, or at least a nicely sized minority has heard of Baton Rouge. I recently moved there from Tampa and was thinking of ways to improve their skyline.
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IBM is constructing this center right along the river:
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Looking at the cities downtown, there is some great space for parks and greenery, already they have begun working on it. But what would you all prescribe for this growing Southern City?
IBM is constructing this center right along the river:
Looking at the cities downtown, there is some great space for parks and greenery, already they have begun working on it. But what would you all prescribe for this growing Southern City?
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It's been over ten years since my last visit but I do converse on occasion with a former classmate who was from there. Not sure what the City already has planned, but...
- I recall the riverfront being disconnected, or at the least not utilized as a prime, pedestrian-friendly destination for visiting. I was expecting a slew of dining and drinking options perched along the riverfront. I know they have several access points, the USS Kidd and the convention center, and the levee and RR to deal with, but ideally I think every riverfront citiy should ideally feature a more engaging park that connects the water with town. A greenspace that runs perpendicular to the river so that the attraction has two dimensions. (Think St. Louis.)
- According to my memory and Google maps there was an awful lot of surface parking, which meant there wasn't the concentration of activity and energy that's displayed in New Orleans. They should really look at a Complete Streets strategy to designate areas for commercial development that is anchored between the convention facility and the capitol. I also recall the capitol area itself felt isolated, by comparison. Usually there's a cluster of other government offices nearby to build the density, and it would be nice if that park space around the capitol has other, quality buildings surrounding it, framing it.
- Long-term they need a strategy for shrinking the footprint for 110 east of downtown, so that they can improve connectivity between downtown and the neighborhoods on the other side of the highway. Urban cores have long been hurt by throughways which severed connections to adjoining residential areas, and BR is no exception.
OMO
- I recall the riverfront being disconnected, or at the least not utilized as a prime, pedestrian-friendly destination for visiting. I was expecting a slew of dining and drinking options perched along the riverfront. I know they have several access points, the USS Kidd and the convention center, and the levee and RR to deal with, but ideally I think every riverfront citiy should ideally feature a more engaging park that connects the water with town. A greenspace that runs perpendicular to the river so that the attraction has two dimensions. (Think St. Louis.)
- According to my memory and Google maps there was an awful lot of surface parking, which meant there wasn't the concentration of activity and energy that's displayed in New Orleans. They should really look at a Complete Streets strategy to designate areas for commercial development that is anchored between the convention facility and the capitol. I also recall the capitol area itself felt isolated, by comparison. Usually there's a cluster of other government offices nearby to build the density, and it would be nice if that park space around the capitol has other, quality buildings surrounding it, framing it.
- Long-term they need a strategy for shrinking the footprint for 110 east of downtown, so that they can improve connectivity between downtown and the neighborhoods on the other side of the highway. Urban cores have long been hurt by throughways which severed connections to adjoining residential areas, and BR is no exception.
OMO
Just off the top of my head.....
1. Build the loop, No really, you people need to stop acting like a town and start acting like a city.
2. There are no sidewalks outside of the down town. You need a car to comfortably live there. The public transportation system is second tear, at beat.
3. Lets link LSU, the CBD, Southern, the airport, and The Mail of LA with a street car. That would be nice.
4. Invest more in public green space near the river front. The city seems completely disconnected from the river. The riverfront is begging for development.
The city has a lot going for it but I see it looking more spread out like a Houston the compact and urban like New Orleans.
1. Build the loop, No really, you people need to stop acting like a town and start acting like a city.
2. There are no sidewalks outside of the down town. You need a car to comfortably live there. The public transportation system is second tear, at beat.
3. Lets link LSU, the CBD, Southern, the airport, and The Mail of LA with a street car. That would be nice.
4. Invest more in public green space near the river front. The city seems completely disconnected from the river. The riverfront is begging for development.
The city has a lot going for it but I see it looking more spread out like a Houston the compact and urban like New Orleans.
I agree with a lot of this, but there are sidewalks in the Garden District, but there could be more.Just off the top of my head.....
1. Build the loop, No really, you people need to stop acting like a town and start acting like a city.
2. There are no sidewalks outside of the down town. You need a car to comfortably live there. The public transportation system is second tear, at beat.
3. Lets link LSU, the CBD, Southern, the airport, and The Mail of LA with a street car. That would be nice.
4. Invest more in public green space near the river front. The city seems completely disconnected from the river. The riverfront is begging for development.
The city has a lot going for it but I see it looking more spread out like a Houston the compact and urban like New Orleans.
I would suggest the city invest in a Riverfront park/harbor something that brings people to it.
If you look on my blog (theurbanrevolutionary.wordpress.com) I have a post about a possible loop and decreasing interstate influence downtown.
Building a interstate loop, that is pretty much the best way to delay development of any downtown.Just off the top of my head.....
1. Build the loop, No really, you people need to stop acting like a town and start acting like a city.
2. There are no sidewalks outside of the down town. You need a car to comfortably live there. The public transportation system is second tear, at beat.
3. Lets link LSU, the CBD, Southern, the airport, and The Mail of LA with a street car. That would be nice.
4. Invest more in public green space near the river front. The city seems completely disconnected from the river. The riverfront is begging for development.
The city has a lot going for it but I see it looking more spread out like a Houston the compact and urban like New Orleans.
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