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Spinoff of "Fix Baton Rouge": Designated Park n Ride Hubs
Posted on 7/14/14 at 12:19 pm
Posted on 7/14/14 at 12:19 pm
IF, and a big IF, there was federal/state tax/grant money to help fund this, would it help at all with 10/12 congestion?
The idea is designated Employee Hubs around the City use a system of Park/Ride from AP and LP with perks for riders AND Employers who push the program. And conceivably use airport type shuttles for ONLY employees working in the hub. And further, what if they were required for employees living OUTSIDE EBR or pay a higher parking fee?
Ideas I had for 3 hubs would be
1. Downtown(+ Honeywell, Exxon,etc)
2. OLOL/BR General/Mall of La/United Plaza
3. WBR plants
Possibly adding one for LSU/SU/BRCC students as well.
Just wondering if something like this has ever been successful?
The idea is designated Employee Hubs around the City use a system of Park/Ride from AP and LP with perks for riders AND Employers who push the program. And conceivably use airport type shuttles for ONLY employees working in the hub. And further, what if they were required for employees living OUTSIDE EBR or pay a higher parking fee?
Ideas I had for 3 hubs would be
1. Downtown(+ Honeywell, Exxon,etc)
2. OLOL/BR General/Mall of La/United Plaza
3. WBR plants
Possibly adding one for LSU/SU/BRCC students as well.
Just wondering if something like this has ever been successful?
This post was edited on 7/14/14 at 12:22 pm
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Posted on 7/14/14 at 12:22 pm to mikelbr
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perks for riders
how would you do that?
most of the plant workers make enough money to not bother trying to save a few bucks on gas
eta: maybe, just maybe if there was a HOV/Bus lane but i don't see it happening
also, traffic isn't bad if you have to be at work before 7
This post was edited on 7/14/14 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 7/14/14 at 12:26 pm to mikelbr
It would be a failure like Houston.
Throw in a bunch of lanes just for these high volume vehicles where the cops are stopping lane violators every hundred yards. The main lanes of traffic slow down because a cop is on the side of the road with his lights on.
Throw in a bunch of lanes just for these high volume vehicles where the cops are stopping lane violators every hundred yards. The main lanes of traffic slow down because a cop is on the side of the road with his lights on.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 12:31 pm to mikelbr
they used to have this in Kenner. My parents would take the park and ride bus sometimes because it dropped them off on Loyola by their work and picked them up on our Loyola.
So it worked great.
So it worked great.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 12:33 pm to mikelbr
Down side of this. I still have to own a car and drive to a parking lot, say blue bayou or the faigrounds.
Now, I have to time it perfect or I will be stuck waiting on the bus for it to depart or show up.
I get near work, not to work, because it is a hub not a direct drop off. I am walking a mile or two in BR heat? frick that.
As it is now, I still own a car and ride in A/C the entire time to my job. Worst cast commute from AP to BR and back is 1hr. This saves maybe 15minutes and comes with all the negatives.
Now, I have to time it perfect or I will be stuck waiting on the bus for it to depart or show up.
I get near work, not to work, because it is a hub not a direct drop off. I am walking a mile or two in BR heat? frick that.
As it is now, I still own a car and ride in A/C the entire time to my job. Worst cast commute from AP to BR and back is 1hr. This saves maybe 15minutes and comes with all the negatives.
This post was edited on 7/14/14 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 7/14/14 at 12:36 pm to mikelbr
BRT line from downtown BR to atleast the Cortana Mall area maybe all the way to LP.
Another BRT line from the MOL to airport running down perkins to acadian thruway, connect to plank road and end close to the airport.
Another BRT line from the MOL to airport running down perkins to acadian thruway, connect to plank road and end close to the airport.
This post was edited on 7/14/14 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 7/14/14 at 1:14 pm to mikelbr
this is JMO, but aside from a few select areas of town, i don't find BR traffic to be as ridiculously bad as this board makes it out to be
granted, i rarely cross the bridge or go downtown during the week, and i understand those areas are some of the worst, along with college and essen
but if someone had to drive from LP to AP or vice versa, even going through baton rouge, I don't think the traffic is all that bad
granted, i rarely cross the bridge or go downtown during the week, and i understand those areas are some of the worst, along with college and essen
but if someone had to drive from LP to AP or vice versa, even going through baton rouge, I don't think the traffic is all that bad
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