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Posted on 7/26/17 at 5:06 pm to Tigeralum2008
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it is not fair for homeowners in certain zipcodes to foot the bill for roads we all use in this region.
You don't think that people that live outside the city don't shop in BR?
Hell, I want my taxes back then. 
Posted on 7/26/17 at 5:08 pm to Tigeralum2008
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It is not fair for homeowners in certain zipcodes to foot the bill for roads we all use in this region
IMO, the infrastructure most in need of expansion are the neglected state highways.
This post was edited on 7/26/17 at 5:11 pm
Posted on 7/26/17 at 6:51 pm to goofball
EBR tax payers have paid for major improvements to state highways like Perkins, Highland, Burbank and others because the state can't.
Posted on 7/26/17 at 7:02 pm to tke857
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First look at Sharon Weston Broome's proposed roads tax
Will be worse than JBE.
When kip holden calls your arse out, you know you're beyond incompetent.
Posted on 7/26/17 at 8:17 pm to OysterPoBoy
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light synchronization
Wasn't this one of Kip's big things? Guess that never panned out.
They're already synchronized. you hit every single red light.
Posted on 7/26/17 at 8:47 pm to Bmath
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Bmath
I would Upvote this post a gazillion times if I could. My road rage is never higher than watching those selfish idiots bring traffic to a halt because they went into an intersection full well knowing they would end up clogging it up. BRPD would make bank writing tickets just at Perkins and Essen and Perkins and Bluebonnet every afternoon.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 7:21 am to Icansee4miles
bet if you put all this planning and construction in the hands of the private sector we could get 2-3x more done with that money.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 7:47 am to member12
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- 8 lane I-10 between MRB and College Drive
Kinda pointless and probably cost prohibitive.
since the gas tax didn't pass, you are going to see the state almost stop doing capacity projects and just do maintenance.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 8:08 am to Brinner
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since the gas tax didn't pass, you are going to see the state almost stop doing capacity projects and just do maintenance
What about the current gas tax use then? Where is that money going.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 8:17 am to tke857
Her problem is that the people w/ $$$ (and property) in EBR are getting pretty tired of fricking taxes, especially when they see the bullshite like COA was (and is) doing.
Yes, they are outnumbered by the renters/Section 8 people that will dutifully go and flip the switch to take more of other people's money, but those other people had the option of getting the frick out of EBR and going to another parish.
There is a substantial level of distrust of government, and of this mayor in particular. This is the same reason the gas tax failed this year. Government pisses the money away that it lies to obtain.
Yes, they are outnumbered by the renters/Section 8 people that will dutifully go and flip the switch to take more of other people's money, but those other people had the option of getting the frick out of EBR and going to another parish.
There is a substantial level of distrust of government, and of this mayor in particular. This is the same reason the gas tax failed this year. Government pisses the money away that it lies to obtain.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 8:17 am to Brinner
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Kinda pointless
Absolutely not pointless. That's the biggest choke point in the state right now and is the direct cause of daily traffic jambs and frequent accidents.
Widening that 5 mile stretch of I-10 is a priority for the state, and is absolutely critical to get traffic moving in the capital region again.
LA DOTD site on I-10 cooridor widening - LA415 to College Drive
I-10 widening project information - LA DOTD
Everything is cost prohibitive when you are broke and spend your money on stupid shite. That doesn't change the fact that the decking, lighting, and lane configuration hasn't been updated since it was originally constructed in 1960. There are no shoulders for most of it, no sound walls, poor alignment, and not enough lanes. There's another 650,000 people in the Baton Rouge metro now as well as a significantly higher number of long haul trucks that have no alternative but I-10 and I-12 through Baton Rouge.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 8:58 am to member12
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That's the biggest choke point in the state right now and is the direct cause of daily traffic jambs and frequent accidents.
Exactly, and its almost criminal when you think about public safety, cattle falling off a ramp, and all the issues with the initial design.
The entire set up was defective from day one, and has only gotten worse.
The fact that other than restriping lanes, and installing some warning signs; neither the Feds or the State has done anything to fix the problem in 57 years says it all.
Yet the Feds and the State have spent millions of dollars in Louisiana on less critical projects. Its almost as if they don't want the problem fixed so they can point to this problem and tell us how bad we taxpayers are for letting this happen.
when the truth is we trusted our leaders and they let this happen.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 9:17 am to udtiger
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Posted on 7/27/17 at 9:20 am to WallsAllAroundMe
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I am still waiting on the Bus Stop Shelters that CATS promised with their last property tax increase they received.
I've seen a lot of those going up around town. They aren't the nicest shelters I've ever seen, but a whole lot better than a random sign stuck in 3' high grass.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 9:32 am to member12
Ascension and Livingston would be just fine if people from BR would stay in BR.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 9:36 am to Marlbud
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Ascension and Livingston would be just fine if people from BR would stay in BR.
And if EBR hadn't screwed up its school system, they would have done just that.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 9:43 am to GetBackToWork
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And if Judge Parker hadn't screwed up the EBR school system, they would have done just that.
Fixed that for you.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 9:52 am to tigersnipen
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What about the current gas tax use then? Where is that money going.
That's what will be used to do the maintenance. The state has a huge maintenance backlog because of insufficient funding.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 9:53 am to Marlbud
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Ascension and Livingston would be just fine if people from BR would stay in BR.
Yet most of the people living in both parishes travel to or through EBR for work every day.
People from BR is why those parishes aren't the dumps they were 20 years ago.
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