- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Metro Council lowers Staring Lane speed limit
Posted on 9/11/14 at 8:47 am
Posted on 9/11/14 at 8:47 am
quote:
Drivers traveling Staring Lane will have to ease up on the accelerator following the Baton Rouge Metro Council’s decision Wednesday to reduce the speed limit from 40 mph to 35 mph along the newly revamped thoroughfare.
quote:
residents also having trouble sleeping from the noise of the speeding traffic and the residents were getting harassed by drivers as they checked their mailboxes or pulled their trash cans from the roadside..."people curse us out and they’ll throw trash at you,”
?que?
quote:
Bryan Harmon, interim director of the city-parish Department of Public Works, said the street was redesigned for at least a 45 mph speed limit...
Officials previously said that the limit was set at 40 mph as a compromise to earlier criticism from residents.
So road was already being operated below design conditions.
quote:
Councilman John Delgado, who proposed the ordinance to reduce the speed limit, stressed to the council that they should be focused on the concerns of the residents instead of the city engineers.
Delgado seems like an all-around genius. Operate roadway outside of parameters from the start? Check. Reduce speed even further outside of design conditions while saying f*ck the engineers? Check.
13
Posted on 9/11/14 at 8:47 am to man in the stadium
stupid. The metro council is a bunch of commies. I can easily drive 90 mph down that stretch
What's the point of "expanding" to alleviate traffic and then keep the speed the same? Derp.
What's the point of "expanding" to alleviate traffic and then keep the speed the same? Derp.
This post was edited on 9/11/14 at 8:50 am
Posted on 9/11/14 at 8:49 am to man in the stadium
Legit gripe (in some cases).
They should have bought out one side of the road completely, leveled the homes there, and kept the road farther from the remaining houses. They could have also used asphalt instead of concrete to reduce tire noise.
Then again all of that would have pissed people off too.
They should have bought out one side of the road completely, leveled the homes there, and kept the road farther from the remaining houses. They could have also used asphalt instead of concrete to reduce tire noise.
Then again all of that would have pissed people off too.
This post was edited on 9/11/14 at 8:53 am
Posted on 9/11/14 at 8:49 am to man in the stadium
BR gonna BR
Posted on 9/11/14 at 8:49 am to man in the stadium
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Posted on 9/11/14 at 8:51 am to member12
quote:
Legit gripe (in some cases). They should have bought out one side of the road completely, leveled the homes there, and kept the road farther from the remaining houses. Then again that would have pissrd people off too.
Man frick that. Perkins is 45mph and Highland Rd between 10 and airline is 55(granted no houses on that stretch).
That road in no way should be 35mph.
metro council. I'm FB messaging Delgado right now. 
Posted on 9/11/14 at 8:53 am to man in the stadium
fricking great. If this speed limit was announced when the was proposed, it may not have happened.
Posted on 9/11/14 at 8:54 am to mikelbr
Bluebonnet is 30
Posted on 9/11/14 at 8:59 am to man in the stadium
Delgado is the biggest drama queen in the world,
from the initial story the other day
"“They are purposefully putting people’s lives at risk for no gain,” Delgado said of the Department of Public Works, which sets the speed limits for the city"
thats 5 mph difference will change things?
from the initial story the other day
"“They are purposefully putting people’s lives at risk for no gain,” Delgado said of the Department of Public Works, which sets the speed limits for the city"
thats 5 mph difference will change things?
Posted on 9/11/14 at 9:01 am to udtiger
They should have bought out the houses that front on the street if they wanted a higher speed road.
They didn't want to spend the money to do it correctly and they didn't plan ahead....not to mention that it took them forever to screw it up this badly.
They didn't want to spend the money to do it correctly and they didn't plan ahead....not to mention that it took them forever to screw it up this badly.
This post was edited on 9/11/14 at 9:03 am
Posted on 9/11/14 at 9:02 am to member12
quote:
They didn't want to spend the money to do it correctly and they didn't plan ahead.
I thought we were just talking about Staring Lane? Not the whole city.
This post was edited on 9/11/14 at 9:03 am
Posted on 9/11/14 at 9:03 am to CaptainsWafer
quote:
Bluebonnet is 30
Just shush unless it was changed since april 2013.
Bluebonnet 40 mph
eta: I see you mean the newest stretch.
yea frick that stretch. should be 40 at min
This post was edited on 9/11/14 at 9:06 am
Posted on 9/11/14 at 9:03 am to CaptainsWafer
quote:
Bluebonnet is 30
That stretch between nicholson and burbank funds majority of the parish's slush funds
Posted on 9/11/14 at 9:03 am to CaptainsWafer
quote:and fricking miserable to drive that speed
Bluebonnet is 30
Posted on 9/11/14 at 9:04 am to WeeWee
quote:Exactly.
BR gonna BR
Posted on 9/11/14 at 9:05 am to GeauxWrek
quote:
That stretch between nicholson and burbank funds majority of the parish's slush funds
Yea. I see what CW was talking about. That stretch is frickin horseshite but... at least it was set that low b/c of future residential housing there. Talk about a perfect stretch to hit 100mph on .
Posted on 9/11/14 at 9:06 am to mikelbr
quote:
Talk about a perfect stretch to hit 100mph on
many-a-time
Posted on 9/11/14 at 9:11 am to man in the stadium
frick this noise.
You expand the road just to keep the limit the same?
They should have left Staring road a POS and fixed another one then.
You expand the road just to keep the limit the same?
They should have left Staring road a POS and fixed another one then.
Posted on 9/11/14 at 9:14 am to man in the stadium
The road was widened to help traffic flow. Dropping the speed limit on it so low is contrary to why the road was expanded in the first place.
Posted on 9/11/14 at 9:17 am to Bard
I'm glad they are lowering it.
People are going 55+ between Highland and Perkins. If they don't want to send police out there to radar, then lowering it is the next option.
They could make a fortune every morning on that stretch if they decided to run radar.
People are going 55+ between Highland and Perkins. If they don't want to send police out there to radar, then lowering it is the next option.
They could make a fortune every morning on that stretch if they decided to run radar.
Page 1 of 2
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News