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Louisiana and community planning
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:00 am
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:00 am
For those like me who were born and raised in Louisiana, do you think our planning/zoning is holding us back as a state? When I travel to Texas, Georgia, Florida, etc. I see these massive planned communities and zoned areas with nice highways and infrastructure that just makes sense, and I'm always impressed. Many of us stay in Louisiana because we want to be close to family, good people, and great food, but is it time we start demanding better as a state in terms of planning/zoning/investment in infrastructure?
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Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:05 am to RidiculousHype
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For those like me who were born and raised in Louisiana, do you think our planning/zoning is holding us back as a state? When I travel to Texas, Georgia, Florida, etc. I see these massive planned communities and zoned areas with nice highways and infrastructure that just makes sense, and I'm always impressed. Many of us stay in Louisiana because we want to be close to family, good people, and great food, but is it time we start demanding better as a state in terms of planning/zoning/investment in infrastructure?
People in this area prefer small town approach..."Always been small, always want to be small"
In my times working in planning and architecture I noticed a good amount of people in this area are against planned communities. They say it offers little to no culture and character. I somewhat agree with that aspect, but planned communities done right are attractive environments to live in.
That said, there was more money and need to do those things in areas that had huge booms like Houston/Dallas/Austin. In Louisiana you are starting to see that in BR and Laffy. Nola strongly deters planned communities in lieu of gentrification.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:16 am to Geauxld Finger
We definitely need to start doing this. It can be very nice and doesn't necessarily mean it is without culture.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:17 am to RidiculousHype
Yes
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:22 am to Cool Hand Luke
The "lack of culture" thing is such a braindead, meaningless, automated response to the mere mention of suburb/planned community
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:31 am to RidiculousHype
Anything would be better than the slatter-dash surburban sprawl, "let's through up subdivisions everywhere" approach.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:46 am to RidiculousHype
virtually all of the urban areas in La were begun before planned communities was a concept. Cities followed original land grant lines, which were mostly based on 8x40 arpent grants along waterways. Hard to reverse all that at this point.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:50 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
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Anything would be better than the slatter-dash surburban sprawl, "let's through up subdivisions everywhere" approach.
The cane-field neighborhood has just as little culture as any. It'll take young professional types to inhabit the planned communities.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:53 am to RidiculousHype
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massive planned communities and zoned areas with nice highways and infrastructure
That would be nice.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:56 am to RidiculousHype
I dont even think we need more of the master planned communities, but the zoning and planning in general sucks arse for most of the state. If a developer has money and knows a politician or two, he can build whatever wherever it seems. The country boys laugh and the concepts of drainage or traffic studies. 
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:57 am to Mung
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virtually all of the urban areas in La were begun before planned communities was a concept. Cities followed original land grant lines, which were mostly based on 8x40 arpent grants along waterways. Hard to reverse all that at this point.
Yes but that's just the land distribution. THe areas can be planned creatively. But you are correct that a good portion of those areas were built in post WW2 housing booms with little to no planning (Metairie, LA). Concepts get outdated and things need to be revised.
Br fricked itself with the interstate segregation. It will never be traffic integrated progressive city, or as much of one as it wants to be. It will be held back by its own restrictions and the people who vote and protest to keep it that way.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:58 am to RidiculousHype
I'd rather Louisiana spend resources on revamping communities already in place like they will be doing in Mid-City and what's happening with the downtown developments. The last thing we need is more suburbs with cookie cutter houses and chain restaurants.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:06 am to RidiculousHype
Land use, zoning, planning, and building restrictions in Louisiana cities are terrible.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:10 am to member12
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building restrictions in Louisiana cities are terrible.
BR - No building can be taller than the state capitol
Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:12 am to member12
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Community planning
Does not exist in this state beyond the individual neighborhood level. It's one of the most frustrating aspects of this place. Go one state west and you have endless templates to learn from and replicate. La. Just refuses to do it
Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:34 am to tigerinthebueche
I think Lafayette has caught on and BR is slowly following in this direction.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:37 am to AbsolutTiger
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BR is slowly following in this direction
there is much resistance here
Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:42 am to notiger1997
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the zoning and planning in general sucks arse for most of the state. If a developer has money and knows a politician or two, he can build whatever wherever it seems. The country boys laugh and the concepts of drainage or traffic studies.
I've done my fair share of comprehensive plans and written a good bit of code, and this is spot on for most municipalities in the state. It doesn't really matter what we as consultants put in the code, people always seem to bypass it with ease through the good ol' boy network. Even in the major cities it is very easy to get around.
Say for example the stormwater code in BR. It's laughable how enforced that is, meaning it is not enforced at all. I see new developments that go up all the time that blatantly don't comply to volume and quality regulations. Seems the only thing they enforce are parking numbers, which should be the one thing in the code that is loose.
This post was edited on 9/9/14 at 11:43 am
Posted on 9/9/14 at 12:00 pm to tigerinthebueche
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Just refuses to do it
There is no need for it.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 12:22 pm to jose canseco
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There is no need for it.
explain
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