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Government Street 'road diet' results: more business, less traffic
Posted on 10/4/23 at 9:07 am
Posted on 10/4/23 at 9:07 am
The OT won't like this since their drivers have to take Florida Blvd now to bring them to their Old Goodwood/Bocage homes from their highly important downtown offices.
TheAdvocate (paywall)
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The Government Street road diet, which made the busy thoroughfare more pedestrian and bike-friendly, has led to increased revenue growth at local businesses and reduced the number of traffic incidents on the street, according a new report from the Baton Rouge Area Chamber.
Sales tax revenue at businesses along Government Street was up 34% between 2016 and 2022, according to BRAC. Citywide sales tax revenues rose by 27% over the same period. Through May, Government Street businesses had collected 44% of the sales tax revenues from 2022, compared to a 40% collection from citywide businesses.
Traffic counts on Government Street were 12% higher in 2022 than they were in 2017, while the number of traffic incidents has dropped from about 46 a month in 2016 to 19 a month in 2023.
TheAdvocate (paywall)
This post was edited on 10/4/23 at 9:10 am
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Posted on 10/4/23 at 9:08 am to member12
And more murders.
Posted on 10/4/23 at 9:09 am to member12
Meanwhile, all the other surface streets and interstates are inundated with stop and go traffic.
Good job, BR
Good job, BR
Posted on 10/4/23 at 9:09 am to member12
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results: more business, less traffic
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Traffic counts on Government Street were 12% higher in 2022 than they were in 2017, while the number of traffic incidents has dropped from about 46 a month in 2016 to 19 a month in 2023.
Traffic is higher. Which is a no shite. These idiots went from 4 lanes to 2.
Traffic incidents are lower because people aren’t trying to turn across a 4 lane road with no turn lane anymore.
This post was edited on 10/4/23 at 9:20 am
Posted on 10/4/23 at 9:12 am to PureBlood
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Meanwhile, all the other surface streets and interstates are inundated with stop and go traffic.
Think its bad now. Just give it about a year when the i-10 widening REAL construction starts.
Posted on 10/4/23 at 9:14 am to The Boat
flowerbeds still look like sh*t. probably need to be called weed beds.
like a previous poster said, you went from four lanes with no turning lane to two lanes with a turning lane. it's common sense that the accident numbers would reduce.
like a previous poster said, you went from four lanes with no turning lane to two lanes with a turning lane. it's common sense that the accident numbers would reduce.
Posted on 10/4/23 at 9:17 am to The Boat
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Traffic is higher.
It's not. It's about the same as it ever was.
Posted on 10/4/23 at 9:18 am to member12
It's likely because people in cars avoid it like the plague.
Posted on 10/4/23 at 9:18 am to member12
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less traffic
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Traffic counts on Government Street were 12% higher in 2022 than they were in 2017, while the number of traffic incidents has dropped from about 46 a month in 2016 to 19 a month in 2023.
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The OT won't like this since their drivers have to take Florida Blvd now to bring them to their Old Goodwood/Bocage homes from their highly important downtown offices.
At least they can read
Posted on 10/4/23 at 9:22 am to member12
Government Street looks better but it didn’t help the neighborhood. It’s ok during the day but at night it’s sketchy
Posted on 10/4/23 at 9:23 am to member12
Careful.
This board hates the concept of pedestrian friendly zones.
People who never ever go to the French Quarter FREAKED at the very mention of making it more pedestrian friendly.
This board hates the concept of pedestrian friendly zones.
People who never ever go to the French Quarter FREAKED at the very mention of making it more pedestrian friendly.
Posted on 10/4/23 at 9:24 am to member12
Good, now use those revenues to actually maintain the medians and pick up the trash.
The Advocate is such a shite paper
The Advocate is such a shite paper
Posted on 10/4/23 at 9:25 am to Fun Bunch
quote:Baton Rouge has a totally different mindset when it comes to pedestrian friendly and public transportation- to its own detriment
People who never ever go to the French Quarter FREAKED at the very mention of making it more pedestrian friendly.
This post was edited on 10/4/23 at 9:26 am
Posted on 10/4/23 at 9:26 am to Fun Bunch
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This board hates the concept of pedestrian friendly zones.
No one hates this but the only pedestrians that use government regularly are homeless. There is no shade and walking/riding on government is hot as frick 9 months out of the year.
This post was edited on 10/4/23 at 9:32 am
Posted on 10/4/23 at 9:26 am to Fun Bunch
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Careful.
This board hates the concept of pedestrian friendly zones.
People who never ever go to the French Quarter FREAKED at the very mention of making it more pedestrian friendly.
Yeah because the french quarter and one of the only major east-west corridors in BR are comparable.
Posted on 10/4/23 at 9:26 am to member12
frick the advocate
Posted on 10/4/23 at 9:27 am to member12
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Sales tax revenue at businesses along Government Street was up 34% between 2016 and 2022, according to BRAC
Did they take inflation into account?? I bet they didn't so they could sunshine pump the narrative.
Posted on 10/4/23 at 9:29 am to The Boat
quote:ppl in Baton Rouge were saying Government St was going to be like Magazine St
Yeah because the french quarter and one of the only major east-west corridors in BR are comparable.
Which is totally laughable
Posted on 10/4/23 at 9:31 am to member12
15-minute city, y'all, one major street at a time.
Posted on 10/4/23 at 9:32 am to Boudreaux35
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Think its bad now. Just give it about a year when the i-10 widening REAL construction starts.
You are optimistic if you think that project starts in the next 4 years.
This post was edited on 10/4/23 at 9:32 am
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