Baton Rouge is trying to improve Lee Drive - good luck to them!

This is one of the most NIMBY stretches in the whole city, but it's also still a rural two lane cross section with no sidewalks, no turn lanes, and horrific traffic tie ups every time someone has to make a left turn.

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The current plan for Lee Drive is to build a center turning lane, making the entire stretch of the road from Perkins to Highland three lanes total.

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Bicycle lanes and sidewalks are also on the list of changes to expect. To improve safety for pedestrians, the city-parish will also look into options for better lighting along the corridor.

“We’re also going to look at improving a lot of the lighting because if we’re going to do sidewalks and bike lanes we want to be sure people feel comfortable walking out there when they want to do that," said Raiford.

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So long as they don't cut down the trees, I'm in support of it. But you know the neighborhood will have a element that seeks to squash the project entirely instead of trying to negotiate for additional features (decorative light poles, subsurface drainage, buried power lines) for a project that might benefit everyone.

This is the typical cross sections proposed (preliminary):