Make people actually want to get out of their damn residence and do something. I know this is a foreign concept to many in this city, but lots of places do it, and it causes cities to thrive as a result. Traffic, parking, and lack of night life are all issues that cause people to not want to venture out, and things that a reasonable transportation system can remedy. BUT boy do I know how BR is reluctant to anything they aren’t familiar with. Our reference to it is ghetto, and it doesnt actually have to get ghetto. It can be very nice if you take interest in it. BR’s biggest obstacle is in transitioning from small sleepy southern town to a big city. The growth isn’t going to stop so you can catch up, but if you do nothing about it, you’re going to get smoked. Exhibit A... TRAFFIC in this city. It’s eating this city alive and is the number 1 reason why people just don’t want to do any thing.

And it’s not just to support drunk college kids, but it’s building for much more growth in that area, which should by all rational thinking due to it’s proximity to downtown, be bustling with life, and yet it’s dead as a damn door nail.

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Posted by dixiechick

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Posted on 2/27/18 at 2:25 pm to Mike da Tigah

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Posted by doubleb

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Posted on 2/27/18 at 3:02 pm to Mike da Tigah

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And it’s not just to support drunk college kids, but it’s building for much more growth in that area, which should by all rational thinking due to it’s proximity to downtown, be bustling with life, and yet it’s dead as a damn door nail.

The area from Skip Bertman to the Pastime has a ton of new construction at both ends and there's no Tram. On the south end you have the massive Gateway project which is a go because its on the LSU campus and is being integrated into the LSU system.

On the north end you have the River Campus which also has LSU and the state involved, but its less to do with LSU and more to do with BRAF. It too got started without the Tram and is Mississippi River oriented.

What's in between besides a some rough looking business places and some abandoned homes? Well you have Magnolia Mound which is a tourist attraction on its own, and you have a massive stretch of property that the bank took over when the developer went broke. That's the big problem there.

Then off Nicholson proper you have a lot of crime infested areas less than a block away on each side. To get that area "turned" is just as hard as getting NBR "turned". It can be done, but it's a long process. Would a Tram do it? I doubt it.

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