Mid City hipsters thought they could stop Jesuit from building a "bridge"

So why do the hipsters oppose an aerial walkway over Banks Street? Wouldn't that make the area more walkable?

ETA: they are afraid that it will damage the tree canopy somehow, and are also feeling slighted that Jesuit found a loophole which did not require them to go through a long and unnecessary series of public meetings just to connect two properties which they already own.

Don't f$$@ with the Jesuits.

Rendering of said bridge

Gosh, using the same "logic" these hipsters should be mad at Entergy and every other utility provider that has lines over their heads.

Morans

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(It is painfully ironic to consider how this private school project flies along with such speed, while public school children in our community continue to be neglected. I could cite safety issues at Jesuit’s next-door neighbor, Esperanza, or the pitiful state of the rickety Lopez Street Bridge which Warren Easton students used for years to get to their practice field. I have to wonder, what are our priorities?)

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And there it is...writer is an SJW with envy of what he perceives as privilege so he is going to make a stink about anything the perceived "haves" are doing.

Typical


AMDG

Would be interested to know if the same group also opposed the walkway over Washington ave that connects two of Xavier University’s properties. Xavier’s a catholic school also.

Does anyone remember when Blue Bayou did thier walkway over Highland?

Thought there was some frickery there too.

Mitch was a Blue Jay. Marc was a Blue Jay. They are gonna get their way.

Although, I'm confused as to why they need a bridge.

I thought fairies could fly...

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Bizarrely, Jesuit asked neighbors to provide identification at that second meeting, and some were turned away when they were unwilling or unable to produce ID at the door, leading to further acrimony and accusations of non-compliance.

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I also don’t see why the above would even be questioned. If it’s a neighborhood meeting why shouldn’t you have to provide proof you live in neighborhood. I think the part about being unable to provide ID was more relevant than the unwilling to provide ID part.

I can’t see diagram that well, but if that was the original design and nothing changed then it looks to have always been more like a walkway between the private buildings of the school and less like a bridge, so after attempting to have meetings with neighborhood that seemed to have drawn outsiders and also those trying to bring in unrelated public schools that aren’t relevant to discussion (liberals have had a hard on for harassing for private religious schools lately - especially catholic schools) school changed discussion to something that still seems relevant. If this guy & others wanted to be a part of discussion they should have acted this way from the start.

I’m annoyed just because I use Banks a lot and don’t want the construction headache