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re: Destroya considering making the Quarters "pedestrian only"- no cars allowed
Posted on 5/27/20 at 2:32 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Posted on 5/27/20 at 2:32 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Sounds cool and dumb af at the same time 
I'm guessing exceptions will be made for deliveries, staff, and people that live there.
I'm guessing exceptions will be made for deliveries, staff, and people that live there.
This post was edited on 5/27/20 at 2:33 pm
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Posted on 5/27/20 at 2:33 pm to tiger91
Is a ythi g in the Quarter even open now? And how are restaurants/shops that are open doing with the mask/tracing issues??
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It seems that more shops are open than restaurants. I went into a few shops and had takeout from a few restaurants this past weekend. All required masks - none wrote down my name for tracing.
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It seems that more shops are open than restaurants. I went into a few shops and had takeout from a few restaurants this past weekend. All required masks - none wrote down my name for tracing.
This post was edited on 5/27/20 at 2:35 pm
Posted on 5/27/20 at 2:36 pm to LAcajun2
Considering you are turning previously trafficked roads into now walking lanes it will take a lot to get use to. Also, using the European model most of the cities I've been have barriers constructed (that are actually movable for deliveries) that let people know they can't get through.
I have no faith in New Orleans having this, no do I believe they would routinely clean the streets of litter and the homeless like other large European cities do.
So while it sounds nice to have the FQ for walking only, New Orleans and the mayor will find a way to frick it up. I can see it now as they raise taxes for the 3 million they say it will cost for these removable barriers other cities use
I have no faith in New Orleans having this, no do I believe they would routinely clean the streets of litter and the homeless like other large European cities do.
So while it sounds nice to have the FQ for walking only, New Orleans and the mayor will find a way to frick it up. I can see it now as they raise taxes for the 3 million they say it will cost for these removable barriers other cities use
Posted on 5/27/20 at 2:37 pm to DownSouthCrawfish
I guess the elderly and handicap are fricked.....just make them park a mile or two away to get to their restaurant or hotel. What a great idea
Posted on 5/27/20 at 2:37 pm to Fun Bunch
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I think he's saying everyone would park in the Marigny.
That's something that needs to be dealt with no matter what happens with the Quarter parking plan.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 2:37 pm to 8thyearsenior
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I have zero issue with this, might be a good idea. I imagine residents and delivery trucks could still get in.
Outside of that, it's not like a ton of people are typically driving through there, other than along the river at Decatur/Peters Street - I'm guessing (hoping?) they aren't looking to shut that off????
In other words, it's a sort of typical pointless gesture.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 2:38 pm to lsuwontonwrap
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"This is the city’s time to reimagine just how we live, how we move about, how we enjoy, and how we get to know and learn the fabric of our city."
So using the pandemic crises to change how you life/what you do/ how you think
Never let a crises go to waste.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 2:38 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Chania in Crete, Greece is similar to the French Quarter and is pedestrian only. It was really nice! However, my parents have an apartment in the Quarter and I can't imagine not being able to drive up to it to load and unload luggage, etc.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 2:41 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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Outside of that, it's not like a ton of people are typically driving through there
Uhhhh there definitely are
Posted on 5/27/20 at 2:41 pm to TH03
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Where would residents even park if they couldn't get to their house?
Houston.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 2:43 pm to Dizz
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Cars should already have been banned on certain blocks of Bourbon and Royal for most of the day.
They are and have been for years. There's no real casual thru traffic issue in the rest of the Quarter.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 2:44 pm to Fun Bunch
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Outside of that, it's not like a ton of people are typically driving through there
Uhhhh there definitely are
Where? What are the streets that have thru traffic "issues" on a regular basis?
Posted on 5/27/20 at 2:46 pm to Y.A. Tittle
I guess it depends on what you mean by "regular basis" but go down there on a Friday or saturday night and its bumper to bumper throughout large portions of the FQ.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 2:48 pm to Fun Bunch
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It just makes it more enjoyable for tourists. That's about it.
And in other places I have been it is pretty noticeable and very enjoyable. Being able to walk in the streets and such with minimal amount of traffic, noise, honking, etc.
whats the economic benefit though?
and im just trying to understand what cars are a problem in the quarter.
You really want more pedicabs all over?
Posted on 5/27/20 at 2:50 pm to Fun Bunch
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I guess it depends on what you mean by "regular basis" but go down there on a Friday or saturday night and its bumper to bumper throughout large portions of the FQ.
Decatur along jackson square is about it.
maybe certain 100 blocks that flow towards canal.
It's not bad at all. You dont even go to the quarters bunch
Posted on 5/27/20 at 2:51 pm to Lester Earl
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whats the economic benefit though?
The theory is that if the area is more enjoyable, people will stay longer and spend more.
There's also a movement behind it all over the world that isn't really directly focused on the economic benefit but peripheral benefits that can't really be quantified, that I'd basically breakdown to "nicer".
There are whole articles written on it and this has been a trend in major tourist areas for like 30 years now all over the world. I have been to some and it is REALLY nice.
Whether it would work logistically in the FQ I don't know.
But I am not diametrically opposed to the idea if it is done well (which is admittedly doubtful).
Posted on 5/27/20 at 2:51 pm to LurkerTooLong
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I regularly work in the Quarter and she is out of her mind. How the frick am I gonna bring ladders and other equipment with me?
Apparently, you will have to ride with the caravan from Poydras.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 2:52 pm to Lester Earl
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You dont even go to the quarters bunch
Unfortunately I had been out there more often than normal in the past 2 years or so and I despise with every fiber of my being driving in it
Posted on 5/27/20 at 2:54 pm to MorbidTheClown
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assuming they make exceptions for delivery vehicles, i don't disagree with the idea.
Yep, and people who live there. This is what many cities do in their historic areas that have narrow streets.
This post was edited on 5/27/20 at 3:47 pm
Posted on 5/27/20 at 2:54 pm to lsuwontonwrap
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"I call it, "No cars in the Quarter,"
I call it "Severely Stupid".
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