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re: Why hasn't the French Quarter moved to a car-free zone?
Posted on 9/28/23 at 8:31 pm to SuperSaint
Posted on 9/28/23 at 8:31 pm to SuperSaint
Until you've lived there, you don't understand how difficult it is to get repair people to come and ...duh...do repairs.
Your A.C. goes out, and the guys you call won't come to the quarter. You find one who will, but you have to guarantee he'll have a place to park, so he won't have to carry his gear four blocks, and that if he's there more than two hours he won't be ticketed. So you and your spouse make sure that you have the place near the front of your townhouse has your car in it, and the space is large enough for a work truck. When he arrives, one of you pulls out and goes somewhere for several hours. Even if you don't want to, it's the only way to get work done.
And this isn't just the Quarter. A lot of uptown streets have similar parking restrictions.
Your A.C. goes out, and the guys you call won't come to the quarter. You find one who will, but you have to guarantee he'll have a place to park, so he won't have to carry his gear four blocks, and that if he's there more than two hours he won't be ticketed. So you and your spouse make sure that you have the place near the front of your townhouse has your car in it, and the space is large enough for a work truck. When he arrives, one of you pulls out and goes somewhere for several hours. Even if you don't want to, it's the only way to get work done.
And this isn't just the Quarter. A lot of uptown streets have similar parking restrictions.
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Posted on 9/28/23 at 11:17 pm to real turf fan
quote:I did reside in 70116. I lived on the 1000 block of bourbon st for several years
Until you've lived there, you don't understand how difficult it is to get repair people to come and ...duh...do repairs.
Posted on 9/28/23 at 11:58 pm to sidewalkside
One of the coolest things about the FQ is that it is a real working, living neighborhood. It is not some sterile Williamsburg tourist area, Go try to tell the Bostonians on Beacon Hill that it will be sealed off from vehicles and they have to take a shuttle bus to get home.
GFY
GFY
Posted on 9/29/23 at 3:05 am to Smeg
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F all you "walkable cities" people.
Because this is the prevalent mindset in Louisiana, to answer OP
Posted on 9/29/23 at 4:24 am to sidewalkside
Oh yeah, I wanna smell stale beer and urine while eating.......... 
Posted on 9/29/23 at 5:17 am to sidewalkside
Who’s going to stand on each street and make sure each car is a delivery or cab?
Posted on 9/29/23 at 6:40 am to sidewalkside
San Diego has 5th street m-f until 5pm you can drive on it,Saturday and Sunday it is pedestrian only they have vendors .
It is extremely clean and well run.
Neither of these can the city of New Orleans provide.
There was no corner of culture smoking weed, of trash cans filled and garbage placed on the sidewalk.
It was a my reaction was this probably what bourbon street was like in the 50's
It is extremely clean and well run.
Neither of these can the city of New Orleans provide.
There was no corner of culture smoking weed, of trash cans filled and garbage placed on the sidewalk.
It was a my reaction was this probably what bourbon street was like in the 50's
Posted on 9/29/23 at 6:42 am to sidewalkside
The French Quarter should move to a people free zone....
Posted on 9/29/23 at 7:32 am to tigerbutt
She proposed it.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 8:12 am to sidewalkside
quote:
Why hasn't the French Quarter moved to a bum-free zone?
ftfy
Posted on 9/29/23 at 8:27 am to WhiteMandingo
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San Diego has 5th street m-f until 5pm you can drive on it,Saturday and Sunday it is pedestrian only they have vendors .
It is extremely clean and well run.
Neither of these can the city of New Orleans provide.
Royal Street is like this every day.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 9:09 am to fightin tigers
Royal St between Bienville and Orleans pedestrian only from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 9:11 am to fightin tigers
The right plan is to keep the royal and bourbon commercial sections closed most of the afternoon/night, allowing for deliveries and such in the AM, AND stop allowing cars to cross the commercial section of bourbon in the evenings. Yes it will require people to walk a block to get a uber/lyft, but those streets are gridlocked anyways on the weekend/busy nights, so you aren't losing anything.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 9:23 am to Fun Bunch
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Crime used to be a non-issue for the most part as the thugs avoided any serious crimes.
Now it is utterly disgusting. Filthy, run down, dangerous as frick.
Stop hanging out in front of Krystal burger, bunchie
Posted on 9/29/23 at 9:31 am to sidewalkside
No need for it
Posted on 9/29/23 at 9:35 am to NOLALGD
Like him or not, Nunguesser had the best idea for the quarter, make the whole area a state park to get it out of New Orleans' control. It's a tourist attraction anyways, let the state tourism department take care of it. State law enforcement without hinderance would do well in that area
Posted on 9/29/23 at 9:40 am to andouille
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One of the coolest things about the FQ is that it is a real working, living neighborhood. It is not some sterile Williamsburg tourist area, Go try to tell the Bostonians on Beacon Hill that it will be sealed off from vehicles and they have to take a shuttle bus to get home.
GFY
For the love of God. Would you rubes stop acting like the French Quarter is somehow unique because it's a "real working, living neighborhood".
Posted on 9/29/23 at 9:41 am to redstickrick
Nunguesser just wants more tax dollars milked out of the FQ to pay for other projects around the state.
If the tax dollars generated stayed in the area there MIGHT be more support.
If the tax dollars generated stayed in the area there MIGHT be more support.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 9:43 am to SixthAndBarone
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Who’s going to stand on each street and make sure each car is a delivery or cab?
Seriously? Badge in/out and have controlled access.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 10:37 am to Draconian Sanctions
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Funny y’all think this is a great idea considering LaToya wanted to do this and got shouted down by people who actually live and work there.
The hecklers veto is not always the best gauge. Bringing back pontchatrain beach isn’t a bad idea because vocal neighbors complain about parking. People complain about everything.
On Sundays in Mexico, City, the Paseo Reforma shuts down to vehicular traffic and becomes a pedestrian only thoroughfare. This is on of the main arteries down a city with 20,000,000 people.
And it’s wonderful. People and families take to the street to run, bike and recreate.
Now Mexicans are superior to New Orleans are still care about families and Christ, but if you made the French quarter pedestrian only for large portions of each Sunday I think it would prove to be a big hit with residences and business alike.
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