Antrell Williams

Well that section of I-10 in Houston isn't really going into the more rural suburbs like the new project in Ascension is. It's pretty similar to the current section we're talking about over Perkins Rd. I'd be really uneasy about a 10 year long project to widen that stretch to 10 lanes and then have to watch my future children want to widen it to 14 or 16. Sent from my SM-N960U1 using Tapatalk

Full article at link above. If there was a textbook example of how not to handle inevitable suburban sprawl, it's lower Ascension Parish (not that northern AP is much better). I'm hoping that eastern Livingston, West Baton Rouge, Pointe Coupee, Ibberville, and West Feliciana see what's happening in Ascension as a cautionary tale and develop plans to control and guide growth properly. It will eventually happen for them too. The parish is so poorly run, that I'm surprised anything happens when people flush their toilets. I barely frequented southern AP but northern AP is horrendous. I've always preferred if they extended Hwy 42 to I-10 with an interchange. Sent from my SM-N960U1 using Tapatalk I would imagine is also pretty cash poor as their aren't many large businesses pahing taxes compared to how bad the infrastructure is. Plus the state has such a massive backlog of projects. Sent from my SM-N960U1 using Tapatalk

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You don't predict more people to move to Dutchtown or areas further down I-10 when its widened? Some of the reasons why people don't, is the commute to BR. If they see a large widening project, I would predict developers and homebuyers to react accordingly. Plus I forgot about the current widening between Highland and Hwy 73 (or is it going to Hwy 30?). I-10 west in Houston is 26 lanes wide and is definitely at capacity. Would you suggest adding more lanes there? And if not, in your opinion, what's the difference between either scenario? Sent from my SM-N960U1 using Tapatalk

Haha. Bulldoze it and build infill instead! /sarcasm Sent from my SM-N960U1 using Tapatalk

Induced demand isn't about building for the future. It's about the unintended consequences of widening a road. If Airline is made into more of a controlled-access freeway, you will see induced demand as that investment will encourage development along the improved route, thus increasing demand for people to drive on that road. Sent from my SM-N960U1 using Tapatalk

That's probably close to -10 or -15 here in Colorado. Hope yall get some snow! Sent from my SM-N960U1 using Tapatalk

I had to find a way to respond to this while keeping all the text visible somehow lol. My morning commute luckily didn't involve I-10, I never particularly noticed a significant amount of cars swerving over to get to College Dr. causing enough traffic to warrant this project. I do believe in induced demand though. So the idea of expanding I-10 to anything beyond 10 lanes is definitely not my idea to alleviate traffic in that stretch. I've never heard anyone quite say that the default state is gridlock, but that the default state is "widen everything and it'll work." I'd argue that the state isn't widening it to meet traffic demand but public pressure. Or a mix of both. This project, once complete, likely won't change commute time for most people.There's alot of evidence out there that supports induced demand theory, is there anywhere that shows that *only* widening has had a positive effect on traffic flow over an extended period? How do they compare to Boston's central artery, Seattle's burying of their waterfront freeways, etc. I feel like the massive political capital and time and resources and money would be better spent on other projects supporting I-10 and our current arteries. Not saying that I-10 should never be addressed but I'm severely against a 10 lane freeway cutting through urban Baton Rouge. You mention that we should be adding density yet you seem to correlate that to more commuter traffic. If true, do you not think that more density would encourage more people in the area to drive or walk or bike there as opposed to driving to a further destination? People who visited (former) Chelsea's under the overpass all seemed to be from the neighborhood or close by. Same with Duvic's. Places like Perkins Rowe seem to have a far worse impact on traffic from my perspective. Houston has a 26 lane Katy freeway that is bumper to bumper, even in non-peak hours as I've been stuck in traffic on weekend nights, way out near Katy or Memorial. Upgrading LA 1 to a freeway from Port Allen down to I-310 seems like a more complete idea. You can remove much of the traffic from I-10, and it can function as a loop as well as improving infrastructure for the industry on the west bank. I think the idea that we need to increase capacity as much as possible for the bridges is a wrong one. The reason is that we have almost no population on the west bank. If we can move much of that traffic commuting via I-10, to using surface roads or transit, you open up capacity for a percentage of people who can't use either of those means. Also, in my opinion, one of the main reasons why the Baton Rouge region has such terrible traffic is having to rely on I-10 as an intracity mode of transportation. It should be used for cross town trips or commuting. Not to go from Target to Pluckers. Is there a reason why mass transit was never mentioned in your reply? I see that as being a major major part of traffic alleviation for the region. Sent from my SM-N960U1 using Tapatalk

I know I'm the Debbie Downer here but what do yall think of this project? Officials claim it will help congestion on I-10 and 12, how do yall think? Sent from my SM-N960U1 using Tapatalk

Hello strangers! My buddy just left Denver and said something about a Chinese company buying it and putting some sort of industrial plant there. Was sad to hear. Sent from my SM-N960U1 using Tapatalk

Now we find out that "immediately" means 2-3 years. That's pathetic.

Increasing traffic lanes increases traffic. We pay to increase traffic congestion, in theory. Sent from my SM-N960U1 using Tapatalk

Have we not learned our lesson? Sent from my SM-N960U1 using Tapatalk

I agree with Dan Sent from my SM-N960U1 using Tapatalk

If we had a robust education infrastructure, we would most likely see an uptick in office space being built. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk

Congrats to LSU's best coach on campus, Will Wade and the Tigers basketball team. Looks like we will have our first SEC title of the decade providing that we can beat a 0-18 (league play) Venderbilt team. From Waters, to Javonte to Emmitt and Naz, this team is the best team I've ever known to play at LSU. Hopefully we can keep Wade for 2 or 3 more decades at this rate.

Ahh yep lol. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk

It's an old building, gates break, dirty, dusty, multiple parts have been leased out to other companies, the parking lots could hold maybe 2500 cars, most you will see is a few hundred. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk

First time I can say I agree with the comment section. But corporate welfare has gotten completely out of control. The IBM building in Boulder is practically empty and falling apart. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk

I think this is too sexy of a project for them to just let go. Bad look come reelection time. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk

Hotels are close to houses all over the country. This spot seems like a typical spot for a chain business. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk

The empty lot there facing La 19? Seems like a decent spot.

Is that on the same block as the proposed skyscraper supposed to go?

Really should be built using tax payer funds and not tax payers paying for the profits of a private company. We should easily be able to fund this. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk

I never noticed how much we didnt have a real fall until I witnessed a fall season in Colorado. It's really beautiful. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk