Originally Posted by Sunny
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I think what "Average Citizen" was trying to say was this:
1. This is a multi million dollar project the most recent data they can get is almost 20 years old??
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Sunny this web site is done by local residents who do not have multi millon dollar budgets. Don't confuse this with the
Developer's Rouzan site. One reason for some of the articles being decades old is that Baton Rouge is way behind the times and most of these discussions on TNDs happend decades ago in other parts of the country.
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Originally Posted by Sunny
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I2. With an average income of 41K in Baton Rouge, who is expected to buy all of this new housing (I think you actually help his argument with saying the prices are even higher than he was supposing.)
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I have no clue to what the pricing will be. But if this TND follows the 400+ that have been built in this country, the housing will bring a premium due to the high quality of life the residents enjoy. I will not likely be able to afford the housing, but hope to enjoy all or most of the benefits as will most of the existing residents in the adjoining subdivisions.
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Originally Posted by Sunny
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3. You don't think the developers have any responsibility to the people already living in an area to take into consideration the traffic they are adding to an area?
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I think (and more importantly the city thinks) the developer has a responsibility for the traffic their development adds and will have to pay for those improvements. But at the same token, they shouldn't have to pay to fix the existing problems.
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Originally Posted by Sunny
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And on a personal note:
You don't think its that busy over there? College, Acadian, Burbank, and Perkins?
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Yes, of course the traffic in this area is a problem. My point was traffic is a problem in many places in the city and in particular the Interstates, but this has never stopped a subdivision from being built in outlying areas. The traffic problem we have now is do in part to the way we have built the subdivision model for our housing needs over the past 60+ years.
Also, no one in Baton Rouge would rather see the old Ford Property stay just the way it is then me. But this is not possible. I, like many in the area, believe a TND is the best option. Will there be growing pains? Yes of course, but once all the smoke clears I truly believe that Rouzan will only add to the quality of life and desirability of the surrounding existing neighborhoods.
