re: St Claude streetcar
I had read that this was being considered but didn't realize that the RTA had actually applied for funding.Making sure that the Marigny/Bywater continues to grow will actually be good for the city by reinforcing a solid younger tax base who finds uptown a little too stuffy.With a street car line along St Claude the idea of the New Marigny might not seem so con like as well.They do need a real grocery in that area though.Roberts is just sitting there as a reminder.I wish the circle foods store would be sold and turned into a mini whole foods or something that would attract customers from the surrounding areas.Thats asking a lot but who knows,i've been pretty surprised by the what has been happening in the last year. |
Re: Streetcars
This is a sketch of the end of the line stop at the Union Passenger Train Station on Loyola Ave.
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New project that just showed up on bidclerk. Not sure where this is?
Project Description Renovation of and addition to a mixed-use development in New Orleans. Schematic design plans call for the redevelopment of an existing 819-unit residential development as well as the construction of a retail shopping center. ... http://www.bidclerk.com/project.1408718.html If its an existing 819 units Im thinking this must be in New Orleans East . |
http://www.xula.edu/facility/documen...une%202009.pdf
Check out the full Master Plan for Xavier University. Heres the bidclerk listing for the Convocation/ Gym. Project Description Site work and new construction of a community center in New Orleans. Completed working plans call for the construction of a 31,120-square-foot student center on an existing college university campus. Project will include a new gymnasium and other ge... The whole plan looks really nice and will definitely help upgrade this little area of the city. |
Just a general question...I know for years now there has been talk about some form or rail rapid transit from the airport to the CBD, has there been any serious developments about this project?
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Blitzen you are right thats it! Because it says the project is in very early stages. I just couldnt think of anywhere that had 819 units but Iberville does and they want to do a shopping center too so yes this is it. Thanks.
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Drove by the VA hospital site. Ton of work going on. Number of lots cleared is increasing rapidly. Also saw workers inside Pan-Am building and the office building on Canal st. adjacent to the Pan-Am building being demolished. LSU side has minimal work only, overall very quiet.
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It's likely that within the decade, we'll probably set up some form of Amtrak line to Baton Rouge. That line would run very close to the airport, so it would be fairly easy to build a new station with a shuttle-bus connection or a long bridge to the terminals. This is what they have in Milwaukee and Providence, and probably lots of other cities. |
update on the redevelopment of six flags, or lack there of.
http://www.nola.com/business/index.s...x_flags_a.html and creepy video of said sight mentioned in the above article (spooky) http://www.gadling.com/2010/11/05/ab...eeping-us-out/ |
Conti Street hotel gets $7.8M modern makeover
http://neworleanscitybusiness.com/bl...dern-makeover/ FEMA forgives Armstrong Airport’s $10M disaster loan http://neworleanscitybusiness.com/bl...disaster-loan/ Bucktown poised for comeback http://neworleanscitybusiness.com/bl...-for-comeback/ St. Bernard port to get more rebuilding money http://neworleanscitybusiness.com/bl...uilding-money/ FEMA forgives $240M in disaster loans to city http://neworleanscitybusiness.com/bl...loans-to-city/ Ralph Brennan to open a new restaurant in Old Metairie http://www.nola.com/dining/index.ssf..._a_new_re.html |
More on the St. Ann hotel.
http://www.nola.com/business/index.s...el_reopen.html http://media.nola.com/business_impac...3655-large.jpg |
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What we need instead is another Canal Place - not a place for tourists or entertainment, but just a classy, dynamic mixed-use neighborhood with a significant amount of major retail. It's my understanding that this is what NOLA Development Partners is seeking (Michael Ullian, the man mentioned in previous articles, is leading that group). |
what are the boundaries of the latest proposed development?
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New reception hall planned for sleepy stretch of City Park
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.s...anned_for.html
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Cool idea for the reception hall. The area of the park north of the Interstate has been underused for years, so its nice to see it finally getting some attention. Im sure this hall will be very busy place for weddings etc.
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I've seen the plans for the Popp Fountain Pavilion... it will be sort of a cross between a tent and a building. A kitchen on one side and a bathroom on the other side will be two traditional buildings, while the big central hall will be a fabric structure. It's kind of a cool idea. It should look fairly elegant when it's done, although the massive HVAC unit on the roof might be kind of ugly.
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Waggoner & Ball seem to have good ideas for local design.Glad to see more and more of city park.It's another one of the city's jewels that should be taken care of.
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