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Originally Posted by NOLAforME
After Driving through through the Quarter last night it's pretty obvious that in these days of "Over The Top Crime" we need to have an aletrnate form of lighting for the Quarter. There's gotta be a better way. even if to have light reflecting off the buildings onto the street like the US Customs House on Canal St. It could highlight the Architecture at night and improve saftey in some of the darker areas. Charters between Canal and St Louis feels like a dark unlit alley.
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Uplighting buildings is a big no-no to the VCC, because it's not historic. They've allowed a few exceptions for the cathedral and a handful of other prominent buildings, but they'll reject it for the average home or business.
This isn't a quick solution, but allowing more residents in the upper floors of Chartres and Royal, and maybe developing the parking lots on Decatur will bring more foot traffic on a nightly basis as well as more window light, which wouldn't hurt the crime situation.