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Nice map Caballaro :thumbsup:  Thanks for sharing your suggestions!  No doubt this could do BR some good! You really put a lot of thought into this!

 

The "Blue" landmark area?....what's the large shaded area on the right (Siegen/Industriplex..So.Sherwood Forest/Coursey area) for?

 

And the Purple swirling-dotted lines to the East of the 10-12 Split? The existing underpass at Burden planation could be useful for the Medical corridor!

 

Can understand the concerns along Bayou Duplantier...but would like to see that happen one day... figured it'd be somewhat like Buffalo Bayou in Houston...

 

I started a Bike BR thread...but it's didn't get much feedback(page #4)

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Thanks, glad you looked at it. As I said still a work in progress.

 

That large shaded blue area just designates a larger solid employment area. I actually bike commuted from mid-city to Sherwood Forest Blvd. for a while (would NOT recommend) and realized lots of people work over in that general area. I like the idea of giving people an alternative to driving(or more likely sitting in traffic) and it was only like 3-4 miles. If you build it and it's safe,  people will use it. 

 

The swirling trail was just an idea I had to use that area of woods for an easy recreational/jogging/hiking trail.  You could remove that out and still have the trail running along Essen, but just thought it would be neat since that wooded area is a public resource not being used currently. If you ask me that Essen corridor needs bike access more than anywhere else in the city.

 

You could still do Duplantier, but definitely would need a higher and drier alternative imo. Basically my route from kennilworth to Hyacinth then along LEE Drive already exists as a patched together network and would require way less time and money to implement. Which is ultimately my point. We need to get this thing up and running asap and stop lolly gagging along with short term, isolated plans.  Once the public catches on to the idea that they can go anywhere in the city, safely, then you pitch the loftier ideas.

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Baton Rouge officials to meet with EPA experts over possible ‘bike share’ program                            

 
 
 

The idea of a “bike-share” program is being explored in Baton Rouge by the city-parish and local organizations that could offer both recreational opportunities and an alternative to driving in the city’s notoriously bad traffic.

 

The city-parish in February received a technical assistance grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to study creating a bike-sharing program, which would allow people to rent a bicycle for a fee at one kiosk and drop it off at another. The concept has caught on around the U.S. in recent years in major metropolitan areas as well as Southern cities like Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Charlotte, North Carolina.

EPA experts will be in Baton Rouge on Tuesday for meetings with city-parish officials and a public forum, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Louisiana Art and Science Museum. The EPA will then make recommendations for starting the program with a plan due sometime in fall or winter, said Whitney Cooper, development project director with the Downtown Development District.

It is unclear how much it would cost to implement the program, who would pay for it or how much would be charged to rent the bikes, Cooper said. Local officials are waiting on EPA to determine a financial strategy and potential kiosk locations, which likely will include somewhere downtown.

“You obviously want more than one location,” Cooper said. “It’s successful in other cities because you can check it out in one place and return it in another.”

A program in Houston charges $5 to use a bike for 24 hours, $15 for a week and $65 for a year. A bike can be used for only an hour at a time, after which it must be checked in at a kiosk.

Bike-sharing programs generate revenue for cities, and many are underwritten by corporate sponsors, said Beaux Jones, chairman of Bike Baton Rouge’s board of directors.

Bikes in the programs typically have built-in lights, bells and locks — and because each bike is tied to the credit card of the person who checked it out, they can still be charged if they don’t return it, Jones said.

While big cities like Chicago have rental bikes available “every second or third block,” Baton Rouge has a comparatively poor infrastructure for bicyclists, Jones said. A program here easily could be tied to the Downtown Greenway, a 2.75-mile bike and pedestrian corridor under construction between City Park and Memorial Stadium, he said.

Rachel Diresto, executive vice president of the Center for Planning Excellence, said bike sharing would be one way to link projects like the Greenway and proposed bike paths around the LSU lakes.

“You can just pick up a bike and go ride around the loop of the lakes and go back downtown and drop the bike off,” she said.

Bike sharing is a step in the right direction as part of wider infrastructure plans, Jones said.

“It would be a huge amenity, not only for tourists and sightseeing but for folks like me who work downtown, who don’t want to get in my car … just to go get a smoothie downtown,” Jones said. “… All the cities that Baton Rouge is competing with are taking the initiative to give their citizens and to give the people that visit … opportunities outside of getting in a car.”

Recent studies show a growing number of people between the ages of 17 and 35 either delay getting their driver’s license or don’t get one at all, said J.T. Sukits, transportation alternatives coordinator with the Capital Region Planning Commission. However, transportation options beyond personal vehicles are limited in Baton Rouge.

“If Baton Rouge wants to attract a younger, more vibrant workforce … you’re definitely going to need to find more options,” he said.    http://theadvocate.com/news/12997986-123/baton-rouge-officials-consider-starting                                     

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Can't wait to see North Boulevard be transformed & come to life...one of my favorite streets in all of BR....Thanks for posting that Greg225 :shades:

https://www.businessreport.com/article/rotolo-consultants-win-contract-north-boulevard-portion-downtown-greenway

 

BTW that Skycycle is sweet!

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Plans underway to connect Downtown Greenway to Government Street         

As the Downtown Greenway begins to take shape, plans are in the works to add a new segment to the corridor that will link Government Street to the bike and pedestrian corridor currently under construction between downtown and Mid City.

The Louisiana Avenue Connector is the latest addition planned for the Downtown Greenway, a 2.75-mile bike and pedestrian corridor that will link downtown with inner-city neighborhoods, City Park, the LSU lakes, Southdowns and beyond.

The connector will be about 0.5 miles and will run from East Boulevard at Louisiana Avenue to Eddie Robinson Drive, and continue under Interstate 110 to Government Street.

Separately, plans are in the works for a change to a nearly 3-mile stretch of Government Street in Mid City. In a project known as the Government Street Road Diet, the thoroughfare will be converted from four lanes to three, and turning and bike lanes will be added. The bike lanes along Government Street will stop at Eddie Robinson Drive, so tying in the Downtown Greenway at that juncture will give cyclists a continuous bike path from downtown to Mid City.

“This will be wonderful because it will connect Government Street to the Greenway,” says Downtown Development District Executive Director Davis Rhorer. “And where it goes under the interstate, we will add some cool lighting and landscaping, so it will be very nice.”

The Louisiana Avenue Connector will cost an estimated $200,000. No funding source has been identified but Rhorer says he will seek grants to cover the cost.

Last May, the first phase of the Downtown Greenway was officially dedicated with the opening of a trailhead at Expressway Park in Old South Baton Rouge. Work on the greenway is progressing in different phases in different parts of the city. The plan is to eventually run the trails to BREC Memorial Park and connect with trails running as far south as Siegen Lane.   https://www.businessreport.com/article/plans-underway-connect-downtown-greenway-government-street

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A MESSAGE FROM THE DDD
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You are invited! Mayor Melvin "Kip" Holden, the East Baton Rouge City Parish, and the Downtown Development District will be breaking ground on the North Boulevard Promenade of the Downtown Greenway on Thursday, May 5th at 10am.

The Downtown Greenway is a proposed multi-phase 2.75 mile interconnected network of bike/pedestrian pathways connecting Baton Rouge's public parks and recreational facilities, disjointed communities, and cultural attractions.

The North Boulevard phase of the Downtown Greenway is the area on North Boulevard from 5th Street to East Boulevard and will feature a shared use path and garden walk that provides a clear connection to North Boulevard Town Square. This phase will accommodate the downtown commuters and anyone looking for a variety of fitness uses including walking, biking, and other activities. It is a destination that promotes active and passive recreation.

Please join us for this exciting groundbreaking!

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A MESSAGE FROM THE DDD
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Please join BREC for a ribbon cutting and lighting ceremony at Expressway Park this Thursday, November 3rd at 5:30 p.m. Lights for the recently renovated football field will be christened by Coach Terry Boyd and the South Baton Rouge Jaguars Football team. Many other amenities have also been implemented in Expressway Park over the past few years including a Walk-Ons basketball court, exercise equipment, park furnishings, and interior improvements to the Recreational Center. A portion of the Downtown Greenway, a 2.75 mile bicycle and pedestrian corridor, is also located within the park and links to inner city residential neighborhoods, other downtown parks, businesses, and cultural attractions utilizing the existing BREC parks, interstate infrastructure, and public right-of-ways. Expressway Park was the first portion of the Downtown Greenway completed and the North Boulevard portion is expected to complete construction by the end of 2016.

Expressway Park is strategically located, connecting all to enjoy its amenities, from the downtown workers of the Water Campus to the inner city residents of Beauregard Town, Spanish Town, Central Business District, Downtown East, Mid City, Garden District, and Old South Baton Rouge! Check out the map highlighting the park, nearby neighborhoods, and associated walking distances. It's closer than you think!
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Yeah they were really quick...Very nice path along the North Blvd promenade; (Greenway)..the lighting was icing on the cake!  My Pic i took didn't come out the way i like.

*nice pic in the article

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Trail to connect LSU, Southern University receives key federal money

http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_ea6be326-810d-11e7-be47-a7c466aeeef4.html

 

 

 

 

 

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15 hours ago, richyb83 said:

Yeah they were really quick...Very nice path along the North Blvd promenade; (Greenway)..the lighting was icing on the cake!  My Pic i took didn't come out the way i like.

*nice pic in the article

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Trail to connect LSU, Southern University receives key federal money

http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_ea6be326-810d-11e7-be47-a7c466aeeef4.html

 

 

 

 

 

Do they have some kind of master plan?   I seriously think Choctaw east to Airline has enough green space adjacent to fit an 8' wide bike/jogging trail.   

Will this include the half-baked "restripe" nonsense or will it actually include new sidewalks and a fancy bike lane?

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This could also go in BREC thread...Thought this was really cool...launching boats in the little (sub) urban waterways/Bayou Fountain....another could be in the works for Ward's Creek

http://www.brec.org/index.cfm/page/Blueways

http://www.brec.org/assets/Conservation/Blueways/bluewaydraftconceptplan.pdf

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http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_c0b77ef0-ae9e-11e7-b231-53315ea8fc14.html

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On 10/22/2017 at 11:10 PM, richyb83 said:

This could also go in BREC thread...Thought this was really cool...launching boats in the little (sub) urban waterways/Bayou Fountain....another could be in the works for Ward's Creek

http://www.brec.org/index.cfm/page/Blueways

http://www.brec.org/assets/Conservation/Blueways/bluewaydraftconceptplan.pdf

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That's a great idea. 

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Hard to believe the last post made in this thread was almost a year ago!   Yeah the Bayou Fountain is a cool little water feature meandering/paralleling  historic Highland Road....

Should add a pic to this thread..older pic from Aug 1st....Bike path along North Blvd Pomenade

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Here is some MORE NEWS from Today....a bike path along Hyacinth Ave is long over due! The path continues behind Rouzan/Pollard Estates to Pennington Research Center...a slightly different rout e than my Bayou Duplantier proposal...to tie into the Health District path

New Baton Rouge bike paths in the works

Plans to extend Baton Rouge’s Downtown Greenway walking and bike path to Expressway Park—and eventually to the LSU Lakes—are taking shape.

The state Department of Transportation and Development will put a contract out to bid this month for the expansion of the Downtown Greenway multi-use path. It will extend east along North Boulevard, from Maximillian Street to East Boulevard, and then half a mile south down East Boulevard to Expressway Park near the Interstate-10/Interstate-110 junction, says Downtown Development District Executive Director Davis Rhorer.

The Metro Council approved the project at its Sept. 26 meeting. Construction is expected to cost $1.25 million, with 80% funded by a federal grant and 20% funded by a local match. The work will take about nine months once the contract is awarded.

Rhorer adds that a separate project—phase one of DOTD’s I-10 widening—will later add bike lanes along Terrace Avenue and Braddock Street, which will connect to trails near City Park and the LSU lakes. Another bike route with sharrows along Eddie Robinson Sr. Drive is in the works, also leading to the City Park and LSU lakes area.

From there, Rhorer says the city-parish is expected to develop a bike path next year along Hyacinth Avenue, from Stanford Avenue to Glasgow Avenue. Cyclists can then continue through the rear of the Rouzan and Pollard Estates neighborhoods to the Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Kenilworth Parkway, and eventually connect to planned BREC bike paths through the Baton Rouge Health District and other planned and existing paths leading beyond Siegen Lane.

“Cyclists will be able to go from the Mississippi River all the way to Siegen Lane,” Rhorer says. “And that’s just one half of it.”

The other end of the Downtown Greenway connects to the Mississippi River Levee Bike Path, which is also being extended south to L’Auberge Casino.

Meanwhile, BREC received a grant last year to construct bike paths connecting downtown and north Baton Rouge. The first phase will begin at Memorial Stadium and end at Scotlandville Parkway, while the second phase will provide connections into downtown with links to the Downtown Greenway.

The north Baton Rouge bike path is part of BREC’s Capital Area Pathways Project, which also includes the Farr Park Trail, the Health Loop/Ward’s Creek Trail from The Mall of Louisiana to The Grove and the Perkins/Pennington Trail.  

https://www.businessreport.com/article/new-baton-rouge-bike-paths-works

 

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BREC completes key part of bike loop with link from Siegen Lane to Mall of Louisiana

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_9a027174-a344-11e9-8ec4-ebd1f5dd0dae.html

The key link came with construction of a new vehicular and pedestrian bridge near Ochsner's new medical complex and a half-mile extension that includes an outdoor fitness station.

The new bridge connects trails BREC has built since beginning construction of its $6.8 million health loop which will snake through the parish's Health District around the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, near the LSU Health System Surgical Center and Ochsner, continuing on a 1.5-mile path to Pecue Lane along Ward's Creek. 

BREC started the project in 2013, with paths in the initial phase overlaid north of Ward's Creek between Bluebonnet Boulevard and The Grove, and southbound from Siegen Lane Marketplace to Ochsner's new facility. 

Stites said construction on additional phases behind Our Lady of Lake Regional Medical Center to Dijon Drive are set to begin next year. Future phases will link to bike paths and lanes in Southdowns, then onward to the LSU Lakes and downtown Baton Rouge.

"Building this bridge and connecting the segment along Ward's Creek was significant; it pretty much doubled the length of trail you can ride continuously from Siegen Lane to Bluebonnet," 

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I-10 Greenway Corridor Survey

As part of I-10 interstate improvements in Baton Rouge, this project (i10br.com) will construct a greenway within the interstate corridor between Expressway Park (Myrtle Street) and E. Polk Street Park (between Carolina Street and Dalrymple Drive.) The result will be a pedestrian and bicycle friendly pathway linking downtown to City Park Lake and beyond!

We invite you to watch this brief 8-minute video providing an overview of the I-10 improvements project generally, and also information about the greenway. This video was presented during an August 19, 2021 in-person event. Afterward, proceed through this exercise using the forward and back buttons at the bottom of each page.

https://new.maptionnaire.com/q/4da9l2kt7z26

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