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Posts Tagged ‘New Orleans’
Proposed High-Speed Rail No Bargain for Louisiana
A feasibility study by Burk-Kleinpeter Inc. and HDR Engineering emphasizes the economic and social benefits of the proposed high-speed rail linking New Orleans to Baton Rouge. Currently under revision, the final report is due March 16. With an estimated 78% probability of having a positive return on investment, the study claims that the value creation [...]
Commentary: Traffic Cameras Not the Answer for New Orleans
NPR reports on a public backlash in Arizona against the state’s use of highway traffic cameras, similar to the controversial cameras in New Orleans. This has resulted in Governor Jan Brewer announcing that she will not renew the state’s contract with Redflex, the Australian “photo enforcement” company hired to install and maintain the cameras. Meanwhile, [...]
Corruption: A Recurring Topic in the 2010 Mayor’s Race
The latest candidate forum took place on Friday, January 15th at Loyola University New Orleans and had as the central topic public corruption. Since the beginning of the mayor’s race candidates have shed light on the worse features of New Orleans, public corruption being just one of them. Acknowledging the city’s weaknesses and proposing solutions [...]
NOLA Crime Cameras Finally Get a Conviction
More than five years and six million dollars later, the “crime cameras” planted around New Orleans have finally yielded their first conviction. No, the cameras didn’t catch a violent crime where someone’s life or property was in immediate danger. It was just a run-of-the-mill drug dealer peddling ecstasy pills on a street corner. Meanwhile, a [...]