Transit and Tranportation Action Plan

• City-wide, high speed, light rail transit network connects neighborhoods to downtown and other employment centers.
• Light rail transit creates value and is a catalyst for reconstruction and new development.
• Rail transit links city to the airport, Baton Rouge, and the Gulf Coast.
• New roads will be designed with the wide median (neutral ground) model for pedestrians, bicycles, transit, and open space.

Immediate:

• Repair existing streetcar lines and rolling stock; restore bus service.
• Update plan for transit based on new circumstances.
• Design light rail lines plus rapid transit to the airport, Baton Rouge and the region.
• Secure funding for the rail system.
• Repair and improve streets and associated drainage.

Longer-term:

• Construct connections, jointly with the states of Louisiana and Mississippi, to the airport/Baton Rouge, Slidell, and the Gulf Coast.
• Construct new light rail lines.
• Develop bus rapid transit routes to improve service and connect to high speed, light rail lines.
• As population increases, convert highest use bus rapid transit to fixed rail.

Neighborhood Center Model

• Neighborhoods are the centers of activity and daily life.
• Neighborhoods require sufficient population to support the equitable and efficient provision of public facilities and services.
• Every neighborhood must have:
  • Basic infrastructure: roads, drainage, utilities, services
  • Public schools
  • Cultural and community facilities
  • Places of worship
  • Health facilities
  • Park and open space within an easy walk
  • Convenience retail
  • Access to public transit