Comments on: Mid-City Geo-Politics http://b.rox.com/2006/01/31/mid-city-geo-politics/ Life in the Flood Zone Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:04:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: jimlouis http://b.rox.com/2006/01/31/mid-city-geo-politics/#comment-13509 jimlouis Sun, 05 Feb 2006 01:02:17 +0000 http://b.rox.com/archives/2006/01/31/mid-city-geo-politics/#comment-13509 The Bienville Corridor as defined by St. Louis, Canal, Broad, Claiborne does have a more consistent blight about it which, as a whole, is different than the rest of Mid-City proper, I think. So I don't begrudge the dividing line. And I really don't miss the representation. Neighborhood politics are beyond my scope of interest, for the most part. I mean, unless I get to be King. The Bienville Corridor as defined by St. Louis, Canal, Broad, Claiborne does have a more consistent blight about it which, as a whole, is different than the rest of Mid-City proper, I think. So I don’t begrudge the dividing line. And I really don’t miss the representation. Neighborhood politics are beyond my scope of interest, for the most part. I mean, unless I get to be King.

]]> By: Cade Roux http://b.rox.com/2006/01/31/mid-city-geo-politics/#comment-13486 Cade Roux Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:50:05 +0000 http://b.rox.com/archives/2006/01/31/mid-city-geo-politics/#comment-13486 Tulane/ Gravier Neighborhood: http://www.gnocdc.org/orleans/4/46/index.html On this site, this is listed as a nbhd within Mid-City District - and spreads to the west as 49 and 60 vs. to the north as 49 and 50 (which is included in the Mid-City Nbhd). But whatever. This is the failure of neighborhood-based planning. The plans have to mesh at boundaries which are not quite real. Tulane/ Gravier Neighborhood: http://www.gnocdc.org/orleans/4/46/index.html

On this site, this is listed as a nbhd within Mid-City District - and spreads to the west as 49 and 60 vs. to the north as 49 and 50 (which is included in the Mid-City Nbhd).

But whatever. This is the failure of neighborhood-based planning. The plans have to mesh at boundaries which are not quite real.

]]> By: Editor B http://b.rox.com/2006/01/31/mid-city-geo-politics/#comment-13485 Editor B Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:58:31 +0000 http://b.rox.com/archives/2006/01/31/mid-city-geo-politics/#comment-13485 I just noticed that later in the same city document, the boundaries appear to shift: <blockquote>Mid-City/Bienville Corridor (Council Districts B and C) the area bounded by N. Claiborne, to Canal St., St. Louis to Broad Street. It consists of Census Tracts 49 and 50. </blockquote> Once again, Broad Street becomes a dividing line, and now I'm the one cut out! But I'd still be interested in a Bienville Corridor Neighborhood Association. I just noticed that later in the same city document, the boundaries appear to shift:

Mid-City/Bienville Corridor (Council Districts B and C) the area bounded by N. Claiborne, to Canal St., St. Louis to Broad Street. It consists of Census Tracts 49 and 50.

Once again, Broad Street becomes a dividing line, and now I’m the one cut out!

But I’d still be interested in a Bienville Corridor Neighborhood Association.

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