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City Council vote on ‘Bus Rapid Transit’ plan deferred amid Algiers traffic concerns
A New Orleans City Council committee on Tuesday (Feb. 14) postponed a vote on the RTA’s Bus Rapid Transit proposal at the request of Councilman Freddie King III, who said his Algiers constituents are concerned about the traffic congestion they’ll face if vehicles lanes are dedicated to buses only on the Crescent City Connection and on Gen. de Gaulle Drive. The BRT proposal also would affect West Bank residents of Jefferson, Plaquemines and St. Charles parishes, as they, too, rely on the Crescent City Connection to travel two and from downtown New Orleans, Councilman King said. “And taking away a lane of the CCC — Crescent City Connection — or…
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