City On a Shoestring: When Will N.O. Fix Lights, Potholes?
New Orleans City Business › July 05, 2006
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Keith Twitchell, a Faubourg St. John neighborhood resident, used to feel guilty about driving a gas-guzzling sport utility vehicle.
But he admits feeling somewhat justified in these post-Hurricane Katrina times as he worriedly navigates city streets riddled with tire-busting potholes.See the full content of this document
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City On a Shoestring: When Will N.O. Fix Lights, Potholes?
I think you could make a very strong case right now that anyone in New Orleans is smart to drive an SUV, said Twitchell, president of the Committee for a Better New Orleans/Metropolitan Area Committee.
Pothole proliferation is just one hallmark of Katrina's destructive blow to New Orleans' infrastructure.Ten months after the storm, about 15 percent of the city's traffic signals are ...See the full content of this document
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