Recent outcry over efforts to update University Avenue and Bertrand Drive have highlighted the gaps between what’s promised and what’s delivered when it comes to these kinds of public investments.
Lafayette’s been trying to revitalize the stretch of University between Congress Street and I-10 for more than a decade. The promise: a new gateway and increased economic development in a disadvantaged area.
Three mayor-presidents and almost $40 million later, the results aren’t exactly breath-taking, except perhaps when you’re hyperventilating from road rage…