Tulane speaks out in support of the Coalition
We’re excited to have Tulane University as a member of the New Orleans Complete Streets Coalition. As the largest private employer in the city, they represent an entity focused on ensuring the health and safety of individuals all throughout the region. With their campus in Downtown New Orleans, they’re primed to benefit from the improvements coming to the Central Business…
NOCSC Members Present At the Annual American Planning Association State Conference
Members of the New Orleans Complete Streets Coalition joined over 80 professional planners in Lafayette, LA last month for the annual American Planning Association State Conference, themed “Partnerships: A New Planning Paradigm for Louisiana.” The conference featured sessions and mobile workshops focusing on how interdisciplinary teams are tackling sustainability, transportation, community engagement, water management, and coastal restoration, and recognized how…
Let’s shape the future of New Orleans Complete Streets together
As we get ready for the elections on November 13th, it is important to understand where future city leaders stand on the issue of Complete Streets, and how they expect to meet a need for more equitable transportation, smart and resilient infrastructure, and innovative uses of public space. With that in mind, the New Orleans Complete Streets Coalition hosted a…
Our City Council Candidate Forum is on for Oct 19th at the Broadside
This coming Tuesday we hope you’ll join us for a special evening in the open air to hear from New Orleans’ next City Councilmembers about their priorities on the issues surrounding our infrastructure, transportation systems, and everything Complete Streets! RSVP and submit your questions here! Make sure the next City Council shares your concerns when it comes to the safety,…
The Neighborhood Resource Page for Moving New Orleans Bikes – Downtown
We’re going downtown! The New Orleans downtown area, comprised of the Central Business District, French Quarter, and Marigny, is our major job center, arts & cultural center, and regional transportation hub. That’s why we’re so excited for the Complete Streets improvements ‘Moving New Orleans Bikes’ will soon be bringing to key corridors downtown. Protected bikeways, improved walkways, and more efficient transit are on their way. Before…
Volunteer to Bring More Safety and Less Stress to New Orleans Streets This August
It’s going to take all of us to bring more safety and less stress to New Orleans streets. Right now, the most impactful thing you can do is actually talk to neighbors and neighborhood businesses about the ‘Moving New Orleans Bikes’ infrastructure improvements on the way this fall. We know it’s a big ask, but direct communication is still the most effective…
Building a Protected Bike & Walkway on Peoples Ave
Sometimes, you just dive in and build Complete Streets yourself. That’s what the Edgewood Park Neighborhood Association did on Peoples Avenue, a long-time sight of illegal speeding and dumping. With a brand new, temporary mixed-use protected bike and walkway, Peoples Avenue is slowing the speed and providing designated space for people biking and walking, where before there was none (sidewalk included). We have…
Take Action >> Don’t Pave Over New Orleans
On Tuesday, July 13th, the New Orleans City Planning Commission (CPC) will vote to either approve or oppose the establishment of a new overlay district, the University Area Off-Street Parking Overlay, that would require all new construction and housing rehabilitations to secure one parking spot for every additional bedroom near Tulane University. The current iteration of the University Area Interim…
New Protected Bikeways on N. Miro
As part of Mayor Cantrell’s ‘Moving New Orleans Bikes’ initiative, the City of New Orleans is reconfiguring N Miro Street in the 7th Ward to add a protected bike lane. This configuration will mirror N. Galvez Street (N. Miro’s parallel counterpart heading downriver), with parking on the left of the street, one lane of travel for motor vehicles, and a…
Our new ‘Moving New Orleans Bikes’ neighborhood resource pages
With the many Complete Streets improvements currently being built as part of ‘Moving New Orleans Bikes’, we decided to create neighborhood resource pages where you can learn more about and keep up with the various mobility improvements coming to your neighborhood, community by community, street by street. Algiers and the neighborhoods in and around the 7th Ward (Tremé, Mid-City, St…