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, …
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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 …
‘Let’s Get Loud’ for Complete Streets This Juneteenth – July 3rd
Due to weather, this event was postponed and is now happening on July 3rd. June 19th is Juneteenth and we’re inviting you to celebrate with us! I’m Dwan Adams, New Orleans Complete Streets Coalition’s Campaigns Coordinator and one of the organizers of Let’s Get Loud NOLA 2021. On Saturday, June 19th we’re organizing a commemorative, community-led 20-mile bike ride and 5k …
Why We Need to Keep Speaking Out for Complete Streets
One thing is certain: we are making our voices heard. At the City’s first session of the new Complete Streets Policy Working Group, there were 177 public comments! Thank you to everyone who submitted a comment supporting the Moving New Orleans Bikes plan to build 75 miles of Complete Streets in New Orleans this year. We’ve heard back from officials and members of our coalition who attended and …
Family Bike Ride Tours the New Algiers Bikeways
This Sunday evening we were lucky to have a perfect break in the rain for the Algiers Family Bike Ride!
We started off in Berhman Park with a bike light giveaway and some informative bike safety resources, then took off down thew new Lawrence Street bike boulevard. We rode the new bikeways on Wall Blvd., MacArthur, Odeon, as well as the freshly paved levee path and more. We had a lot of fun, some great dialogue and a lot of gratitude for the city for making streets built to share a priority!
Check out some photos below and stay tuned for another Algiers family ride this summer!
Talking with People IRL About Complete Streets
A powerful tool is back in our arsenal as we work together to make biking, walking, and transit safe and accessible across New Orleans: face-to-face conversations. Can you join us for a door-to-door canvass this coming Wednesday June 2nd on Gentilly Blvd, from 4 – 630pm? Or the following week on Saturday June 12th in the 7th Ward and St. Roch neighborhoods …