TONIGHT: Westbank Residents Get Update on
Moving New Orleans Bike Network Blueprint
NEW ORLEANS – The Mayor's Office of Transportation, in coordination with the Department of Public Works, invites Westbank residents to attend a community meeting tonight to receive updates on the blueprint for a city-wide, low-stress bikeway network as part of Moving New Orleans Bikes (MNOB).
The meeting will be held at the Algiers Regional Library (3014 Holiday Drive), from 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
This initiative, part of the broader Moving New Orleans transportation vision laid out by Mayor LaToya Cantrell, will dramatically and rapidly expand safe, accessible biking and walking throughout New Orleans neighborhoods.
Earlier this year, the City held a series of eight community meetings and offered an online tool to shape the future of the citywide bikeway network. City staff received feedback on how people get around the City, important destinations, and issues and situations that make bicycling, walking, and driving difficult. Attendees at this round will hear what the City learned from the community, see the proposed future bikeway network, learn about initial build opportunities, and have an opportunity to provide feedback.
This will be an opportunity to hear first-hand how the bikeway network will try to address wishes expressed by Westbank residents in previous meetings, including:
- Improved access to the Algiers Ferry
- Safer access along and across major streets like General DeGaulle Drive and General Meyer Avenue
- Improved access to parks and the levee path
Representatives from Bike Easy, New Links, RoadWork NOLA and Blue Bikes also will be on hand.
Click on this link to learn more about Moving New Orleans Bikes.
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