TODAY: New Links Phase II Community Meetings Begin
NEW ORLEANS – The New Links regional transit network redesign process will kick into high gear today with a second phase of community meetings to show residents proposed concepts for an updated regional transit network. The project is a collaboration with the Regional Planning Commission (RPC), the Mayor's Office of Transportation, the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA), and Jefferson Transit (JeT).
The New Links team will begin Phase II of the project this morning at the New Orleans Main Library (10:30 a.m.-noon). There will be a second meeting today at the same location, from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. (See full schedule below. Additional meeting information will be announced as it is confirmed.) At these meetings, RPC staff will present three service concepts for how bus and streetcar service could be redesigned using existing resources. These concepts were designed around feedback from a diverse group of stakeholders and citizens during a robust Phase 1 outreach initiative in the spring and summer of 2019.
The meetings will include a visual presentation that will be narrated by the project team, followed by questions and answers and an “open house” period to interact with the project team and provide feedback on the service concepts. Special remarks at this morning's meeting will be given by Mayor Cantrell, Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee-Sheng, and RTA CEO Alex Wiggins.
Here is the schedule for the meetings:
Tuesday, Feb. 11
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.
New Orleans Downtown Library (219 Loyola Ave. New Orleans, LA 70112)
Wednesday, Feb. 12
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.
Jefferson Transit Headquarters at Wilty Terminal (21 Westbank Expwy.; Westbank Expressway at Milton Street; Gretna, LA 70053)
Thursday, Feb. 13
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.
East New Orleans Public Library (5641 Read Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70127)
There will also be a series of “pop-up” community meetings available to RTA riders on-site:
Week of February 10-14
Wednesday, Feb. 12
8 a.m.-10 a.m.
Wilty Terminal (prior to Wilty Terminal kickoff)
Thursday, Feb. 13
7 a.m.-9 a.m.
Duncan Plaza
Week of Feb. 17-23
Wednesday, Feb. 19
3 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Cemeteries Transit Center
Thursday, Feb. 20
7 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Duncan Plaza
Week of Feb. 24-28
Wednesday, Feb. 26
3 p.m.-6 p.m.
94 Broad Ride-Along (Meet at RTA)
Thursday, Feb. 27
7 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Duncan Plaza
Week of March 2-6
Wednesday, March 4
3 p.m.-5:30 a.m.
Wilty Terminal
Thursday, March 5
7 a.m.-9 a.m.
Duncan Plaza
Week of March 9-13
Thursday, March 12
7 a.m.-9 a.m.
Duncan Plaza
Thursday, March 12
12 p.m.-2 a.m.
Duncan Plaza (late-night)
Here are the parameters of the three concepts:
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Concept A: This concept will look the most similar to the current network, but with tweaks to increase connectivity and improve on-time performance
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Concept B: This concept will show a network reoriented around multiple bus lines that come every 15 minutes-or-less
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Concept C: This will be the most far-reaching concept, designed to really overhaul the RTA and JeT network to speed up rides between several different regional hubs, with a redesigned local network serving each hub.
Learn more about the New Links project here.
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