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Mayor's Office of Transportation
Safety | Connectivity | Efficiency | Equity
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Office of Transportation Newsletter |
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First Transit Oriented Communities Public Meeting Held Lively Discussion
The Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) project team, comprised of the City Planning Commission, the Mayor’s Office of Transportation, and the Regional Transit Authority, hosted the first TOC public meeting on April 14 on Webex. The meeting was attended by forty people, and consisted of an interactive presentation from the TOC project team followed by a group discussion and Q&A session. Participation was lively, with conversation surrounding prompts such as pedestrian comfort and neighborhood resource access. The presentation slides and meeting recording are posted online website here, in case you missed it. The survey is still live, please take it here.
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Complete Streets Working Group to Convene in May
The Complete Streets Working Group, established by the Complete Streets Policy, is tasked with advising the Department of Public Works to ensure the Policy is applied in the planning, design, construction, operations, and maintenance of all projects. The Working Group will convene on May 19, 2021.
The Complete Street Working Group’s efforts will provide vital input from stakeholders in City government and the community at large as the City continues to invest in our infrastructure in a way that improves transportation options for all residents, regardless of their mode of travel.
The Complete Streets Working Group will be chaired by the Mayor’s Office of Transportation on a quarterly basis. Members of the working group include city agencies, local non-profits and stakeholders. The formation of the working group is another major step towards making our streets more equitable, efficient, connected, and safer.
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CNO Celebrates April Bike Challenge with Bike Easy and Entergy
The City of New Orleans Bike Easy, and Entergy joined forces for the April Bike Challenge. The group convened in front of City Hall on April 29 to highlight the progress that has been made to make bicycling more accessible in New Orleans.
"This administration is committed to safer, more accessible and more equitable modes of transportation for all of our residents. Nowhere is that more evident than our work on bicycle infrastructure. Our Office of Transportation has collaborated with the Department of Public Works to create Moving New Orleans Bikes,” said Mayor LaToya Cantrell. “This work has engaged our residents and community partners to create our Citywide Bikeway Blueprint, updated our Complete Streets policy, and initiated work on more than 70 miles of a protected bikeway network. We appreciate partners such as Bike Easy, Entergy and other members of the Complete Streets Coalition to use initiatives such as the Bike Easy April Challenge 2021 to raise awareness about why we 'Love to Ride.”
The Bike Easy April Challenge ran throughout the month of April. Riders registered online to log every bike ride they took during April for a chance to win prizes, and post on community boards. The month-long program encouraged bike ridership and utilization of our City’s increasingly accessible bicycle infrastructure.
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Mayor's OT Surveys for FRA Quiet Zones
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The Office of Transportation, the Department of Public Works, and other stakeholders completed field work for informing the feasibility of establishing railroad quiet zones along a number of rail corridors in the City. City staff surveyed physical characteristics of railroad crossings to identify potential upgrades necessary for compliance with quiet zone regulations. Quiet Zones provide an opportunity for localities to mitigate the effects of train horn noise through the establishment of a “quiet zone”. In a quiet zone, railroads cease the routine sounding of horns when approaching public highway-rail grade crossings. Train horns will still be used in emergencies or to comply with other Federal regulations or operating rules. |
RTA receives $1.35M federal funding to purchase non-revenue vehicles
The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) announced the award of $1,353,895 from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Bus and Bus Facilities Program Grant to replace aging non-revenue vehicles. The funding will be used to purchase 37 non-revenue vehicles to support RTA operations and maintenance, with 25 of the 37 vehicles being hybrids.
Non-revenue vehicles are essential to RTA's operations by providing daily supervision across the agency and aiding in the prompt response to mechanical issues of revenue vehicles that may arise along routes. The new vehicles will replace RTA fleet that have surpassed the FTA’s minimum required years of use and will be retired.
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Joint Public Works + Transportation City Council Meeting
May 04, 2021 1:00 PM / Virtual
Agenda to include truck routes, complete streets, and pedal carriages. For more information and to submit public comment visit this page.
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Louisiana Climate Task Force Transportation Subcommittee Meeting
Friday 5/21 9:30am-12pm / Virtual
The State of Louisiana Climate Initiatives Task Force has been convening to make recommendations for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions originating in Louisiana. The transportation subcommittee will be holding its third meeting on May 21st and can be found through this page.
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Take the Transit Oriented Communities Survey here! |
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