The City, in partnership with RTA and RPC, is working to develop a Transit Oriented Communities plan, and wants your input. Find out about the effort here.

Keep an eye out for Transit Oriented Communities survey flyers at your bus stop! The survey asks about your commute, transit options, and thoughts on potential TOC recommendations. The survey is still live, and can be taken here.

Mayor Cantrell joined other U.S. city leaders, transit agencies, and national organizations to call for modernizing the Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. In the open call for comments, over 25,000 were submitted by Americans in support of making key changes to the Manual. 

“As our city works on ambitious plans to make our streets safer and more accessible, from building a bikeway network to addressing systemic safety concerns, we are too often finding that the MUTCD conflicts with new mobility best practices,” said LaToya Cantrell, Mayor of New Orleans. “The federal manual must be reformed so that it more closely aligns with the equity, safety, and sustainability goals of the Biden Administration.” 

Full press release can be found here.

RTA introduced a modified fare structure to begin in July of 2021 that includes reductions for several pass types and new discounted fares for youth and seniors. The revised fare structure will cost .40 for a single ride senior and .50 for a single ride youth (K-18). A 1-Day Jazzy Pass, which allows transfers between busses and ferries for an entire day, would cost .80 for seniors and 1.00 for youth. The revised fare structure aims to improve transit accessibility for populations who typically rely more heavily on public transit, and is expected to increase ridership. The fare structure was first presented at the RTA’s Committee meetings on May 13, followed by a presentation to the RTA Board at their May 25 meeting, and then to New Orleans City Council’s Transportation Committee on Wednesday May 26^th. These modifications are proposed to start July 2021, and would run temporarily through December 2021. The RTA is undergoing a thorough fare study and is expected to bring a proposal for permanent fare changes to the board in 2022.

The preliminary implementation schedule for New Links will begin with small service changes on June 20th. Phasing of the plan will continue in fall of 2021 with small route and service adjustments. Restoration of some streetcar service, and minor route adjustments will occur to be followed by significant changes to routes, related stops and signage in winter of 2022. After a long planning process, it is exciting for implementation to begin improving connectivity and transit equity for New Orleanians.

Visit the New Links website here and stay tuned for further announcements.