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Connectivity | Efficiency | Equity | Safety
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Hurricane Ida Recovery
Hurricane Ida recovery efforts continue to remove debris from our roads. Follow the NOLA Ready page for Ida updates including debris removal. One concern from Ida is bike lane debris, which can force bicyclists into the roadway and create potentially dangerous situations. To report hazardous debris found in bike lanes, call 3-1-1 or visit nola311.org. DPW's new street cleaner, affectionally named Lil Sweepy, continues to work on clearing protected bike lanes for safe riding. |
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Blue Bikes Ready to Ride
Blue Bikes returned to the streets of New Orleans the last week of August with a fleet of 504 pedal-assist e-bikes. The City announced the relaunch of Blue Bikes in partnership with Blue Krewe, a local, community-based nonprofit organization that operates the program, and title sponsor Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana. Blue Bikes have been restored after Hurricane Ida.
Want to hop on a Blue Bike? Download the Blue Bikes Nola app to make an account and begin riding. The app is available in the App Store and the Google Play Store. For more information, visit www.BlueBikesNola.com.
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Safer Streets Priority Finder Launches
The City of New Orleans, in partnership with the Regional Transit Authority, University of New Orleans Transportation Institute, and Toole Design Group, has launched a new traffic safety analysis tool: the Safer Streets Priority Finder (SSPF). Developed through the support of a U.S. Department of Transportation Safety Data Initiative grant, the tool provides planners and engineers with a low-barrier method to identify and prioritize roadway safety improvements. The tool will be integrated into the City and RTA’s project development process to help identify and prioritize safety funding for areas that are high risk to vulnerable roadway users.
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Railroad Quiet Zones Feasibility Process Underway
The City of New Orleans has sent out initial notices of intent to begin the feasibility process for four candidate quiet zone corridors: Audubon/Uptown area, Bywater, Downtown Riverfront, and Homer Plessy Way. This action marks the beginning of a 60-day comment period, which will be followed by a thorough corridor analysis. A planning and design process with the railroads and stakeholders will ultimately determine the feasibility and costs of implementing the upgrades to crossings that a quiet zone requires (warning lights, gate arms, etc.).
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City of New Orleans Co-Hosts Electric Vehicle Event at Loyola University
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The Mayor’s Office of Transportation cohosted the Electric Vehicle (EV) Showcase at Loyola University on Sept. 25 as part of National Drive Electric Week. The event displayed the latest EV models to the public with representatives available to answer questions. EV owners of all models including the Nissan Leaf, Polestar 2, Tesla 3, Tesla Y, parked their vehicles and spoke to interested event goers about their EV experiences and specifications. Thank you to everyone who attended the event! The Mayor remains committed to the City’s Climate Action Plan, and furthering access to electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. To learn more about the City’s work in this area, contact Maya Sosland, maya.sosland@nola.gov.
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RTA Holds Bus Rapid Transit Study
In September, New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) kicked off a 10-month long feasibility study for a proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor. In a virtual kick-off meeting Alex Wiggins, RTA CEO provided the goals and objectives of the project to the consultant team ISLI Engineering, HNTB and the Hawthorne Group. Plus, an array of partners including representatives from the New Orleans Regional Planning Commission, the City of New Orleans, and other regional partners.
The study is initially for a dedicated transit corridor between New Orleans East and downtown with a possible extension to Algiers. The project will help the RTA to improve transit equity by significantly reducing commute times within the region and is the next step to deliver on previous plans including the New Links regional bus network redesign and the RTA’s Strategic Mobility Plan.
The project will deliver design standards for BRT on any corridor in the region and a corridor-specific plan with preliminary design, conceptual operations, construction costs, and funding strategies for the proposed corridor.
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Louis Armstrong Airport Ranked #1 for Customer Satisfaction
The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) has been ranked as the number one large airport in North America for customer satisfaction, based on J.D. Power’s 2021 North America Airport Satisfaction Study, which was released on Sept. 22. MSY was also ranked #1 in Food & Beverage and Retail.
The annual study surveys passengers in six categories (in order of importance): terminal facilities; airport arrival/department; baggage claim; security check; check-in/baggage check; and food, beverage and retail. In the large airport category of 10 to 32.9 million passengers per year, MSY achieved a score of 844 based on a 1,000-point scale.
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Lakeshore Drive Improvement
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Have you checked out the recent improvements to Lakeshore Drive? The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority East began work on the Lakeshore Drive improvement project earlier this year. Improvements include adding a two-way bike lane, pouring new asphalt, creating a raised median with turn lanes, and enhancing pedestrian crossings between Lake Marina Drive and Canal Boulevard. The construction elements offer improved safety for all modes of travel. |
Remember: LA Wallet App Can be Used as Vaccine Record
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With more entities requiring proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test, the LA Wallet App is a helpful tool. Anyone with a Louisiana license can create an account on the app and the vaccination status will be included in the profile. For more information on COVID-19 guidelines or data, visit NOLA Ready at ready.nola.gov.
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Search Local Roadwork Construction Projects
Curious about Roadwork projects in your neighborhood? Roadwork NOLA has a website just for that! You can search by address, neighborhood, or project.
Sign up to Receive Text Messages From RoadworkNOLA
Text ROADWORK to 77295 OR visit ready.nola.gov/alerts to create a profile and sign up for the “roadwork” alert list.
Search Statewide Transportation Projects
Interested in statewide transportation projects? The Louisiana DOTD website details projects here and can be filtered by district to show road and lane status changes as well as traffic updates.
View MNOB Public Meetings
Interested in a specific MNOB project? In case you missed them, all Moving New Orleans Bikes public meetings are archived on our website here.
Search MNOB Project Status
Curious about the status of the Moving New Orleans Bikes plan? View the project list here where you can view the status of specific corridors.
Plan Your Bus Trip
RTA's trip planner can be used to plan your public transit trip from start to destination. The tool includes real time schedules and alerts.
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