Bike Easy Blog
New Orleans’ Youth Walk & Roll Week, October 1-7, 2023
Bike Easy is excited that New Orleans’ Youth Walk & Roll Week is happening from October 1-7th, 2023! We’re promoting walking and biking to school, the library, and everywhere else one might go! Bike Easy will be kicking off the New Orleans’ Youth Walk & Roll week with a pizza party celebration on Sunday, October 1st, from 4:30 to…
Catching you up on our Advocacy work!
A letter from our ED: I’m reaching out to inform you of some of the Advocacy efforts we’ve been working on recently and share some updates on the regional bike network. We’ve been receiving a lot of concerns lately about the 311 system, and the lack of response on some service requests. We continue to bring this up as an…
Jefferson Parish Master Plan Bike Lanes and Walkways
Bike Easy is excited to see improvements being made to Jefferson Parish roadways and walkways as part of a master plan that aims to incorporate more bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure! Current infrastructure includes proposed safe bike routes, shared use paths, protected bike lanes, greenways, sharrows, and improved crosswalks at intersections. This is all part of the Envision Jefferson 2040:…
Upcoming Education Events
Bike Easy is excited to announce a series of upcoming education events as we get rolling back to school and (hopefully) cooler weather! Whether you want to learn how to ride a bike, become a licensed instructor, learn all things bikes, or simply ride a bicycle alongside community members, we have an event for you. Bike Easy will be leading…
Join the 2023 Bicycle Second Line
Mark your calendars, our Bicycle Second Line is coming back this Fall on Sunday, October 22nd! We will line up again at the Lafitte Greenway Plaza starting at 9:30 am, roll out at 11:00 am, stop at Beanlandia, and finish at Second Line Brewing for our traditional after party! See the route below. As a passionate advocate for sustainable transportation…
People Friendly Driving
Over the summer, Bike Easy has hosted numerous People Friendly Driving classes for bus drivers, driving instructors, as well as the public. The class is geared toward education of drivers on the rules of the road, bike infrastructure, and best practices when sharing the road with other forms of traffic, people on bike and foot. We are committed to making…
#BikeMatchNOLA closing in on 100 Matches!
Our #BikeMatch program is closing in on a huge milestone! We’re currently sitting at 95 bikes matched with people in need since the program first started in 2020. Though #BikeMatch receives some great engagement and introduces us to many people that have never heard of our organization, I wanted to take the opportunity to reach out to inform our greater audience who…
Bike Easy’s latest news and ways to stay active
It’s been a busy last few weeks for me with a lot of meetings with local partners, working with the America Walks Fellowship, training for this weekend’s sprint triathlon, and listening to the ideas folks have to gain support for our mission. It’s indeed the job that keeps on giving and keeps me motivated. Here are some updates from those…
Justice for Peedy and Why We Need to Support Better Biking
Sometimes it’s necessary to repeat and articulate the obvious. We need to support better conditions for people on bikes. Here are a few reasons why (and there are so many more!): Bicycling is a great way to engage in community. On bikes, you see each other. You see the neighborhoods in which you traverse. You smell them. You hear the…
Stories sent to us for our Call to Action Campaign on June 28th
As part of our “Call to Action” to contact elected officials to ask them to prioritize protecting vulnerable road users, we’ve received several accounts of incidents, we’re sharing some of them with you below: Be sure to sign the petition today: https://bikeeasy.nationbuilder.com/we_want_people_on_bikes_to_stop_dying_in_our_streets?e=96d0a87759457f8540c3f2ed6cf410c1&utm_source=bikeeasy&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tomorrow_tell_our_elected_offi&n=2&test_email=1 Nellie – Incident in District A Click here to hear her story told during the Ride for…
