Bike Easy Blog
Bike Easy’s Adult Learn to Ride Class Gets Rollin
Last month we were excited to offer our first in-person Adult Learn to Ride class since before the start of the pandemic. On the morning of the class, arrived having never ridden a bike before. By the end of the two-hour session, they were all completing a victory lap around the track! The class gets ready to ride…
Exploring New Grounds – Helping Lead a Community Ride for Fellowship Sundays
One of my all-time favorite things is to work in the field for Bike Easy. So when I had the opportunity to lead a community bike ride for the Sistahs on Wheels’ New Orleans Complete Streets Coalition Mini Grant project, I had to do it! In my mind, nothing compares to the one-on-one interactions with folks, where I am always…
Bike Easy’s June Newsletter
It’s June, which means things are heating up in New Orleans, and not just the weather. From progress on the Moving New Orleans Bikes plan to build 75 miles of protected and connected bikeways this year to new education workshops we’re offering, here are all of our hot updates. Email the Office of Transportation to Support Complete Streets Will you email…
That’s a wrap for Bike Easy’s Membership Month
We had such an amazing turnout for this year’s Membership Month campaign, #JoinUp! Thank you to everyone who signed up or renewed their Bike Easy Membership during the month of May! Your generous contributions helped us raise $25,117, once again pedaling past our goal! Our Bike Easy Members are truly committed to helping us transform our streets and neighborhoods so…
New Orleans’ Low-stress Biking Future
Have you seen this new bike lane on N. Galvez? How about this one on Wall Boulevard? These are just a couple snapshots of the nearly 20 miles of newly built low-stress bikeways throughout New Orleans. From Elysian Fields in the Marigny, to N. Galvez in the 7th Ward, and Wall Boulevard in Algiers, people are biking with more safety and less stress thanks to these…
Where to Ride in New Orleans This Week
Are you ready to let the good times roll…on your bike? Of course you are! We know we’ve been asking for a lot of help lately, so we wanted to take a moment to give you some great ways to enjoy biking in New Orleans over the coming days. Bike Routes to Get Around New Orleans Are you trying to ride from Algiers to…
Why I’m a Bike Easy Member!
Bike Easy Members are passionate about the power of bicycling to help create a healthy, prosperous, resilient, and equitable future for all people of the region. There are a variety of reasons why members ride and invest in Bike Easy to ensure biking is safe, easy, and fun for everyone in Greater New Orleans. For Clark– a Bike Easy member…
Recapping the Bike Easy April Challenge 2021
The Bike Easy April Challenge 2021 wrapped the 10th year of Bike to Work Day and our 5th annual month-long celebration of biking in New Orleans. With over 150 new riders, 962 individuals, and 87 workplaces taking part in this year’s Challenge, we logged over 75,000 miles, with over 10,000 of those miles recorded for transport. Of the 962…
Celebrating low-stress biking in Algiers with Kristin Palmer & the Complete Streets Coalition
On Saturday, May 1st, we went out to represent Bike Easy and the New Orleans Complete Streets Coalition at Councilmember Kristin Palmer’s celebration of biking at the Cutoff Recreation Center. It was a great day of biking on the river and through the streets, walking along the levee trail, crossfit and yoga, and of course, crawfish! Check out the blog…
Bike Easy’s May Newsletter
This May, we’re celebrating the milestones and accomplishments Bike Easy Members supported by launching our Membership Month campaign, #JoinUp! All month long we’ll be sharing stories of Bike Easy Members, highlighting our business partners, and hosting member- exclusive events. We’ll also be asking you to start or renew your Bike Easy Membership. If you look forward to these monthly newsletters and all the opportunities they…