Bike Easy Blog
Call to Action: Make your voice heard at City Council Meeting
TOMORROW, Wednesday January 8th – make your voice heard regarding two important topics being discussed by City Council at the Joint Public Works* – Criminal Justice Committer Meeting at 12pm in the City Council Chambers (1300 Perdido Street) – Grant Agreement between the United States Department of Transportation and the City (Public Works Department) for the Connecting New Orleans East for Pedestrian…
FW: Post-Attack Resources
We love you, New Orleans. Hey neighbor, I hope you’re doing ok after yesterday’s horrific attack on Bourbon St. A Federal investigation is underway, and the City’s emergency responses are in full swing. As information continues to emerge, we’re sharing a roundup of resources for you here. Check out below for ways you can get or offer help in the…
Help Us Close The Year Strong and Step Into Our New Home in Mid-City!
As 2024 comes to a close, we’re reflecting on the incredible strides Bike Easy has made this year – and we couldn’t have done it without your support! Thanks to your help, we were able to: Continue offering our programming throughout the region Diversify our funding by securing 13 out of 23 grants applied for in 2024 — That is…
Reflecting on Our Bike Match Program – as the National Network Shuts Down
BikeMatch was a mutual-aid effort that grew out of the COVID 19 pandemic and lockdown. Bike Easy was given a framework from Transportation Alternatives out of New York which helped us launch our program and get a few matches. The effort was truly grassroots, but organizations all around the country were showing great results from their own dedicated efforts. Then,…
2024 Community Program Highlights
As we all get ready for the end of the 2024 year it’s nice to look back at all the work done this past year and consider it while shaping our vision of the future. We had 2 new events this year that were able to happen thanks to community partners approaching us with opportunities to collaborate- The Ride to…
A message from the Board: Help us raise funds for Bike Light Giveaways in 2025!
We’re in the middle of our end of the year membership drive, but we’d like to make a direct ask to our membership, to help raise funds for a popular program in need of support. This week, from December 8 – 14, the Board of Directors is matching every dollar donated to the Bike Light Giveaways program this week up…
Double Your Impact This Holiday Season with Bike Easy!
As we approach the end of the year, we invite you to join us in making a difference for our community! We are thrilled to announce our end-of-year fundraising campaign begins today, and for the first seven days, every dollar you donate will be matched by Charlie Thomas from Bike Law Louisiana, up to $5,000. Your support helps us continue our mission…
Sharing some big announcements that are making me really happy!
A letter from our Executive Director Is it really November 15th already?!? This year flew by, and I’m full of pride for everything our Team and Board has accomplished together this year. Of course, we couldn’t do our work without your support and feedback, so I wanted to make sure to catch you up on some things, plus share some…
October Advocacy Roundup & Calls to Action
Welcome to round two of Bike Easy’s advocacy round up! This newsletter aims to give New Orleans-area residents insight into advocacy campaigns and opportunities to take action for better biking and complete streets. POLICY UPDATES Federal Funding New Orleans has received $49.97 million from the Environmental Protection Agency to support greenhouse gas reduction measures, including building new bike lanes and an…
2024 Silent Auction is live!
Allene, The Bike Easy Bicycle Second Line is one week away, and the Silent Auction is Live! We are excited to launch this year’s Silent Auction alongside the Bike Easy Bicycle Second Line! This virtual silent auction will be live until Monday, October 21st at midnight. Over the next week we hope you’ll take a look at the Silent Auction Website,…