Bike Easy Blog
BIKE EASY IS A ‘CLEAN FLEET LEADER’
Press release from the Clean Fuel Partnership regarding the Clean Fleet Awards. 30 BUSINESS LEADERS AWARDED FOR CLEAN TRANSPORTATION EFFORTS SET REGIONAL RECORDS FOR REDUCING OVER 4.7 MILLION GASOLINE GALLONS AND 31,000 TONS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY USING DOMESTIC CLEAN FUELS AND FUEL-SAVING TECHNOLOGIES NEW ORLEANS – On July 9, 2019 the Regional Planning Commission’s Clean Fuel Partnership and Louisiana Department…
BLUE BIKES FOR ALL GRANT REPORT
PeopleForBikes Foundation / Better Bike Share Partnership Bike Easy / Blue Bikes for All – Final Challenge Grant Report Bike Easy has been working to ensure Blue Bikes work as an equitable solution for all New Orleanians. Thanks to a grant and support through the Better Bike Share Partnership, we’ve been able to provide trials and education around bike shares…
EARLY BIRD SPOKETACULAR TICKETS
Early Bird ticket prices will be good through July 7th, and you don’t want to miss this SWEET deal. On Friday, September 27th Seven Three Distilling Co. will be transformed into a candy land to celebrate the sweet successes for the Greater New Orleans bicycling community at the Spoketacular Sweet 16! Get your tickets for Bike Easy’s premiere fundraising event…
STRENGTHEN OUR BIKE COMMUNITY
“Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much” – Helen Keller Communities find strength in their collective power and we seek them out to surround ourselves with support and a sense of belonging. At Bike Easy, we know Greater New Orleans has an energetic and passionate community of people who believe in the power of bicycling…
SERVE AT BIKE EASY WITH AMERICORPS
Serve at Bike Easy as the Tulane AmeriCorps VISTA, Tulane Center for Public Service — Membership and Volunteer Coordinator Apply for the Tulane AmeriCorps VISTA position here. About Bike Easy: Bike Easy makes bicycling easy, safe, and fun for everyone in Greater New Orleans. We believe in the power of bicycling to help create a healthy, prosperous, resilient, and equitable future for…
PEOPLE FRIENDLY DRIVING
A how-to guide for driving safely around people biking and walking. Bike Easy’s guide for drivers includes safety tips and techniques to keep people biking and walking safe, covering what to expect from people biking and walking, how to navigate bicycle infrastructure on the roadways, and an overview of relevant roadway laws. View the People Friendly Driving brochure.
BLUE BIKES FOR ALL
A joint initiative between Bike Easy, Blue Bikes, and the City of New Orleans to ensure the benefits of bike share are realized for local and low-income residents. BLUE BIKES FOR ALL DOWNLOADS Our study in bringing Bike Share to New Orleans Bike Easy has received a “Better Bike Share Partnership” grant to promote equity and awareness of our New Orleans’ first-ever…
ANNOUNCING SPOKETACULAR SWEET 16!
Bike Easy’s 16th Anniversary Fundraiser Last year our first Spoketacular was such a success we decided to SWEETEN the event for Bike Easy’s 16th Anniversary Fundraiser! On Friday, September 27th Seven Three Distilling Co. will be transformed into a candy land to celebrate the sweet successes for the Greater New Orleans bicycling community at the Spoketacular Sweet 16, and we’ll be raising…
BIKE EASY ONLINE MAP
A tool to find Fixit Stations, Bike Shops, and more! Have you ever needed to find the closest Fixit Station while out on a ride? Do you want to support local businesses who advocate for bike safety in Greater New Orleans? We put together the Bike Easy Map to provide all of this information in one convenient place! Keep reading past the…
WEEKLY UPDATE – JUNE 17TH 2019
Laura from the Bike Easy Education team gives the weekly update! As the city has bared witness to tragic events such as the crash that killed two people biking on Esplanade Avenue, it is clear that a line painted on the street isn’t always enough to keep people safe. Education, along with advocacy and infrastructure improvements, is a crucial…
