Bike Easy Blog
New Orleans’ Walk & Roll Week 2023
Bike Easy is excited to announce that New Orleans’ Youth Walk & Roll Week is currently happening from October 1-7th! We’re promoting walking and biking to school, the library, and everywhere else one may go! Throughout New Orleans’ Walk & Roll Week, Bike Easy will be posting safety tips, fun facts, and other useful information for youth, families, and teachers. …
IMPORTANT Update on this year’s Bicycle Second Line – NEW DATE!
This year’s Bicycle Second Line has been rescheduled for Saturday, October 21st. Due to scheduling complications, the next availability for our partners at NOPD to come clear the streets for all of us rolling in the Bicycle Second Line is on Saturday, October 21st. We apologize for this change, but want to assure you that this decision was not made lightly, but…
Bicycle Friendly Community – Public Survey
New Orleans has recently applied to be recognized as a Bike Friendly Community , a distinction from the League of American Bicyclists, a national organization working to promote and uplift biking all around the country. As part of the application, the League of American Bicyclists opens up a public survey for people in the community. Please, take a moment to fill out…
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 Saturday, October 21st! We will line up again at the Second Line Brewing (433 N Bernadotte) at 10:00 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…
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…