Bike Easy Blog
IMPORTANCE OF BIKE MAINTENANCE
Follow tips from the League of American Bicyclists to keep you and your bike riding smoothly on the road. A well-maintained bike will keep you safe, save you money, and ensure smooth riding. Don’t wait for something to break down mid-ride, just a little regular maintenance can prevent you from injury and keep you from having to make costly repairs…
IMPROVE CONFIDENCE WITH SMART BIKING
February 20, 21, 24 at Caffin Ave. SDA Church This February, Bike Easy is gearing up to offer its next round of Smart Biking classes at the Caffin Ave. SDA Church, Community Service Building, 1019 Caffin Ave. New Orleans, LA 70117. This free course is designed to help anyone feel comfortable and safe riding a bike in traffic! Upon completion of all…
BIKE EASY CHALLENGE IS COMING
Are you a champion? Bike Easy wants to say thank you to all the champions from the 2018 Bike Easy Challenge! We had 127 organizations sign up, over 1000 riders log a ride, and almost 200 new riders encouraged to hop on a bike. We could not have reached those goals without the champions spreading the word and getting co-workers,…
GIRLTREK COMPLETE STREETS RALLY AT EASTSHORE PLAYGROUND
Speaking up for safe streets and sidewalks in New Orleans East Thanks to everyone who came out to GirlTrek’s Complete Streets Rally at Eastshore Playground this Saturday. New Orleans East is a huge and vital part of what makes our city what it is, and for too long hasn’t gotten its share of attention and resources. That includes the bikeways,…
JANUARY VOLUNTEER NEWSLETTER
Get involved with Bike Easy! In 2018, people volunteering with Bike Easy installed over 2 miles of pop-up protected bikeways, encouraged friends and colleagues to get on their bikes during the Bike Easy Challenge, passed out information at community events, helped with bike repair at maintenance workshops, and a whole lot more! There’s more ground to cover in 2019 and…
GIRLTREK RALLY THIS SATURDAY!
Support Complete Streets in Greater New Orleans! Our friends at GirlTrek New Orleans are rallying this Saturday with friends, family and community leaders for a day of local activism, food, music, games, and a neighborhood walk all in support of a new Complete Streets policy for New Orleans! Take action today – sign our Complete Streets petition! Attend the rally…
SMART BIKING – ADULT BIKE SAFETY CLASSES
Bike Easy is gearing up to offer its next round of Smart Biking classes. Smart Biking is a free course designed to help anyone feel comfortable safely riding a bike in traffic. Upon completion of all three sessions, a Smart Biking certificate will be awarded, and participants will eligible to join our team of paid bike safety education volunteers, as well…
BETTER BIKE SHARE GRANT | COMMUNITY GROUP RIDES WITH BIKE EASY AND BLUE BIKES
A guest blog by Greta Cappelmann Last March, Bike Easy was awarded a grant from the Better Bike Share Partnership, to work ensuring New Orleans’ bike share program Blue Bikes serves as an equitable transportation method for all residents. We have been working to promote the use of the bike share to locals that aren’t always immediately drawn to bike share, either due…
RIDE FOR THE BIKE EASY CHALLENGE
Introduce more new riders and promote more ways for regular riders to connect – Join the Bike Easy Challenge! Bike Easy Challenge will be back for a third year, from April 1 – 30, and this year we’re aiming for over 1500 people to log rides and 150 organizations to get involved across the region. Throughout the month of April…
SEEKING VOLUNTEERS INTERESTED IN BIKE SAFETY EDUCATION
Help teach bike safety in your community! Bike Easy is interested in expanding our pool of volunteers that are specifically interested in working to spread awareness and education about bicycle safety. Volunteer opportunities could include tabling at community events, assisting in bike safety education classes, workshops, or community rides. Volunteers that complete our Smart Biking class series will be eligible for a…