Bike Easy Blog
Starting an After School Ride Club
This year, Bike Easy worked with New Harmony High School to start an After School Ride Club for high school freshman. The free course led by Bike Easy instructors is designed to advance on-street and long-distance riding skills. Riders have been adventuring across the city, averaging 8-10 mile rides. The program was a collaboration between Youth Programs Coordinator, Isabella Bustamante…
February Newsletter
Stay in the know, and learn what Bike Easy has been up to this month! Safety First! Bike safety is more important than ever as we all enjoy the sights and sounds of Mardi Gras! That also means, many of our main streets are closed off to cars, so biking is the supreme choice for getting around! Keep these six…
Mardi Gras Bike Safety
Get on your bike and ride! Krewe du Vieux will be here February 11th and it won’t be long until we are fully immersed in Mardi Gras activities. As people and floats squeeze cars out of their usual routes, biking becomes the supreme choice for getting around. All the bikes out and about get our bicycle advocate hearts fluttering. We…
Back to Basics – Advocacy & Sustainability
Getting to know Dwan Adams – Lead Sustainability & Community Engagement Officer! The fifth installment of our Back to Basics series, introducing our team, mission and work to our audience I’m writing to share with you the fourth installment of Bike Easy’s: Back to Basics Series – Advocacy & Sustainability My name is Dwan Adams, and I’m excited to be…
How do We Bike Easy? campaign recap
At the end of 2021, the Bike Easy team spent our staff retreat in Lacombe, LA –near the Tammany Trace Bike Trail– reflecting on 2021 and our goals for 2022. We used our retreat to reset and refocus for this new year! During our retreat, we got Back to Basics, reacquainting ourselves with Bike Easy’s mission, strategies, and programs’ core…
ACTION ALERT: City Council Meeting – We want your voice to be heard!
To the Bike Easy Community As the discussion of bike lane build-outs continues to remain a focus for constituents; it is important to continue reminding council members of the benefits that protected bike lanes bring. Tomorrow, January 20, 2022 at 10:00 AM The City Council will hold a virtual meeting, and we want your support of the bike network to be…
Back to Basics: Membership & Volunteer
Getting to know Dana Marecheau– Membership & Volunteer Coordinator– and Bike Easy’s Membership & Volunteer Program. This is Bike Easy’s fourth installment of our Back to Basics series, introducing our team, mission, and work to our audience! Hi everyone, my name is Dana and I’m originally from Brooklyn, New York. I started biking while studying abroad in Brisbane, Australia for…
Looking back at our wins in 2021, and our dreams for 2022!
A letter reflecting on the big wins in 2022, and our dreams for 2022… December 31st has always given me an excuse to reflect on the wins and challenges of the year. Today, I feel very fortunate to be able to do my reflecting literally sitting in front of the small road I learned how to ride my bike…
Biking Beyond State Lines, Without a Car
One of the first things I did when moving down to New Orleans was experiment with ways to get out of the city without a car. Traveling with bikes on trains can get you far, even with the limitations on Amtrak. Bikes do have to be checked as baggage for the Crescent and Sunset Limited trains, but on City of…
Back to Basics: Education
Getting to know Laura Harris – Education Programs Programs Coordinator – and Bike Easy’s Education Programs! The third installment of our Back to Basics series, introducing our team, mission and work to our audience. My name is Laura Harris, and the story of my time with Bike Easy is a long one. Having come to New Orleans for college in…