New Orleans Regional Transit Authority CEO Alex Wiggins said publicly at two separate recent RTA meetings that the RTA would budget at least $500,000 each year in local money in …
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The RTA needs to build a five-year strategic bus stop shelter implementation policy. Right now, there is little apparent direction for how the RTA will hit important goals in the …
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You gave us your questions and we have answers from the RTA! If you would like to ask the RTA a question feel free to email Autumn at autumn@rideneworleans.org and …
Please consider signing the Ride New Orleans/HousingNOLA petition The New Orleans City Planning Commission (CPC) is considering a policy that would mean more pavement, less affordable housing, and worse transit …
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Recently, the Convention Center sued the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) to try to force the agency to turn over part of the sales tax revenue collected on hotel/motel …
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Summer is here! And with it comes our June month-in-review. Read on below to catch up on all things happening in the world of New Orleans regional transit: Better late …
Late or missing buses and streetcars always top the list of rider complaints. And no wonder! In RIDE’s 2020 State of Transit report, we showed that overall New Orleans Regional …
Spring is always good news – and there’s a lot to be hopeful about this spring in particular! For transit, the best news is that the New Orleans Regional Transit …
After more than two years of sharing your thoughts and ideas about how to improve our transit service, it’s official – the New Orleans region will have a new transit …
The New Links regional transit network redesign final proposal is here! More than two years after this community-driven process to rethink and jump-start the region’s transit system began, there …
Continue reading “World-class and equitable public transit – our new reality?”
