2019 State of Transit report release!
Thank you to Mayor LaToya Cantrell, Councilmember Kristin Palmer, RTA Chair Flozell Daniels, Jr., RTA CEO Alex Wiggins, JEDCO President and CEO Jerry Bologna, and the hundred-plus transit supporters and …
Transit network redesign July neighborhood meetings
RTA and JeT bus lines could be very different but much improved by this time next year. New Links is the year-long study and public discussion that will finish with a proposal …
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Big changes could be coming to your bus line
Changes could be for the better – but riders need to be involved! New Links is the year-long process that is intended to make RTA and Jefferson Transit bus lines …
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Speed up the Canal Street streetcars
Ride New Orleans is excited by a new RTA proposal to consider a six-month pilot program to test several ways to speed up the Canal Street streetcars. Read on below …
What makes good transit?
A RIDE Transit Talk with Christof Spieler – Feb 21! Former Houston Metro Board member Christof Spieler is one of today’s most creative thinkers on how to make transit work better …
Fall 2018 Update
A whole lot has been happening in New Orleans region transit over the last few months! Read below to get caught up on some of the key moments. RTA board …
The table is set – State of Transit 2018
The transit table is set and we’ve got the good silverware out. But if we want to sit down and eat there’s still a lot of work to do. That’s …
Transit riders have a new voice
Ride New Orleans’ Board President Fred Neal Jr. has been appointed by Mayor LaToya Cantrell to be one of eight members of the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) board …
June 2018 Ride New Orleans Update
June 2018 Ride New Orleans update Last month was jam-packed with hot weather and transit news for just about every mode of transportation! Read on below for an update on …
St. Claude streetcar expansion?
We don’t play favorites when it comes to bus or streetcar. We simply want what’s going to get New Orleans transit riders where they need to go quickly and comfortably. …