Can the RTA improve on-time performance?
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 …
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 …
No Rampart/St. Claude streetcar extension – for now?
Consultants to the RTA presented their findings from a months-long study to extend the Rampart/St. Claude streetcar tracks along St. Claude and down Elysian Fields on Aug. 21. Ride New …
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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. …
Forum 4/2: Give Transit the Green Light
Do you want faster and more frequent bus and streetcar service in New Orleans? One of the easiest solutions is simply to give our buses and streetcars priority access on …
St. Claude / Rampart Transit Riders
As we celebrate the opening of the St. Claude/Rampart streetcar, we also need to remember that we have much to do if we want to ever see the world class …
Ride New Orleans comments on the RTA Rampart/St. Claude service proposal
Ride New Orleans comments delivered at the July 19th RTA Public Hearing Overall, Ride New Orleans is pleased with the proposed service changes and we want to offer kudos to …
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Support the Canal Blvd Transit Terminal – Public Meeting, Monday 3/9
For the past several years, the RTA has been planning to extend the Canal streetcar line across City Park Avenue to meet the existing RTA and JET bus terminal on …
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Streetcars: By the People, For the People
N. Rampart / St. Claude Streetcar RTA seeks public comments on N. Rampart / St. Claude streetcar design We all love New Orleans’ streetcars – they’re a huge part of …
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Action Alert – RTA Public Workshops and Hearing on Major Service Reforms
Major changes to 20 of the Regional Transit Authority’s streetcar and bus lines will be considered at an October 10, 2012 public hearing and a series of public workshops are underway. The proposed service changes are described below.
Regional Transit Authority’s streetcar and bus lines will be considered at an October 10, 2012 public hearing. Transport for NOLA has significant concerns with the RTA’s proposals– most of which stem from the changes proposed to the CBD transfer station.