Via a data-driven and public policy analysis lens, the Policy Manager will collaborate with and support the Executive Director to win equitable transportation policy changes to improve the lives of …
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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 …
Continue reading “RTA commits to annual funding for bus stop shelters!”
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 …
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?”
The two-year long New Links process has been all about redesigning the regional transit network to make transit more reliable, more frequent, and get riders to more places around the …
The COVID-19 emergency is very real, scary, and dangerous for our community. RIDE is committed to keeping you informed of what’s happening to transit during this emergency and advocating to …
