August 19, 2019 | From City of New Orleans
New Links Hosts Final Transit Planning Open House on Thursday
NEW ORLEANS – The Regional Planning Commission (RPC), the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) and the Mayor's Office of Transportation on Thursday will host the eighth and final Orleans Parish open house for the New Links transit network redesign. The open house will run from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation (1205 N. Rampart St.).
“This project is part of our goal to improve general mobility for our citizens, and is critical to the future of our transit system. Access to transportation is a right, not a privilege, and everyone in our City should be able to get to work in a timely manner by bus, streetcar, ferry or paratransit,” said Mayor LaToya Cantrell.
New Links is a year-long project to study public transit connectivity in Orleans, Jefferson and St. Bernard parishes. The goal is to develop recommendations for a network redesign that will ultimately improve the frequency, reliability and integration of public transit across all three parishes. The RPC is leading the study, in partnership with the RTA and Jefferson Transit (JeT), with support from the City of New Orleans.
“Our job is to help people get to work, schools, health appointments, entertainment and more across the region, in an easier and quicker manner,” said RPC Director Jeff Roesel. “It’s the reason we’re encouraging the public to participate in the New Links planning open houses and tell us how we can make their lives easier, when it comes to public transportation.”
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