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July 15, 2020 | From City of New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — Mayor LaToya Cantrell is encouraging residents and visitors to exercise caution on the roads and consider all safe and alternative transportation options during the Carnival season — especially during parades when streets can become increasingly congested by vehicular and foot traffic.
NEW ORLEANS — Mayor LaToya Cantrell today marked the second anniversary of her inauguration as Mayor of the City of New Orleans with a review of the administration's achievements to date:
NEW ORLEANS – Today, Mayor Cantrell encouraged motorists to observe the traffic modifications on the downtown side of Moss Street along Bayou St. John as part of the Slow Streets initiative and reminded residents to respect the public gathering limitations – all as part of the City’s response to COVID-19.
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans jumped to No. 17 from No. 27 in PeopleForBikes’s recently released third annual ratings of the best cities for bicycling.
NEW ORLEANS — On Saturday, September 19, 2020, weather permitting, City of New Orleans Department of Public Works contractor Barriere Construction will temporarily close one travel lane on Elysian Fields Avenue between North Rampart and North Peters streets beginning at 7 a.m.
April 26, 2019 | From City of New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS – As the City of New Orleans ramps up its mobility efforts with the upcoming launch of Moving New Orleans Bikes, Mayor LaToya Cantrell reminds residents of one important fact: “We are all traffic.
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans' series of "open house" neighborhood workshops to engage residents about the upcoming plan to expand and improve the City’s bike network continues tonight with a District C meeting at KIPP Renaissance School (3820 St. Claude Ave.). The meeting will run from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans’ Office of Transportation, in collaboration with the Department of Public Works, the City Planning Commission and our community partners, this week concludes a series of "open house" neighborhood workshops to engage residents about the upcoming plan to expand and improve the City’s bike network, also known as Moving New Orleans Bikes.
NEW ORLEANS – The City of New Orleans is preparing for the impending enforcement of the increased fine for motorists who illegally park in designated bike lanes, as approved by the City Council.
NEW ORLEANS — Mayor LaToya Cantrell congratulated the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) on its being awarded a $7,246,315 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant to fund 19 new 35-foot biodiesel buses.
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