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This fall, New Orleans and Social Bicycles will launch the city’s first bike share program that will have 70 bike stations and 700 Bicycles. Follow this stream for up-to-date coverage on New Orleans’s new mobile system of transportation.
The bike share program will be funded and maintained entirely by Social Bicycles.
Towards the end of pride festival, New Orleans will host its annual parade.
Free tours, free lessons, giveaways, and more
The city’s bike-share program got cheaper, and residents will soon have more places to lock their bikes.
Expect delays and road closures while volunteers make streets safer for cyclists.
Ride for an hour at no cost each day in September
Along with the expansion, Blue Bikes phased out its $1 out-of-hub charge for bikes not returned to a official Blue Bikes hub.
Blue Bikes announced 15 stations and 115 bikes across the city, ready for use starting now.
Three months after unveiling Blue Bike as the official name of New Orleans bike share program, the Mayor’s Office announced the locations of 70 Blue Bike stations around the city.
Earlier today, the office of the Mayor announced that Blue Cross and Blue Shield will be the title sponsor of the City’s upcoming bike share program.
So far, the city listed over 240 potential locations. Voting has been extended until Sunday, June 25.
On Friday June 9, the Office of the Mayor and Social Bicycles released an online map tool to evaluate some of the city’s potential station and bike racks for its upcoming bike share program.
Recently, People for Bikes—a non-profit organization that promotes bicycling— chose New Orleans as one of 10 communities to participate in the Big Jump Project.
While the demo will end on March 31, The City of New Orleans and Social Bicycle, Inc. are partnering together to gather community input on New Orleans upcoming bike share program.
After a successful two weeks, Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced that New Orleans’ Bike Share preview will be extended until March 31, 2017.
Today, February 15, Mayor Mitch Landrieu unveiled that there are currently 30 demo bikes and seven demo stations available for public use between February 13 and February 23.
New Orleans recently started the search for a company to start a citywide bike sharing program here, and NOLA.com reports that the city has chosen a winner. Seven companies were vying for the job, and then the competition was whittled down to four.
The city is considering seven proposals for citywide bike sharing services that would function as an extension of the city's public transportation system. Mayor Landrieu emphasized that the winning program must be accessible to low-income residents.