News Roundup
Dec 10 2008
Biking through New Orleans
New Orleans Magazine
Ian McNulty
December 2008
With flat terrain, mild winters and a compact urban grid built largely before the dominance of automobiles, New Orleans should be a bicyclist’s dream. But local cycling advocates say that dream has long been stymied by the lack of a bike-friendly infrastructure or even much public recognition that bicycles belong on New Orleans streets.
That is changing, however, thanks to several recently completed construction projects, more in the works and ongoing advocacy programs to promote more and safer bicycling around the city. Read more.
Source: New Orleans Magazine
Filed under: Healthy Communities | Transportation | Urban Design
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