THE PUBLIC MEETINGS ON THIS REDESIGN BEGIN TONIGHT WITH A SERIES OF OPEN HOUSES. RESEARCHERS WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND WHAT YOU NEED OUT OF IT AND WHAT YOU ARE NOT GETTING. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE BUSES, STREETCARS, EVEN HOW THOSE CONNECT TO BIKE PATHS. THE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION IS TAKING ONE YEAR TO ANALYZE THIS BECAUSE THEY SAY IT HAS NOT CHANGED IN 20 YEARS. THEY SAY THE WAY PEOPLE USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION HAS. >> WE ALL RECOGNIZE THE SAME GOAL, MOBILITY FOR PEOPLE NO MATTER WHETHER THEY HAVE A CAR OR CHOOSE TO USE ONE OR NOT. JENNIFER: THE MEETING TONIGHT IS AT ST. MARY’S HIGH SCHOOL. IT STARTS AT 6:00. THERE ARE MORE MEETINGS PLANNED THIS WEEK AND AGAIN IN JULY. THE COMMISSION STUDY WRAPS UP IN THE SPRING
Rethinking public transportation in New Orleans region
Researchers want to hear from riders
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Updated: 9:53 AM CDT Jun 24, 2019
A series of public transportation open houses begins Monday in New Orleans. The meetings are part of the New Links study, a year-long effort by the Regional Planning Commission to redesign the network of public transportation in Orleans, Jefferson and St. Bernard parishes. "At the end of the day, if this study doesn’t have a lot of public input, it’s just a stack of paper," said Jason Sappington with the Regional Planning Commission. "We really need the people that use the system to talk to us - to tell us what their needs are and how those needs are not being met."Monday’s meeting is from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Dominican High School at 7701 Walmsley Avenue in New Orleans. Additional meetings are planned this week and in July. To view the list of meetings, visit norpc.org or click here.
A series of public transportation open houses begins Monday in New Orleans. The meetings are part of the New Links study, a year-long effort by the Regional Planning Commission to redesign the network of public transportation in Orleans, Jefferson and St. Bernard parishes.
"At the end of the day, if this study doesn’t have a lot of public input, it’s just a stack of paper," said Jason Sappington with the Regional Planning Commission. "We really need the people that use the system to talk to us - to tell us what their needs are and how those needs are not being met."
Monday’s meeting is from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Dominican High School at 7701 Walmsley Avenue in New Orleans. Additional meetings are planned this week and in July. To view the list of meetings, visit norpc.org or click here.
