City to focus on safer streets after murderous year on New Orleans roads
The city of New Orleans plans to make safety a 2022 goal as it moves forward with several infrastructure projects, including work to improve bike lanes. Lee Simmons, with RoadWork NOLA. Many streets, which have been plagued with accidents, will see improvements from the new year. One of the first will take place on North Miro Street between Orléans and Saint-Bernard avenues. A two-lane one-way street will change to a single lane for traffic, one for parking and another for bicycles. The cycle path will be protected by flexible poles. Similar work was completed earlier this year on North Galvez Street. , someone who wakes up on the street, “said David Lee Simmons, of RoadWork NOLA.” We know that one in five homes in New Orleans don’t have access to a car, so we want to make sure that there are options to walk safely, cycle and take public transportation that is safer and more accessible for everyone. ”Simmons added that funding for bike path upgrades has already been secured by bonds. “It’s a lot, a lot cheaper, and it’s funded by bonds, so we already had the infrastructure money funded for that,” Simmons said. He said it allowed d ‘Other infrastructure improvements in the city to continue simultaneously, at the same time, as it is extremely important to repair potholes, “said Simmons.” We believe that in order to make the roads safer, we must also develop, rebuild and repair them not only Not only roads, but also water and sewer lines. ”The Reverend Henry Davis Church is on the corner of North Galvez and St. Bernard. He told WDSU he supported the improvements but wanted the city to communicate better before starting the project. Similar improvements will occur on portions of Avenue Bienville, Avenue Franklin, Boulevard Gentilly, Avenue Paris, Avenue Saint-Bernard and Avenue des Ursulines in 2022. Simmons said that some projects would only take a few weeks. The city’s overall goal is to create a 120 km connected and protected bicycle network through New Orleans.
The city of New Orleans plans to make safety a 2022 goal as it moves forward with several infrastructure projects, including work to improve bike lanes.
“2021 will be the worst year for road fatalities in New Orleans since 2004,” said David Lee Simmons, of RoadWork NOLA.
Many streets, which have been plagued with accidents, will see improvements from the new year. One of the first will take place on North Miro Street between Orléans and Saint-Bernard avenues. A two-lane one-way street will change to a single lane for traffic, one for parking and another for bicycles. The cycle path will be protected by flexible poles.
Similar work was completed earlier this year on North Galvez Street.
“The main idea is that it creates safety for all road users, whether it is someone on a bicycle, someone in a car but also someone who wakes up in the street,” said David Lee Simmons of RoadWork NOLA. “We know that one in five households in New Orleans does not have access to a car, so we want to make sure that there are options to walk safely, cycle and take public transportation. safer and more accessible for everyone. “
Simmons added that funding for bike lane upgrades has already been secured by bonds.
“It’s a lot, a lot cheaper, and it’s bond funded, so we already had the infrastructure money funded for it,” Simmons said.
He said this allows other infrastructure improvements in the city to continue simultaneously.
“We think we can do both at the same time because it is extremely important to fix potholes,” said Simmons. “We believe that to make the roads safer, we must also improve them, rebuild and repair not only the roads, but also the water and sewer pipes.”
The Reverend Henry Davis Church is on the corner of North Galvez and St. Bernard. He told WDSU he supported the improvements but wanted the city to communicate better before starting the project.
“For us here it has been a blessing, but also there has been some difficulty that people don’t understand all the rules,” said Davis.
Similar improvements will take place on portions of Avenue Bienville, Avenue Franklin, Boulevard Gentilly, Avenue Paris, Avenue Saint-Bernard and Avenue des Ursulines in 2022.
Simmons said some projects will only take a few weeks to complete.
The city’s overall goal is to create a 120 km connected and protected bicycle network through New Orleans.
