New Links is a planning project to re-imagine how public transit connects Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Bernard parishes. The goal of New Links is to propose a redesigned bus and streetcar network that makes public transportation work better for riders and the community.
The New Links planning team has developed a plan for a redesigned transit network based on feedback from riders and community members. View the proposed network plan below.
01/08/2021 – Thank you for your feedback!
The New Links Phase 3 survey is now closed. Thank you to everyone who gave feedback on the proposed transit plan!
The New Links project team will release a final recommended plan in Winter/Spring 2021. Please check back at newlinksnola.com for information and updates on the New Links planning process.
11/10/2020 – Join us for a digital town hall!
RIDE New Orleans is partnering with the New Links team to produce a series of digital town halls focused on New Links transit proposals for different neighborhoods around the region. RSVP to one of these meetings to learn more about the proposed transit plan.
The new network would significantly improve the number of people living within a half mile of bus lines coming at least every 15 or 20 minutes.
The improved service would be strongest for residents who are most likely to need transit – people in poverty and zero car households . The estimate under this network redesign plan is that about two thirds of households without cars would be within a half mile walk of a bus line coming at least every 20 minutes .
The new network incorporates best practices at making service more efficient. This includes removing overlapping segments from many bus routes and structuring RTA and JET services so that they do not compete with each other for riders.
The new network is structured to create better workforce connections for riders. The network significantly improves the number of residents who would have access to major job hubs in both Jefferson and Orleans Parishes.
The new network would establish transfer hubs in several locations in Orleans, Jefferson and St. Bernard parishes.
New Links is the next step in implementing the RTA’s Strategic Mobility Plan (completed December 2017) and JeT’s Strategic Plan (to be completed Spring 2019). These plans provide recommendations, goals, and a vision for improving public transportation in the New Orleans area over the next 20 years. Visit the links below to view the RTA Strategic Mobility Plan or the JeT Strategic Plan.
