See below for a list of when/where for the meetings. if you can’t make this series of meetings, you can also fill out an online survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NewLinksProject

New Links Central City/Uptown 

New Links Algiers

New Links District C Treme/7th Ward/French Quarter/Marigny

Background:

The New Links process (formally called the Comprehensive Operations Analysis) could recommend changes in where bus lines go in order to more reliably get people to jobs, school, the doctor’s office, and many other places. It might ask riders to consider tradeoffs like walking two blocks further or making an extra transfer in order to reduce overall travel time. It could even recommend real regional transit routes with convenient connections across parish lines.

New Links will unfold in three phases.

• A first phase through the end of July introducing the project and gathering community input
• A second phase this fall asking the community to weigh in on more specific transit network scenarios
• A third phase in 2020 where a final proposal is released and the RTA and Jefferson Transit determine whether to adopt it.

The July meetings are the final part of the first phase. During these meetings, New Links planners will explain the New Links process, engage riders in discussion about their most important destinations, and ask riders for their input on tradeoffs like walking two blocks further or making an extra transfer in order to reduce overall travel time and increase the number of frequent buses.