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NewsApril 22, 2022

RTA Launches Survey to Determine Route Options Connecting New Orleans East, Westbank

The survey is a step in the decision-making process, advancing the design, and additional federal funding for the BRT project. 

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NewsApril 11, 2022

New Orleans RTA Unveils New Paratransit Vehicles

The 21 new paratransit vehicles were funded by a competitive $13M grant award through the FTA’s 2020 Bus and Bus Facilities program.

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NewsDecember 17, 2021

New Orleans RTA Announces New Permanent Fare Structure

The new fare structure aims to simply the fare offerings, incentivize pass sales for riders who use multiple transit modes for their daily commutes, and offer financial relief to RTA passengers as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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NewsDecember 10, 2021

New Orleans RTA Partnership to Hire Graduates from Louisiana State Penitentiary’s Automotive Technology Program

The RTA will initially hire bus mechanic and body repair technician trainees, both at $23.67 per hour, up to 40 hours per week for a six-month trial period.

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NewsNovember 11, 2021

APTA Announces Bus and Rail Safety & Security Excellence Award Winners

The APTA Bus and Rail Safety & Security Excellence Awards recognize public transit providers for their innovative and proactive safety and security programs. 

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Articlesby Amanda HuggettAugust 5, 2021

Service, Safety, & Equity: New Orleans RTA in Action

Hear how the RTA is focused on on-time performance, improved customer service, and equity…not to mention plans for a network redesign, and service and vehicle upgrades in the city that is home to the world’s oldest continuously operating streetcar line.

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NewsJuly 26, 2021

New Orleans RTA Requiring Vaccination for All Employees

The decision comes as the city is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases of the deadly and highly transmissible Delta variant.

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NewsJune 24, 2021

New Orleans RTA Approves Temporary Transit Fare Reductions

The new monthly and day pass offerings will be accepted on the agency's bus, streetcar, and ferry services beginning July 1.

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NewsMay 7, 2021

New Orleans RTA Unveils Newly Designed New Flyer Buses

The agency purchased 22 vehicles to replace vehicles that are at the end of their useful life, many which were purchased after Hurricane Katrina.

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NewsJanuary 22, 2021

New Orleans RTA Adding 22 New Flyer Clean-Diesel Buses

The order adds to RTA’s 2019 purchase of 23 Xcelsior buses and will revitalize its fleet by replacing end-of-life vehicles as part of the agency’s strategic mobility plan.

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