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Wisner Bridge to be Replaced

June 19, 2015 by Charlie London

Click on the map for a PDF of all of the drawings.
Click on the map for a PDF of all of the drawings.
Faubourg St. John neighbor Chip Eyman writes, “I thought you might want to share one or more of these drawings of the replacement Wisner overpass. (click on the map to the left) You can see that there will be a 12′ wide pedestrian/bicycle path separated from traffic on the East side of the bridge.

Boh Bros is in final negotiations with the city now. The project is supposed to start soon and will take 14 or 15 months to complete, probably ending towards the end of 2016.

It’ll be a major pain while its being done, but I look forward to a new bridge.”

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WWL-TV did a report on the Wisner Bridge on May 5, 2015:

Wisner Bridge photo by Bill Capo.
Wisner Bridge photo by Bill Capo.
“City officials say authorities will spend more than $14 million demolishing the old bridge and building a new one. Contractors will be selected this month. Then construction is scheduled to start in September and wrap up about a year later.”

Video and more in the link below:
http://www.wwltv.com/story/news/local/orleans/2015/05/05/wisner-overpass-bicycle-lanes-jogging-lane-city-park-councilman-jared-brossett/26939521/

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: bayou st john, faubourg st john, infrastructure, New Orleans, project, road, wisner bridge

Iconic Sign Project on Broad

August 26, 2012 by Charlie London

The Iconic Signage Project, a collaboration between the Arts Council of New Orleans and Broad Community Connections, created four new neon signs for businesses on Broad Street.

Supported by a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the project revitalizes New Orleans’ Broad Street Main Street corridor by celebrating some of the many businesses that make Broad Street a vibrant commercial district. The Iconic Signage Project is an arts-based economic development project that employed local artists to promote small businesses, tell their story, and create a glowing visual identity for Broad Street.

One of Broad Street’s defining features is the eclectic nature of its architecture. Broad Street buildings range in style and age, from 19th century warehouses and brickyards, to early 20th century commercial storefronts and double shotgun residences, to larger contemporary commercial structures. The Iconic Signage Project creates a cohesive element among the buildings on Broad Street without imposing an artificial sense of unity on the corridor. Using neon lighting, the signs evoke some of the jazz-age and automobile-era heyday Broad Street enjoyed in the first half of the 20th century, and also visually depict the nature of the goods or services that each business provides.

Participating businesses and artists were selected through an open call and application process. Businesses that participated in the project include: The GodBarber, a barber shop at 219 South Broad Street, owned by Ardell Toney; F&F Botanica, a candle, incense, and spiritual supply shop at 801 North Broad Street, owned by Felix Figueroa; Calamari Trim Shop, an automobile, boat, and vehicle upholstery shop at 339 North Broad, owned by Joseph Calamari; and the Crescent School of Gaming and Bartending, located at 209 North Broad, and owned by Ricky Richard. The businesses were paired with artists and graphic designers—respectively—Jerry Therio, Candy Chang, Christian Stock, and Michael Cain, who met with the business owners to ensure that the signs were both creative as well as functional.

“We learned a lot about what it takes to make a great sign”, says Morgana King, Director of Public Art for the Arts Council of New Orleans. “To share that information and make it easier to produce unique signage throughout New Orleans, we also created the DIY Guide to Iconic Signs as little project lagniappe. The guide is a resource for other neighborhood groups and businesses interested in creating their own iconic signs.” It is available online at www.artscouncilofneworleans.org and through the City’s Office of Safety and Permits.

Broad Community Connections, http://broadcommunityconnections.org/, plans to continue the project this fall. Says BCC’s Executive Director, Jeff Schwartz, “Broad Street and Bayou Road are filled with great small businesses and business owners, and the Iconic Signage Project is one way that our organization—in partnership with the Arts Council of New Orleans—is working to celebrate and support them as a part of fulfilling our mission to revitalize Broad Street and the surrounding communities. Small businesses are one of the cornerstones not just of the corridor, but of the culture of the city, and these signs and the artists who participated in the project helped to tell their story.”

A celebration of the completed Iconic Signage Project, for artists, business owners, Broad Community Connections and Arts Council supporters will take place at Falstaff Brewery August 30th, 2012 from 5-8pm.

Source: http://www.artscouncilofneworleans.org/article.php?story=20120821173416147rld0812&query=rld0812

Filed Under: More Great Posts! Tagged With: art, bayou, bayou st john, broad, faubourg, faubourg st john, main street, neighborhood, neon, New Orleans, project, sign

Build a Bike and Make a Difference

December 21, 2011 by Charlie London

RESTORE | RENEW | RECYCLE


The New Orleans Community Bike Project exists to promote the use of bicycles and other human-powered transportation; to assist all bicyclists in learning to maintain their vehicles; to provide a space for sharing community resources and fostering community education; and to promote the reuse of materials that might otherwise be thrown away.

Plan B is a community-run bike project that functions as an open workspace for bicycle building and repair. The workspace makes an array of professional bike tools available for use to the public for free while volunteers offer free help and instruction in bike repair. The bike project makes donated parts available at low cost. Additionally, complete used bikes are also available at reasonable, fair-market prices. All of the proceeds from sales are used to keep the project running and allow us to offer free stand time, tool library use, and bike education programs to the general public.

Shop: 1024 Elysian Fields | New Orleans, LA 70116
Phone: 504-272-PBNO (7266)
Email: nolabikeproject@gmail.com

Click on the bike to learn more.

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2239 Piety St in the Upper 9th Ward | New Orleans
(at the corner of Piety and N Tonti)

RUBARB is an all volunteer run space, which means no bosses, no workers and no pay. We all participate in making the space, tools and parts organized and accessible, and any money that is received goes toward tools and parts and all other basic needs of the shop. Our primary goal is to provide adequate tools and competent help to meet the needs of those who desire to build and repair bikes. RUBARB is an educational space where we all can share and learn from each other’s skills and experiences.

To meet these goals we currently offer:

Ways to build or get your own bike – start with a bike that needs a little repairing and a donation for all the needed parts and a person can finish the bike and make it their own. Work trades are also a welcomed way to get a bike and contribute to the shop. We also have a few bikes ready to ride, which we ask a $40 – $80 contribution for.

the EARN-A-BIKE program – after completing a series of 4 steps, which include learning basic maintenance and bike building skills, youth earn bikes that they take home with them.

step #1: fixing a flat. this is a basic skill that every bike owner should be able to do! kids learn to patch a punctured tube and should then be able to fix their own if experiencing a flat on their bikes.

step #2: overhauling a wheel. this step requires the earn-a-biker to take apart a wheel, regrease it, and put it back together. not only does overhauling a wheel make it ride smoother and last longer, but kids get a chance to see what’s inside a hub, how it works, and how it goes together.

step #3: overhauling a bike. this is the time when kids pick out a bike to earn and begin working on it. some of our bikes are in various states of disrepair, so s/he may not only be overhauling the bottom bracket and wheels, but adjusting the headsets and brakes and piecing together parts such as handlebars and seats.

step #4: help beautify RUBARB. in this final step, the earn-a-bike participant does something to help brighten, organize, or simply make the shop a more enjoyable space. so far kids have made t-shirts, painted a mural, created a sculpture out of bike parts, organized our tubes, and painted ornaments for our tree made out of rims.

download the earn-a-bike flyer here

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