Back to All Events

Levee Disaster Bike Tour: New Orleans, Louisiana

  • City Park Boat Rentals 29.987464,-90.090242 New Orleans, Louisiana USA (map)
Image from Levee Disaster Bike Tour 2012 courtesy of Levees.org

Image from Levee Disaster Bike Tour 2012 courtesy of Levees.org

This informative bike tour begins at the parking lot of City Park Boat Rentals at Big Lake Trail. Taking safe biking routes, we will bike to the London Avenue Canal breach (5300 Warrington Drive) in the Filmore Gardens neighborhood of Gentilly and hear a short discussion of the breach disaster. We will visit a pump station and then bike along scenic Lake Pontchartrain to the 17th Street Canal breach (6932 Bellaire Drive) in the Lakeview neighborhood and hear another short discussion of the breach disaster. Finally, we bike back through beautiful City Park. The bike tour is 12 miles. You must bring your own bike.

Time(s): 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Date: Sunday, May 4, 2014

Event Start/End: 

  • BEGIN at City Park Boat Rentals at Big Lake Trail
  • END at Morning Call in Casino Building on Dreyfous Ave. in City Park

Host: Sandy Rosenthal, Levees.org
sandy@levees.org
504-722-8172

Theme: Biking

Accessibility: This event is accessible and open to Bicycles, Seniors, Children.

Registration: No, all are welcome.

Earlier Event: May 3
Jane Jacobs Walk Phoenix
Later Event: May 4
Concrete Thinking