More Info on New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA)
The Regional Transit Authority gets people moving around New Orleans. Our transit services bring hard-working commuters to their jobs, students to their schools, and fun-seekers to entertainment, shopping areas, and restaurants. We provide mobility to residents of the city as well as to large numbers of tourists, taking them to and from their hotels to historical neighborhoods and countless attractions. In fact, many visitors (and locals) ride the RTA’s iconic streetcars simply for the fun of it. In this way, the RTA is a destination in itself. Our streetcars and buses are both a symbol of the city and an essential part of it.
In 2024, NORTA says it worked to establish an improved transit experience in New Orleans by modernizing its infrastructure, investing in workforce and engaging with the communities...
Through a five-year Cooperative Endeavor Agreement, the Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District will provide access to a chartered ferry as necessary and based on availability...
The one-year zero-fares pilot program will provide Orleans Parish youth ages 16 to 24 access to free rides on New Orleans RTA buses, streetcars and ferries.
The pilot, in collaboration with RIDE New Orleans, the New Orleans Public Library and the New Orleans Children and Youth Planning Board offers free transit passes to Orleans ...
The Chicago RTA’s budget includes $4.32 billion in operating expenses while New Orleans RTA’s budget includes federal funding to continue supporting major transit projects.
The $11.4 million project will bring accessibility upgrades, new rider amenities and streamlined passenger flow to improve the functionality of the facility.
Rail systems in Miami, Washington, D.C., New Orleans and Vancouver, British Columbia, earned accolades for their innovative and proactive safety and security initiatives.
The program provides training for non-violent releasing individuals who successfully complete the requirements and trial employment at New Orleans RTA, which can transition into...
The transit authority is partnering with JOB1 Career Solutions to create a job training program for non-violent offenders who have completed a mechanic apprenticeship program....
With an entirely new leadership team on board, New Orleans RTA took the reins of the agency in December 2020 and is focused on providing world-class service for all New Orleans...
March 23, 2021
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The Perley A. Thomas streetcar began servicing the New Orleans RTA in the early 192os on the St. Charles Streetcar line, which is the oldest operating streetcar line in the world...
Santa Clara VTA General Manager and CEO Carolyn Gonot and New Orleans RTA CEO Lona Edwards Hankins spoke at the Women in Transit reception at the APTA Expo 2023.
With approval from the New Orleans City Council, New Orleans RTA will be able to apply for federal funding through the Federal Transit Administration’s CIG Program.
RTA joins transit systems worldwide that use Transit app for riders to plan, track and pay for their trips without downloading a new app while traveling.
The new system, which replaces the manual process, highlights the agency's efforts to use innovation and technology to increase efficiency and convenience for riders and partners...
