New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
The RTA is continually investing in major projects that improve and expand our service to our customers. Our most anticipated capital projects concern our new streetcar lines.
The expansion of our streetcar network is not just good for our riders. It’s also good for the city of New Orleans. Streetcar lines bring significant economic development to the neighborhoods they pass through. Simply put, people enjoy riding the streetcar. New streetcar lines tend to bring increased pedestrian traffic to neighborhoods, new retail shops and other businesses, and new housing units.
The RTA is currently in the process of constructing a new streetcar line:
The 2.5-mile segment will run from Canal Street along Rampart Street (with a spur on Basin Street) along the edge of the French Quarter. As Rampart Street changes to St. Claude Avenue, the line will continue to Press Street in the Bywater. In addition, a segment will turn off St. Claude down Elysian Fields Avenue toward the river at which point it will tie in with the existing Riverfront streetcar line.
More than 70,000 residents live in the medium-density neighborhoods adjacent to the French Quarter corridor. Much of the housing in these areas is affordable, and residents who live in these neighborhoods often find employment in the downtown hospitality industry and in businesses located in the CBD. Connecting these workers to the streetcar system will give them better access to the many employment opportunities available in the French Quarter and the CBD.
Check for updates about the French Quarter Expansion Project on our social media websites:
Facebook - www.facebook.com/NewOrleansRTA or Twitter - www.twitter.com/NewOrleansRTA
N. Rampart/St. Claude Streetcar Expansion Project Public Meetings
| Public Meeting Dates | Public Notice | Reports |
| MARCH 6, 2013 | Public Notice | Report |
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