Connect the 9 Community Bike Ride

New Orleans, LA – The 4th Annual Connect the 9 Community Bike Ride will take place Saturday, April 2 beginning at the Green Project, 2831 Marais Street. Bike riders of all ages and skill levels are invited to take part in the ride across the St. Claude Avenue Bridge and through the Lower 9th Ward to advocate for safe biking and walking options on the St. Claude Avenue Bridge. The event will begin at 10 a.m. with a bike maintenance and safety workshop from Bike Easy prior to the ride across the bridge at 11:30 a.m. Bikers will also be able to meet up with the ride at 12 p.m. at the Sankofa Market on the corner of St. Claude Avenue and Forstall Street.

During the ride, participants will have the opportunity to:
Buy produce at Sankofa Market
Learn about the Common Ground Relief farm and its work to restore cypress trees
View the historic levee breach marker on Jordan Avenue
Pass through the Make it Right neighborhood to view sustainable homes
Kayak at Bayou Bienvenue, the ending point of the ride (2677 Caffin Avenue)
Where:
Riders meet at The Green Project, 2831 Marais Street
Riders may also meet up with the ride at the Sankofa Market, 3819 St. Claude Avenue

When:
Saturday, April 2, 2016
Bike maintenance and safety workshop from Bike Easy from 10:00-11:30 AM
Bike ride begins at 11:30 AM
Meet up begins at 12:00 PM at Sankofa Market

Contact:
Michelle Pyne
Director
Global Green New Orleans
Email: mpyne@globalgreen.org
Phone: (504) 525-2121

Darryl Malek-Wiley
Environmental Justice Associate Representative
Sierra Club Delta Chapter
Email: darryl.malek-wiley@sierraclub.org
Phone: (504) 861-4835
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