SU PP O RT TH E G RE E NWAY YOU LOVE

Friends of Lafitte Greenway is a member-supported, community-

driven organization. Membership support is vital to keeping the

Greenway clean and beautiful and bringing you the programs

and events that make the Greenway a vibrant community asset.

Become a member today at lafittegreenway.org.

A S PECIAL THAN K YOU to the City of New Orleans for its

leadership in creating this great public space, and to the New

Orleans Recreation Development Commission (NORD) for its

management of the Lafitte Greenway.

T H E L A F I T T E G R E E N WAY

is a 2.6-mile bicycle and pedestrian

trail connecting historic New Orleans

neighborhoods from Armstrong Park to City

Park. Opened in 2015, the Lafitte Greenway

features sports fields, playgrounds,

grassy lawns, 500 newly planted trees,

energy-efficient lighting, and innovative

stormwater management features.

H E RE , TH E CIT Y O F N E W O RLE AN S has transformed one

of its most historic transportation and commercial routes into a

vibrant linear park. Early French explorers chose New Orleans’

location because of its proximity to Bayou St. John, which

provided access to Lake Pontchartrain and the Gulf of Mexico.

In 1794, the Spanish Governor of Louisiana built the Carondelet

Canal, connecting the Bayou to the edge of the city (today’s

French Quarter) and creating a thriving waterway and preferable

route for commercial ships to enter New Orleans with their daily

transport of oysters, lumber, charcoal, and building materials. The

Southern Railway constructed a railroad line adjacent to this canal

in the early 20th century. Canal maintenance proved difficult, and

maritime commerce declined in the corridor, resulting in the canal

being filled. In the mid-twentieth century, the once vital railroad

line in the heart of the city was largely decommissioned, leaving

the land vacant until its rebirth as the Lafitte Greenway.

getting there

Photo by George Long Photo by Patrick Niddrie

BY BIKE The Greenway is the central artery of New Orleans’

burgeoning bicycle network—120+ miles and growing. Hop on

your bike, or a Blue Bike—New Orleans bike share—to explore the

Greenway. Check out the New Orleans Bike Map at bikeeasy.org for

more connector routes.

BY BUS Dozens of New Orleans Regional Transit Authority buses

connect to the Greenway. Visit norta.com for details. Transit tip:

There is no additional cost or pass needed to use the bicycle racks

on RTA buses.

BY STREETCAR The Canal Streetcar-City Park/Museum stops

on the Greenway at Carrollton Ave. Ready to hop off early?

Any Canal St. stop from Rampart to Alexander will do, as Canal

parallels the Greenway. Walk 4 blocks northeast/downriver to

connect to the trail. Streetcars do not have bike racks, but folding

bicycles are welcome on board.

FROM THE FRENCH QUARTER Pick up the Greenway at the

Basin Street Trailhead, one block from the French Quarter at the

intersection of Basin St. and St. Louis St. This trailhead is located

where the site of the historic Carondelet Canal turning basin once

stood (and where Basin Street gets its name).

To partner with us, visit lafittegreenway.org/sponsorship —

we’ll feature you right here on this map!

ABOUT FRIENDS OF LAFITTE GREENWAY

In early 2005, a couple of friends watched workers pull up ties on a

long-abandoned railroad line running through their Mid-City New

Orleans neighborhood, and it sparked an idea: to transform this

vacant land into a new park and path for their community. Friends

of Lafitte Greenway was born. What began in the minds of those

friends grew into a non-profit and community-wide advocacy

initiative to create a new public space that would connect people

to the great outdoors and to each other and engender economic,

environmental, health, and cultural benefits for New Orleans.

Friends of Lafitte Greenway is the community’s and the city’s

nonprofit partner working to create a vibrant and healthy Greenway

that connects people to nature, their destinations, and each other.

Our mission is to build, program, and promote the Lafitte Greenway

as a great public space.

STAY CONNECTED

LafitteGreenway.org

facebook.com/lafittegreenway

instagram.com/lafittegreenway

July 2019

supported byActive Solutions

Atlas Greenway Partners

Basin Street Station

Bayou Beer Garden & Bayou Wine Garden

Blue Bikes

The Carver Theater

Cellar on St. Louis

Concordia, LLC

Cox Communications

Edwards Communities

Entergy New Orleans

Enterprise Community Partners

First Bank & Trust Co.

Foundation for Louisiana

French Quarter Realty

Frischhertz Electric

Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Co.

The Greater New Orleans Foundation

Hancock Whitney Bank

The Helis Foundation

Hey! Coffee Co.

HRI Properties

IATSE Local 478

IBERIABANK

IV Waste

Jones Walker

Mid-City Messenger

Morris Bart

New Orleans Business Alliance

Ochsner Health Center

Parkway Bakery & Tavern

Positive Vibrations Foundation

Ralph’s on the Park

Rosedale Restaurant

Second Line Brewing

Seven Three Distilling Co.

Stirling Properties

Urban Properties

Wrong Iron on the Greenway

A P O C K E T G U I D E T O T H E

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8 The Carver Theater

9 New Orleans African American Museum of Art, Culture & History

10 Backstreet Cultural Museum

11 Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts

12 Congo Square

13 Basin Street Station Visitor Center

RECRE ATI O N

14 Tennis Courts

15 Playground & FitLot Fitness Park

16 Sojourner Truth Neighborhood Center & Friends of Lafitte

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17 Great Lawn

18 Playground & Fitness Park

19 Lemann Pool

20 Sports Fields: Football, soccer, basketball court, baseball, softball

21 Lemann Playground & Basketball Court

22 Tremé Recreation Center • NORD

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23 Rosedale Restaurant

24 Second Line Brewing

HISTORY & CULTURE

1 Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden

2 New Orleans Museum of Art

3 Pitot House

4 Broad Theater

5 Sewerage & Water Board Pumping Station No. 2

6 Le Musée de F.P.C.

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D E STI NATI O N S & D IVE RS I O N S This map is your guide to visit the many restaurants,

museums, and other attractions on and off the Greenway in the Tremé, Lafitte, Lower

Mid-City, Mid-City, and Faubourg St. John neighborhoods. Visit any of the establishments

shown here, and continue exploring on your own.

PARK TO PARK City Park is one of the nation’s largest urban parks, and Louis Armstrong

Park/Congo Square is one of the country’s most culturally significant spaces. Take the

Greenway to experience all they have to offer. As a pit-stop, relax along the grassy banks

of the Bayou St. John waterway.

G E T TI N G TH E RE I S HALF TH E FU N Hop on a bike or walk the Greenway to enjoy

the 12’ wide asphalt trail surrounded by green space. Stroll the Carondelet Walk crushed

stone walking trail, a modern expression of the pedestrian promenade that once

bordered the historic Carondelet Canal.

key25 Ralph’s on the Park

26 Mid-City Market

27 Wrong Iron on the Greenway

28 Parkway Bakery & Tavern

29 Bayou Beer Garden

30 Bayou Wine Garden

31 HEY Coffee Co.

32 ReFresh Project

33 Seven Three Distilling Co.

places of interest

Lafitte Greenway

Lafitte Greenway Trail

Carondelet Walk

Off-Street Trails

Bike Lanes

Cemetery

Bike Share Station

Bike Repair Station

Art installation

Water Fountains

PARTN E R WITH US Visit us at

lafittegreenway.org/sponsorship

to be featured on this map!