2014 New Orleans Bike to Work Day!!

Two pedals will set you free.

April 9, 2014 is Bike to Work Day in New Orleans.  Two pedals will set you free.

As recent visitors to our street know, Esplanade Avenue is being repaved.  Two of the current four lanes of automobile traffic will be replaced by two lanes for cars and two lanes for bicycles.  Our street is about to get a little bit nicer, if you can imagine that.

La Belle Esplanade bed and breakfast is serving as a hub during Bike to Work Day.  We'll be out front in the morning with coffee, maps and Bike Easy surveys.  We'll be out front until the coffee runs out.  If you want to relax in the middle of your morning commute, sit in our garden for a spell on New Orleans Bike to Work Day.

Many of our guests borrow our bicycles when they stay with us.  

Our fleet of cruisers

"It's the best way to see the city," they say, afterward.  We think so, too.  That's why we offer the option without charge.  You should see as much of New Orleans as you can.

There are currently 50 miles of dedicated bike lanes in New Orleans, with another 20 planned or under construction.  Esplanade Avenue is about three miles long.  You'll notice more on foot, but you see more on a bicycle.  It's the best way to see the most of the city.

Even if you are on a street without a bike lane, New Orleans is remarkably flat.  You won't strain your lungs or your legs unless you are spinning fast.  You wouldn't know it, but Esplanade Avenue runs on top of Esplanade Ridge.  It is imperceptibly higher than the streets surrounding it.  That's the way hills work in New Orleans; like obstacles, you don't notice them.  Nothing is steep.

If you are in the neighborhood on Bike To Work Day, feel free to stop by, even if you don't have a reservation.

2216 Esplanade Avenue

It's the orange house with the blue shutters.  You can't miss it.  For other hub locations: there's a map at this link.

A votre sante,
La Belle Esplanade bed and breakfast.