Living Car Free - Attn Car Free FOlk in New Orleans:

I thought I'd pass this along. You have an Evacuation order as of 8:00 this morning.

PRESS RELEASE


City of New Orleans enacts evacuation plan
NEW ORLEANS , La. (August 30, 2008) – The city of New Orleans enacted its Assisted Evacuation Plan at 8 a.m. Saturday morning. The city is instructing residents who need assistance evacuating from the city because of financial or other reasons should go to one of 17 pick-up points.

They will be transported via RTA buses to the Union Passenger Terminal. Once they are checked in at the UPT, they will be evacuated by bus, train or plan. Each pick-up point has special signage.

New Orleans residents are asked to call 311 or 1-866-205-6485 to register if they need evacuation assistance. It is critically important that those with special medical needs who need assistance in order to leave their homes call 311 or 1-866-205-6485 so that appropriate arrangements can be made for their evacuation.

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http://emergency.louisiana.gov/Releases/083008NOLAAssistedEvacuation.html

Use it if you need it! Keep safe!

Good luck to all in New Orleans, especially fellow car-free folk!

The friendly folks in Arkansas welcome you.

According to the news, all hotel rooms south of Little Rock are taken.



Come on up, and stay for the Big Dam Bridge 100 in a few weeks. ;)

Attn Car Free FOlk in New Orleans:

Start riding NOW.

Start riding NOW.

If anyone does evacuate by bike, I'd love to hear their story. Maybe it would be a good article for Bicycling magazine.


Given that the average hurricane does about 15-20 mph along its path, a strong cyclist should be able to outrun one. The good part is that you wouldn't need water. The hurricane has plenty. The bad part is that when you are trying to flee from a hurricane, you are guaranteed a headwind. :twitchy:

If anyone does evacuate by bike, I'd love to hear their story. Maybe it would be a good article for Bicycling magazine.


There was an article showing all the traffic backup up for miles! I think a bicyclist should do very well in that circumstance!

Depends, NW Quadrant would be a strong tail wind. The airflow is counterclockwise.


If anyone does evacuate by bike, I'd love to hear their story. Maybe it would be a good article for Bicycling magazine.


Given that the average hurricane does about 15-20 mph along its path, a strong cyclist should be able to outrun one. The good part is that you wouldn't need water. The hurricane has plenty. The bad part is that when you are trying to flee from a hurricane, you are guaranteed a headwind. :twitchy:

Interestingly enough, I just found this.....



Cyclists Lobby For Evacuation Bike Lane
Written by NOLAFugees Staff Friday, 29 August 2008
Who will get to Baton Rouge faster? You or them?

Citing the environmental catastrophe that another mass evacuation from New Orleans would bring, local bicycle advocates pleaded with city officials to carve out a bike lane on all highways leading out of the city.

"If more people would simply ride bicycles" said Kevin Dash of the Metro Bicycles Coalition, "there would be no need for contraflow. And how healthy and rigorous is a 63-mile road race to Baton Rouge? It could be fun."

Dash acknowledged the difficulties in transporting personal belongings on a bicycle, but argued that "if you can't fit what's important to you in a backpack, then maybe your life is too cluttered. See this as an opportunity."
http://nolafugees.com/NF/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=243

Depends, NW Quadrant would be a strong tail wind. The airflow is counterclockwise.

All the air is spiraling inwards towards the eye wall, causing a sum-total head wind to those trying to escape the storm, though I will grant that the wind will tend to be coming from the escapee's right-hand side, not directly at them.

By the way, that was a typo, I was trying to say NE quadrant and didn't notice I hit the wrong blamed key. :( I need to proofread more, I guess). :p The W and E keys are right next to each other.


All the air is spiraling inwards towards the eye wall, causing a sum-total head wind to those trying to escape the storm, though I will grant that the wind will tend to be coming from the escapee's right-hand side, not directly at them.

Depends, NW Quadrant would be a strong tail wind. The airflow is counterclockwise.

The wind frows around the storm so if you're headed away from the storm you should have a crosswind coming from your right.


Good luck to all...