Ride Blue Bikes to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

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Patrick Urbine – patrick@bluekrewe.org

Ride Blue Bikes to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Pedal to the Sauvage Street entrance and end your ride at the Blue Bikes Pop-Up Station

NEW ORLEANS (May 2, 2024) – Hop on a Blue Bike and pedal over to Jazz Fest! Blue Bikes are a fun, healthy and environmentally sustainable way to ride to the festival without the hassles of fighting traffic or bringing your own bike. 

This year, Blue Bikes is offering a pop-up station for riders to drop their Blue Bikes off in front of the festival’s Sauvage Street entrance. After enjoying some live music, riders can pick up a Blue Bike from the pop-up station at the corner of Sauvage and Fortin streets to head home. 

As you have fun this festival season, Blue Bikes encourages everyone to keep safety in mind. Riders can consider using The Purple Way, a suggested way for folks to safely and conveniently walk, bike & roll to festivals this spring. 

Here’s How You Can Ride:

Before you head to the fest, download the Blue Bikes Nola app, which is available in the App Store and Google Play. People can choose from different ridership plans and payment options to rent Blue Bikes:

• The Pay As You Go option costs 15 cents per minute and includes a $1 unlocking fee. There is no ongoing commitment required for this option. You will be charged only for the time you use (per minute).
  
• The Monthly Membership option costs $25 and lets you unlock a Blue Bike without a fee any time you ride. Monthly memberships include up to an hour of free ride time per day, which you can use in multiple trips.
  
• Through the Blue Bikes for All program, New Orleans residents who qualify for Medicaid or Louisiana Purchase (SNAP) can get a reduced ridership plan of $4 per month.

To learn more about Blue Bikes pricing and rider options, visit BlueBikesNola.com.

For more information on Blue Bikes, visit BlueBikesNOLA.com or follow Blue Bikes on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @BlueBikesNOLA. 

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About Blue Krewe

Founded in New Orleans in 2020, Blue Krewe is a local, community-based non-profit that manages and operates the Blue Bikes program. Recognizing the importance of Blue Bikes as a healthy, equitable, and environmentally-friendly transportation option, local bikeshare enthusiasts – such as former Blue Bikes staff, biking and pedestrian advocates, philanthropists, and community healthcare advocates – came together to form Blue Krewe. Here at Blue Krewe, we are committed to our mission to provide the Greater New Orleans region with equitable shared micromobility solutions that are rooted in and supportive of our community.

The Greater New Orleans Foundation provided critical start-up funding and fiscal sponsorship for Blue Krewe. Blue Krewe’s partners include Bike Easy, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, and the City of New Orleans. To donate, volunteer, or learn more visit www.BlueKrewe.org.