Support safe and fun cycling in New Orleans

Hi. I'm Adam. I sit on Bike Easy's board, and this is my champion page for GiveNOLA Day 2026. 
Every dollar you give here counts toward Bike Easy's $20,000 goal, and every dollar is matched by our long-time supporter Charlie Thomas, up to $7,500.

If you've seen me around town it will most likely have been on my e-bike. It's how my wife and I get around for everything. The compactness of New Orleans makes it a great city for getting around by bike. But it could be so much better, and so much safer.

Bike Easy works to help everyone get around safely on a bike, whether that's advocating for better infrastructure or running education programs. That's why I'm on the board, and that's why I'm asking you to chip in to make cycling better for you or the people you love.

What I've been up to

I'm a software engineer by day. On weekends I build maps. I helped bring Bike Streets New Orleans here, a routing app that sends you down the quiet streets instead of St. Charles. I built bumpyroads.org, which uses your phone's accelerometer to score road surface quality so we can show the city exactly which blocks are unrideable.

I'm proud of both. They're free, they're useful, and they're built by volunteers.

Why we need Bike Easy

Here's the thing. A map can tell you Carondelet is quieter than St. Charles. It can't make Carondelet safer. A map can tell you St. Claude has seen too many cyclist deaths. It can't pass City Council Resolution R-25-430, which is what forced a state safety study of that corridor last year.

Our staff did. Allene La Spina, our Executive Director, did. Every week she walks into meetings I can't go to because I'm at my day job. Council offices. LaDOTD. Neighborhood association meetings that run until 9pm on a Tuesday. That's where streets actually get changed.

Why this year matters

Helena Moreno took office as mayor in January, and her administration is setting transportation priorities right now that will shape the next four years. Bike Easy needs to be in that room.

We also need to be there because federal bike funding has been frozen, and because corporate sponsorship of small advocacy nonprofits like ours has collapsed. Bike Easy's sponsorship line went from about $48,000 in 2022 to about $4,000 in 2025. People who ride have filled most of that gap. People like you. That's why GiveNOLA Day matters this year.

What your gift does

$25 supports our People Friendly Driving Workshops

$60 supports the Bicycle Second Line

$75 (Most Popular) funds Bike Light Giveaways

$125 supports our AfterSchool Bike Clubs

$250 funds Youth Learn-to-Rides

$1,000 supports city and state bicycling advocacy

Pick whatever amount fits. Custom is fine too. Whatever you give, Charlie matches it dollar for dollar.

Come see us in person

 Places to see us during GiveNOLA week:

• Wed April 29: Bike Valet at Wednesday at the Square
• Tue May 5, 4–6pm: Lemonade Happy Hour at the Greenway Circle (with the Lafitte Greenway Partnership and Blue Bikes). Merch for sale.

Give before midnight, May 5

Early giving is open now. The campaign closes 11:59pm Tuesday, May 5. Every dollar through this page is matched, and every dollar earns Bike Easy a share of the GNOF Lagniappe Fund on top of that.

I'll keep building maps on weekends. Allene will keep showing up at City Hall on weekdays. Both of us need you to pull it off.

See you on the quiet streets.

Adam

P.S. If you can't give today, forward this to one friend who rides. That's almost as valuable.