Bicycle Master Plan (1996)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1996-05-10
Duration: 00:07:46
Subjects: City planning | Louisiana. Department of Transportation and Development | Transportation | Bicycle trails
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Chapa, Arcie Reporter
- Kenner, William Interviewee
- Hopkins, George Interviewee
- Gray, Tom Interviewee
Description
This segment from the May 10, 1996, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Arcie Chapa’s report on the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development’s (DOTD) work on a statewide bicycle and pedestrian master plan to make the roads more accessible. She highlights the Tammany Trace, a 26-mile abandoned railroad right-of-way purchased by St. Tammany Parish and turned into bike and walking trails. Chapa interviews: William Kenner, vice president of the Baton Rouge Area Mountain Bike Association; George Hopkins, transportation consultant working on the master plan; and Tom Gray, the president of the Baton Rouge Bicycle Club. Host: Robert Collins