The new head of the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, Alex Wiggins, wants to hear from people who use the city’s public transportation system.
Wiggins, who started work in July, embarked on a monthlong “listening tour” beginning Monday evening at the Mid-City Library on Canal Street.
“Since my first day with RTA, I have been dedicated to connecting with the people we serve,” Wiggins said in a statement on the RTA’s website.
Wiggins, a New Orleans native, came to the RTA from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, where he served as chief of security.
He has said he intends to focus in part on beefing up bus service to Algiers and New Orleans East and on creating more regional connections.
See the schedule of his remaining meetings below:
- Thursday, Norman Mayer Library, 3001 Gentilly Blvd., 5:30 to 7 p.m.
- Friday, Carrollton Streetcar Barn, 8201 Willow St., 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Oct. 2, Riders Advisory Committee meeting, 2817 Canal St., 5:30 to 7 p.m.
- Oct. 3, KIPP Central City Academy, 2514 Third St., 6:30 to 8 p.m.
- Oct. 7, Algiers Point Ferry Terminal, 138 Morgan St., 6 to 7:30 p.m.
- Oct. 8, Rosa F. Keller Library, 4300 S. Broad St., 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Oct. 9, Treme Coffeehouse, 1501 St. Philip St., 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
- Oct. 10, Community Commitment Education Center, 8540 Spruce St., 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Oct. 11, PJ’s Coffee, 5733 Read Blvd., 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Oct. 16, City Council District E, exact location TBA, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Oct. 18, Algiers Regional Library, 3014 Holiday Drive, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Oct. 24, Pontilly Coffee, 4000 Chef Menteur Highway, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
