Reclaiming our streets from car dominance through collective action.
Building an organization to foster a movement.
Critical Mass Nola is a volunteer-led organization committed to grassroots social change. We believe that everyday people should give political direction in our city, and that our streets should be planned to meet the needs of the people and the planet.
Movements ebb and flow, but it is organization that sustains us. We operate not out of popular positions, but by principle—rooted in clarity, purpose, and a program for lasting change.
MONTHLY CRITICAL MASS RIDE
Critical Mass Nola takes to the streets every last Friday of the Month to declare our right to the road. We do not create traffic, we are traffic. Ride with the resistance on a bike ride that is both a protest and a celebration of the joys of bicycling in the city.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT RIDES
As an organization committed to the transformation of our infrastructure, we believe our struggle is inseparable from the broader fight for social justice. We build coalitions and foster solidarity with groups who share our vision of a city transformed by and for the people. We do not win until we all win. Our community engagement rides are organized to learn from and uplift the work of other organizations addressing issues ranging from mass incarceration and cooperative economics to environmental justice and immigration.
ADVOCACY
Along with direct action via our Critical Mass rides and die-in’s, Critical Mass Nola also engages in petition drives, installing ghost bikes/memorials, organizing delegations to our city officials, and organizing an annual bicycle conference in New Orleans.
“Critical Mass Nola creates space for people to reimagine what our streets—and our city—can be. By gathering each month, we make the invisible visible. We are a community of bicyclists demanding safer infrastructure, environmental justice, and a shift away from car dominance. Our presence on the streets is a form of resistance and a vision for the future. This is more than a bike ride—it’s movement building.”
Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions.