Cycling Three Ways (Slow, Serious, Scenic)

Slow

Visitors to New Orleans this Mardi Gras season will find a new and as yet unbeaten path in the city. The Lafitte Greenway Bicycle and Pedestrian Path is a 2.6-mile linear park that links several neighborhoods, from the French Quarter and Treme to Bayou St. John and Mid-City. Originally a canal site and later transformed by a railroad, the new park includes a 12-foot-wide asphalt path for cycling, running and walking, as well as new recreation fields and over 500 newly planted trees. 

Source: The New York Times 

Full Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/05/travel/tour-and-hotel-news-biking-trips-fast-and-leisurely.html?src=twr&_r=3