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

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