You’re invited to the hottest coronation ball of the year!
The Krewe of Prometheus bicycle parade will roll on Friday, January 23rd, but we’re kicking off the season early with our Community Bike Ride + Coronation Ball on Saturday, December 13th!
This year marks the reign of King and Queen Prometheus I, and we’re crowning two legendary champions of New Orleans bicycle culture:
🚲 King Prometheus I – Blake Owens (Get Up N Ride)
Blake co-founded one of the most influential bike rides in the city—Get Up N Ride—a movement that helped shape modern New Orleans bike culture for thousands. His work has inspired neighborhood bike clubs, local entrepreneurs, and the widespread popularity of illuminated night rides.
🚲 Queen Prometheus I – Allene La Spina (Bike Easy)
As E.D. of Bike Easy, Allene is a tireless advocate for safer streets and a fearless voice for bicyclists in New Orleans. Whether speaking at City Hall or organizing in the community, she has pushed the city toward complete streets, safe infrastructure, and bike-forward planning.
Community Bike Ride
📍 Nonno’s (2517 Bayou Road)
⏰ Meet at 6:00 PM — Roll at 6:30 PM
🚲 Need a bike? Get Up N Ride is renting them—book yours at GetUpNRide.com.
We’ll ride together through the city and arrive at 8:00 PM at the JTLC on St. Bernard Ave for the coronation ball!
Coronation Ball
📍 JTLC (1212 St Bernard Ave.)
⏰ 8:00 PM
🚲 Bicycle valet available behind the JTLC as capacity allows.
💃🕺 Suggested entry donation: $10 (no one turned away for lack of funds)
Join us as we dance, celebrate these two bicycle heroes, and kick off New Orleans’ first-ever bicycle carnival parade in true carnival fashion.
Be part of history—join the inaugural coronation of the Krewe of Prometheus!
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, participating in installing ghost bikes/memorials, organizing delegations to our city officials, and organizing an annual bicycle conference in New Orleans.
Report Violence
Please report traffic violence against bicyclists:
New Orleans Bicycle Fatality Map
New Orleans has one of the highest rates of bicycle fatalities in the country. Let’s organize to bring them to an end!
“Critical Mass Nola creates space for people to reimagine what our streets—and our city—can be. 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.”
