Bike To Work Week Events, 2012
As is tradition for Bike To Work Week, the focus is on including a bicycle in what for most is a daily task of getting from home to an office of other worksite. For many, going the whole distance isn’t practical, but combining a bicycle with the use of bus or other mass transit may be. For the first time ever, three cities in Rhode Island will be holding Bike To Work events during Bike To Work week, and several other bicycling related events are scheduled. Wednesday, May 16 Pawtucket Bike Committee is joining Newport and Providence in having it’s
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Recent Posts
These are the most recent website posts. If you are looking for even more updates, check out our archives by category at the top of the page.
- East Bay Bike Path Open Again
- Bike To Work Days, Pawtucket and Providence
- Alternative Transportation Pilot Boosts Biking 49 Percent
- Bicycle Friendly Application
- Bike To Work Week Events, 2012
- Newport Bike Day 2012
- EBBP Crack Sealing – May 6th
- Wet Start to National Bike Challenge
- Bike Month 2012 in Rhode Island
Advocacy
According to a recent Greenwire article A Federal Highway Administration pilot program designed to explore the impact of biking and walking on the transportation load reported that four communities that invested heavily in nonmotorized transportation diverted 32 million driving miles over four years. The Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program sent roughly $25 million a year to
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Public Hearings on 2013-2016 State Transportation Improvement Plan
If you’ve come to our monthly meetings or been reading this site for long, you’ve probably noticed that we keep talking about the state’s 4-year transportation planning process which culminates in producing a planning document called the Transportation Improvement Plan(TIP). This document is a list of the projects that towns, state and other agencies (e.g.:
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S2214, (sponsor Sosnowski) the bill that ups penalties if a motorist not taking due care injures or kills a bicyclist or other vulnerable road user, is up for a hearing Tues April 24 at the Senate Judiciary Committee, Room 313, at the “rise” usually about 4:30pm. If enacted, this law will be named Frank’s Law after
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SWITCH Showing in Newport
This sounds like an interesting event. You can read more about the film on the Switch Energy Product website. Tickets are free, but it looks like you do have to go online and order them.
Get Up & Ride
The first ever National Bike Challenge start May 1st. The best part, you can participate by doing what you love… riding your bike. RIBike has signed up with the League of American Cyclists to help coordinate statewide participation. Let’s see how little Rhody can do! The National Bike Challenge is an opportunity to challenge yourself
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When riding on public roads 1. Follow the rules for cars: Stop at Stop signs Signal your intended direction Turn left from the rightmost lane travelling in the direction you intend to go (that means use turn lanes; don’t turn left across traffic going in your direction) 2. Ride 2-3 feet from the curbing or
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Monthly Advocacy Meeting, April 9th in Newport
The next general advocay meeting will be on held on April 9th, 2012 @ 6:00PM. This months meeting is being hosted by Bike Newport at Empire Tea and Coffee, 22 Broadway, Newport, RI. Anyone interested in discussing bicycle advocacy or other issues facing cyclists in Rhode Island is welcome and encouraged to attend. On this
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Bristol County
East Bay Bike Path Open Again Reports are coming in that the fences are down and the bike path is open! Commuters noted some workers still around, but there were able to enjoy their first Pawtucket Ave. free commute since it was closed. Fortunately, it is just in time for Bike to Work Day this Friday!
EBBP Crack Sealing – May 6th UPDATE: Due to rain, the crack sealing has been moved back a few days. The updated announcement from RIDOT: RIDOT is scheduled to conduct crack sealing operations on the East Bay Bike Path from 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 6, 2012 until 6 a.m. on Monday, May 7th. The area to be sealed is from
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Kent County
Public Hearings on 2013-2016 State Transportation Improvement Plan If you’ve come to our monthly meetings or been reading this site for long, you’ve probably noticed that we keep talking about the state’s 4-year transportation planning process which culminates in producing a planning document called the Transportation Improvement Plan(TIP). This document is a list of the projects that towns, state and other agencies (e.g.:
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Complete Streets bill hearing, April 5th The House Committee on Municipal Government will be hearing testimony regarding a Complete Streets bill (H7352). This legislation would update the existing state law to more solidly define complete streets and require reporting from RIDOT to elected officials. The committee hearing is open to the public and all are welcome to come and testify. The
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Newport County
Bicycle Friendly Application According to a recent Newport Patch article: The Newport City Council passed a resolution Wednesday night commending Bike Newport for its initiatives and achievements, and inviting the organization to assist the city in making Newport more bikeable. The resolution requested Bike Newport to assist in educating motorists and cyclists on how to share the road,
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Newport Bike Day 2012 Bike Newport Bike To Work Day All activities at Washington Square (unless otherwise noted) ALL ACTIVITIES FREE (unless otherwise noted) 6:00am – 9:30am: Commuter Breakfast 10:30am: Special Event: Bicycle tour to Newport Mansions with Mansion historian John Tschirch. Register here. First come, first served! 11:00 am: Bike Fair begins. Activities include: Bike Safety Bike Maintenance Bike Rentals Bike Spinning Bike
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Providence County
East Bay Bike Path Open Again Reports are coming in that the fences are down and the bike path is open! Commuters noted some workers still around, but there were able to enjoy their first Pawtucket Ave. free commute since it was closed. Fortunately, it is just in time for Bike to Work Day this Friday!
Bike To Work Days, Pawtucket and Providence In case you missed it, Pawtucket will be holding its first Bike To Work Day event on Wednesday, May 16th at the Veterans Memorial Amphitheater (corner of Exchange St. and Roosevelt Avenue), with an address from Mayor Grebien at 8:30AM. Light refreshments will be served. Providence will continue its annual event with details below: Date: Friday May
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Washington County
Public Hearings on 2013-2016 State Transportation Improvement Plan If you’ve come to our monthly meetings or been reading this site for long, you’ve probably noticed that we keep talking about the state’s 4-year transportation planning process which culminates in producing a planning document called the Transportation Improvement Plan(TIP). This document is a list of the projects that towns, state and other agencies (e.g.:
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Monthly Advocacy Meeting, Feb 13 in Narragansett The next general advocacy meeting will be held on February 13th @ 6:30pm at the Narragansett Library, Narragansett, RI. In addition to our our usual round of topics, we’ll be talking about projects and issues specific to Washington County and Southern Rhode Island and learn more about organizations working to improve bicycling conditions. Anyone interested
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