According to an ABC syndicated news report, the Chicago City Council is considering imposing fines ranging from $150 to $500 on motorists who endanger bicyclists. The proposed ordinance includes fines on motorists who turn left or right in front of someone on a bicycle; pass with less than three feet of space between car and
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I sent a question about traffic-light sensors into “Ask RIDOT” a while back and just happened to notice they answered it. The bottom line appears to be: RIDOT does not currently use bicycle detection at signalized intersections. The Department has not researched the operation and efficiency of these detection systems yet. That does not mean,
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From an EastBayRI.com article: The long-studied Warren Bike Path will be delayed yet again, as a review of the proposed site by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation has triggered a request for an archaeological study by the Narragansett Indians. The survey was recommended to the town in a March 3 letter. Because of the
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The first Boulevard bike lane striping entry on this website attracted far more comments – pro and con – than any other topic that has ever appeared on this site. So it wasn’t terribly surprising that the public meeting, held Monday March 3 at School One, was well attended. However, despite memories of a rancorous
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May is just around the corner and this means Bike Month! PBC is working with the Providence Foundation and US Open Cycling Foundation to help organize Bike to Work Day, May 16th. Keep an eye on the site, we will be posting more updates as the date gets closer. In the mean time, take a
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The people over at DailyPress.com posted an article about whether high oil prices will make 2008 the year of the bicycle. Oil costs are surpassing $100 a barrel, global warming alarm calls are mounting, polluting autos and trucks increasingly clog city streets, and health concerns about a sedentary and fattening society are mounting. All of
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The next STC meeting is March 12th @ 10am. During this meeting, RIDOT will be addressing the concerns we raised during the last meeting. You can read <a href=”http://biketobrown.brown.edu/?p=100″>notes posted on the B2B site from the last meeting</a>. We should try for another strong showing at this meeting.
Some progressive cities have begun using sharrows, shared road markings, to remind motorists that bicycles have a right to the road and that we may well be riding farther in the lane than they would expect. Unfortunately, cities that have used sharrows needed to pass special legislation to permit their DOT to use the signage,
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