Take Alternate Route By GENE RUSSIANOFF Published: April 9, 2008 WITH congestion pricing dead (for now), New York City is left with drivers still stuck in traffic and transit riders packed like sardines. How else can we ease traffic jams and provide decent and affordable bus and subway service? Both the state and the city
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An article posted on the Connecticut Press site discusses a proposed law, currently in front of the CT General Assembly. If it goes through, then motorists would have to give bicycles at least 3 feet of room and the state Department of Transportation would be forced to accommodate bikes and pedestrians on state highways under
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There is a new study underway at Rhode Island Hospital to collect data about people who ride their bikes for fitness, fun, competition, commuting or delivery of goods and services. The study is one of only a few to focus specifically on cycling injuries. Our goal is to help improve and promote cycling for health
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Our monthly advocacy meeting will be at 6pm on May 1st, at the Hub. Hope to see you there!
The next B2WD organizational meeting will be at 6pm on April 11th at Red Five Sports Group offices (269 South Main Street). An agenda will be posted the to the email list prior to the meeting.
In advance of National Bike to Work Week, the RI Chapter of the Sierra Club, in conjunction with Providence Cycle, present a workshop on how to effectively use your bicycle for transportation. On Thursday, April 10th, 2008 @ 7pm cyclists can gather at Providence Bicycle (725 Branch Ave) on how to bike to and from
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In advance of National Bike to Work Week (May 12-16), the Sierra Club presents a workshop on how to effectively use your bicycle as transportation to and from work, school, or errands. From outfitting yourself and your bicycle, to safe riding practices and route planning, the evening promises to deliver timely and useful information. Date:
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A Christian Science Monitor article is reporting that In a city choked with diesel-spewing delivery trucks, the fledgling New Amsterdam Project (NAP), a Cambridge-based cargo-hauling company, is pedaling toward profits aboard an emissions-free fleet of urban “cargo trikes.” We’re getting trucks off the road, that’s one of our goals,” says Brown. “Each time we make
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