I happened upon the above image on the Streetsblog site. This sign, and others like it, were created by students at the American Academy of Arts and Letters in Washington Heights, K-5 students from Hamilton Heights Academy and P.S. 28 (along with at least one parent or guardian) added a livable streets flavor to the
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Sorry about the short notice on this meeting, I just received the email (edited slightly for posting on the web): Hello, this Lori DiBiasio. As you may have heard, on September 13, 2008, I organized a bicycle safety awareness ride in memory of Frank Cabral, who was struck and killed by a motorist on September
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The meeting went quite well, I thought. The upshot is that the lanes will not be removed. A few complainers were there to vent, but the overwhelming opinion was that the new scheme is a change for the better. Present from the city were Cliff Wood, Lt. Schiavulli, Lt. Ryan, John Nickelson (DPW), and Linda
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The long awaited India Point Park Pedestrian Bridge is about to open again. RIDOT is having a dedication ceremony on Wednesday, October 15th, @ 10am. The event will take place on the bridge. Bring your bike and you won’t need to worry about parking!
A neighborhood meeting has been scheduled for discussion of the Blackstone Blvd bike lanes (and more): Wednesday, October 15, 6:30 to 8 pm, at School One (corner of Slater Ave and University Ave, Providence). If you have a strong opinion about the bike lanes on Blackstone Boulevard, it would be a good idea to attend
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From the LAB website: Bicycle Commuter Tax Provision Passes House and Senate (10.03.08) After seven long years, the bicycle commuter tax provision has finally passed both the House and Senate as part of the financial bailout package. President Bush said that he would quickly sign the $700 billion bailout bill. Thanks to all of you
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U.S. cities hoping to lessen air pollution and traffic congestion through bike programs are facing unexpected questions over funding, accident liability and even “anti-bike” activists. The first enthusiastic wave of bike-sharing programs worked on an honor system — bikes donated or left over from police auctions were left on racks throughout cities, trusting that users
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Our next monthly advocacy meeting will be held on October 9th @ 6pm. We will be at the offices of the Red Five Sports Group (269 South Main Street). The meeting has been delayed by a week, as many of our members expressed interest in watching the VP debates on our regular meeting date. On
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