One final planning meeting for everyone involved with the InterBike events. Meeting will take place @ 6pm at the offices of The US Open Cycling Foundation (269 South Main Street, Providence).
As you likely know, InterBike East Coast Demo is coming to Providence Oct. 8th – 11th. Interbike is the biggest industry trade show where bike and accessory manufacturers show their product lines for the coming year. While the main show happened last week in Las Vegas, Providence will have it’s name in the history books
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The next Aquidneck Island Planning Committee Meeting is on Tuesday, September 29th, from 6pm to 9pm at the Middletown Town Hall Council Chamber (350 East Main Road, Middletown). It would be great to have some cycling representatives attend this meeting! If you can make it, please let us know and also followup with your thoughts
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Are you interested in helping out at InterBike East? Come to our next meeting to find out you can help! We will be meeting @ 6pm on September 28th at the offices of the US Open Cycling Foundation (269 South Main Street, Providence). A number of our member organizations are playing various roles at InterBike
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According to an article in the Republican A key state legislative committee gave a favorable recommendation Tuesday to a bill that would require drivers 75 and older who are renewing their license to pass tests to prove they can safely operate a vehicle. The action comes after a spate of fatal accidents recently involving elderly
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Last Thursday, the leadership of the PBC and the Greenways Alliance of Rhode Island (GARI) met to continue discussions about a possible merger of these two organizations. Those attending the meeting, worked through a litany of concerns or questions about such a merger and left with a general consensus that a merger would be mutually
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I’ve received the following alert from numerous sources now: Senator Coburn (R-OK) is offering two amendments to the FY10 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill that will strike funding for transportation enhancements. The two amendments are S. Amendment 2370 and S. Amendment 2371. The Transportation Enhancement program has provided between one-half and three-quarters
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We’ve had a few people inquire about when our next advocacy meeting is, so here goes… We have a standing meeting on the second Monday of every Month @ 6pm at the offices of the US Open Cycling Foundation (269 South Main Street, Providence). This means our next regularly scheduled meeting is September 14th. Anyone
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