Archive for February 2010

“Cities, Bicycles, and the Future of Getting Around”

Feb 24th, 2010 | By

Exciting! From the City of Providence’s “Art Culture & Tourism Newsletter”: The 2nd Annual Claiborne Pell Lecture on Arts and Humanities March 9 @ Trinity Rep Hosted by Mayor David Cicilline City of Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline invites you to a panel conversation with musician, artist and author David Byrne; urban historian Samuel Zipp,
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Recycle-A-Bike seeks board members

Feb 23rd, 2010 | By

From John Powning: RECYCLE-A-BIKE is a volunteer-based community bike education and maintenance collective that promotes bicycling as a safe, fun, sustainable, and empowering mode of transportation. We provide the greater Providence community access to the skills and resources to maintain, repair, and build bikes in a workspace where all are welcome. We are currently located
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What Price Head Protection?

Feb 10th, 2010 | By
What Price Head Protection?

The Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute recently released data on some safety tests they had performed against a variety of helmets along a considerable price range ($9.96 – $206.99).  The results show that the helmets tested stood up equally well to the destructive onslaught of the masses dropped on them – regardless of their retail price.
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Pleasant Valley Parkway: post-hearing report

Feb 9th, 2010 | By

Last night’s (Feb 8th) hearing was… interesting.  The City’s proposal was quite good, I thought, addressing only that section of PVP between Rosebank Ave and Justice St.  Currently, the roads on both sides of the median/stream have 2-way traffic, leading to tight squeezes and high confusion at intersections.  Where the road meets Rosebank (at the
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RIVeloSprints, February 8th @ 6:30pm

Feb 8th, 2010 | By

Tired of riding outside in the cold or alone on the rollers in your basement? It’s time for the next installment of RIVeloSprints! Come join us on February 8th @ 6:30pm for some fun on rollers.  Rumor has it that someone from the Providence Journal will be joining us this evening, let’s show RI how
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Wickenden Alternatives

Feb 6th, 2010 | By

The folks over at Greater City Providence did a great job summarizing the alternatives RIDOT presented this past Monday for the Wickenden St./195 interchange.  I wasn’t able to attend the meeting and am hoping that anyone who was in attendance would add their thoughts to this post.  My understanding was that the following option was
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Another important public hearing!

Feb 5th, 2010 | By

We’ve got a shot at real, good improvements to Pleasant Valley Parkway!  Please join the forces for good! When: Monday Feb 8, 6 pm Where: Capital Ridge (assisted living facility) 700 Smith St Early word is that the new plan calls for one-way movement on each side of the stream, removal of one car lane,
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