I received another email update from Russ. It’s now eleven days after his bicycle accident and he has yet to be interviewed by the police to get his side of the story, what could they possibly be waiting for? I’d like to believe that police take every accident seriously and all are treated with the
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The first-ever New England Bike-Walk Summit will be in Providence on Thursday, October 7. A full day of sessions (and at least one field trip) will address issues important to the full range of bike and walk stakeholders – grassroots advocates, agency employees, professionals in private practice, etc. Volunteers are needed to do things like
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The College Hill Neighborhood Association (CHNA) is presenting a Providence mayoral Q&A session on Thursday, August 26th from 6:30pm – 8:30pm at the Wheeler School. They are soliciting questions you would like to see answered by the candidates. Submissions can be sent to chna@collegehillneighborhoodassociation.org . Questions must be received by Wednesday, August 25th at 12noon.
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We are sorry to report that it’s happened again. Another cyclist has been struck on Rhode Island roads and currently, it looks like the motorist will just get away with it. According to the cyclist, Russ Harkay, he was riding along route 1A in Westerly when [the motorist] turned right at [the] Langworthy Inn onto
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Thursday Happy Hours at McFadden’s (52 Pine St. in Providence) Come in after a hard day in the office to cool down in the air-conditioned bliss of McFaddens. Enjoy a cold one and race against your friends…or your foes. These are 250 metre sprints to keep it easy and fun for everyone. $5 for your
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The Zeta II class of Leadership Rhode Island choose to use the RI bike paths as their community service project. They have organized the Rhode Bike Path Passport to increase residents’ appreciation of our state by encouraging people to explore Rhode Island’s natural beauty, to stay fit, and to support local businesses. Participants are asked
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A rural Colorado town has kicked cyclists off the streets, dealing a blow to advocates who felt the wind at their back amid a national livability push. There just wasn’t enough room on the roads for both bikers and two lanes of cars in Black Hawk, City Manager Mike Copp said, especially when state law
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A reminder for RIDOT that the Coventry Greenway between Whitford and Station Streets is closed during construction.
Here is the latest correspondence I’ve received from RIDOT concerning keeping the Washington Bridge open during construction. While RIDOT is certainly due credit for completing the projects that they highlighted, I think it’s hard for them to argue that a fair share of State transportation dollars are being spent on non-automobile projects. I was very
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Our next general advocacy meeting will be held on August 16th @ 6pm in the Brown Bookstore (244 Thayer Street, Providence) in the faculty author section (2nd floor). We are delaying the general meeting by a week, so as to avoid a holiday at Brown. All cyclists interest in advocacy are encouraged to attend, learn
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