Ever wonder what our streets would look like without cars? Ross Ching recently released a video with some time lapse magic to show what the streets of LA would be like without any cars. Running on Empty from Ross Ching on Vimeo. Is anyone else simply appalled by the vast infrastructure dedicated to the personal
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Thanks to the four hearty souls who managed to hold out until it was our turn to talk at the hearing! By the time we were finished with testimony, it was 8:30pm! If you were one of the other people who had to leave, you can email the committee with a written testimony and it
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We ended up with the wrong room number. If you are planning to show up and testify, the correct room number is 205.
I’m not sure how we missed this one. Construction on the new Sakonnet Bridge, the one which will have a muli-use path that will fnally let cyclists and pedestrians pass between Portsmouth and Tiverton, has been delayed. According to an article in the Projo, The state stopped work months ago on key structural elements of
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Join the Aquidneck Island Reuse Planning Authority (AIRPA) on Thursday, April 7th as it presents a set of alternatives for Naval Station Newport’s 225 acres of surplus land at a public meeting to be held at the Community College of Rhode Island – Newport Auditorium starting at 6 p.m. The meeting will include: Overview of
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Fascinating. Imagine how quickly civil war would erupt in the USA if such a notion were seriously considered by Congress. www.telegraph.co.uk
The House Judiciary Committee will hear the Vulnerable Roadway User Bill (H5865) Wednesday (3/30) at the RI State House in room 205 @ sometime after 4pm. If you plan to show up for the hearing, please make sure you get there around 4pm and that you sign up to speak at the hearing.
Update from RIDOT about the upcoming work on the George Washington Bridge (George Redman Linear Park): RIDOT’s Bridge Engineering section is in the process of creating an advertising package for the test contract. In December 2010, the Bridge Engineering section was directed to conduct a “Test” contract on one span to see if we can effectively control
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Thanks to Senators Sosnowski, Tassoni, Lanzi, and Lynch a version of the vulnerable roadway users bill has also been introduced in the Senate (S0669). This bill has been referred to senate judiciary, but does not yet have a hearing scheduled. In particular, it states: any person, while operating a motor vehicle on a street or
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The South County Independent reports that a public hearing is scheduled for Monday, March 28, at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall. The only item up for discussion will be bike paths on the property. This hearing most likely will be followed by a final hearing, after which the council could close discussion on the future
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