Here we go again. The hearing on S669 (thank you Senator Sosnowski) before the Judiciary Committee is scheduled at the “rise” (adjournment) of the Senate (usually about 4:30pm) on Thursday, May 5 in Room 313. Even if you cannot attend, please try to take a look at the bill (on-line at www.rilin.state.ri.us) and either post
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Providence Bike To Work Week events will culminate on Friday May 20th. (see Bike Month schedule for details of other events during Bike Month and Bike Week). Events will be held at World War I Memorial Park (College Street and S. Main Street, Providence, map below), rain or shine. 6:30 Am to 9:00
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On Saturday, May 14, the RI Chapter of the New England Mountain Bike Association (RINEMBA) is offering an IMBA trailbuilding course in Burlingame State Park. Learn how to build and maintain singletrack! Learn more here: http://www.rinemba.org/2011/04/13/sign-up-for-the-first-ri-imba-trail-school/ Registration is required, and can be done through the link above.
RIBike is proud to once again working with local organizations to make May live up to it’s designation as Bike Month. Providence will be unveiling Bike Sharing Feasibilty Reports, Recycle A Bike will be opening its doors in a new location, Bike Shops providing classes on bike maintenance and commuting hints. Bike To
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The East Coast Greenway and Roger Williams University are working together to present a free, family-friendly, kid-friendly bike party on Mother’s Day (May 8th) from 2 – 4pm in India Point Park, Providence. The event will include: games food live music free bike safety checks bike decoration station free bike helmet fit checks kids bike
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Reported on North Kingstown Patch that Quaker Lane will be reduced from 4 lanes to 2 in the section between Ten Rod Road and exit 6 from Route 4. Charles St. Martin of RIDOT indicates that this will allow the road to be more bike friendly by reducing speeds and providing wider shoulders. “We’ve
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With the meeting on April 25 to discuss the next step in the Providence Core Connector Study, the group is asking for public input via a survey, available until May 13th. The survey is about 12 questions long, asking about work and home locations and commute methods into the Core Connector Study area from those
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Plans for the first annual Newport Bike to Work Day are being finalized. Here is a handout you can print and share with co-workers or friends who are in the Newport area. Registration and updated brochures at the bikenewport site. On the schedule for the day: 6am-10am: ”Park & Bike” available for Bridge Commuters and
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Congratulations to Recycle A Bike on signing their new lease today! Their new home will be at 12 Library Court in Olneyville. They are wasting no time and have made plans to move into the new location tomorrow, April 12th, from 9am – 2pm. They are asking for two crews, one at the Steal Yard
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A fairly new company is modernizing the technology behind rideshares. They are offering a peer-to-peer smartphone application allowing people to request and share rides on the fly. Avego allows a driver to publish their route. According to an article on TriplePundit it works like this: A driver specifies the route they’ll be driving, via Avego’s
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