Hopefully everyone in our biking community is “riding” out the storm okay. We’ve had a couple of inquiries about the status of the various bike paths around the state and I we should open up the question to the entire audience. How are they? Any remaining issues? I spent while last night clearing out debris
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According to Associated Press, RIDOT will be performing maintenance on the East Bay Path in the evenings and overnight this week. The maintenance may lead to temporary closures of portions of the path between 7PM and 7AM and is expected to begin August 30. The maintenance described as crack sealing to prevent damage to the
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REI in Cranston is partnering with Recycle-A-Bike Providence to take in old, used bikes a give them new life. The bikes will be refurbished or their parts will be used by volunteer mechanics to create other low cost bikes. The drive will be at REI from 1pm – 6pm on Labor Day weekend (9/3 –
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In continuing to raise awareness for the planned South Coast Bikeway, SRPEDD will be hosting a bike ride through Swansea, Somerset and Warren on Saturday, October 15th at 10am. The ride is approximately 23 miles long and will begin and end at the Hugh Cole School at 50 Aslyum Road in Warren, with a break
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On Thursday, October 7, 2010, the first-ever New England Bike-Walk Summit convened in downtown Providence, RI, for a day of learning and sharing. Nine breakout sessions covered the gamut of bicycle- and pedestrian-related topics including funding of bike-ped infrastructure, successful collaboration between advocates and agency personnel, and the economic development potential of biking and walking.
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Bike Newport, spearheaded by a representative group of Newport city stakeholders has made a great deal of progress since our May 20 inaugural Bike to Work Day – with a significant focus on bicycle education. We are working with the city, police, schools, businesses, NCCVB, community organizations and residents to reach more cyclists and to
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You probably read about big cuts proposed for the RIPTA bus system. If implemented, they would likely set off a downward spiral of less passengers, hence even less service in the future. Such a spiral would also hurt bicycle advocacy in several ways. It makes it harder to live car-free, indeed signals to all, get
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Candidate for U.S. Senate Barry Hinckley has set out to host 7 bicycle rides across the state on Saturdays throughout the summer and fall. On those rides, he will be out discussing his platform while visiting the 39 municipalities of the state. Barry will be challenging incumbent U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. The rides are free
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UPDATE: The meeting has been moved to India Point Park due to the state holiday making our usual location unavailable. I will have a sign on display and be situated at the picnic tables closest to the pedestrian bridge. Parking on India Street, at the Radisson Hotel and on George M. Cohen Blvd. The
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