The Providence Journal posted an article today entitled Heed the Rules of the Road. In addition to mentioning the upcoming Bike to Work festivities, the article reminds people that Rhode Island’s four main bike paths are already crowded on good-weather weekends, not just with bicyclists but with walkers, dog walkers, Rollerbladers –– even Rollerbladers with
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Our list of bike trains continues to grow.  We just added an additional train heading to the B2WD events originating from Glocester.  If you live out this way, it’s a great way to try your hand at bike commuting!  See our bike train page for a listing of all the offerings.

Our Providence Bike-to-Work Day event has been added to the League of American Cyclists B2WD event listing.  If you haven’t already done so, I would suggest you take some time and peruse the  league website.  They have a lot of good information about cycling advocacy and just cycling in general.  If you are looking for
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There is a fairly new Bike to Work Week site online. They are attempting to collect information about all the various Bike Month and B2WD events happening around the country. Our events have been added to the list, currently the sole event listed in the CT, MA, RI area. Just a reminder. We have a
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An article in this morning’s Projo discusses the approach a variety of people are taking to deal with increasing gas prices.  The majority of the article focuses on alternate cars, carpooling, bus ridership, etc.   However, it does conclude by mentioning our upcoming B2WD event.

New for Bike-to-Work day in 2008! To help encourage more people to participate in Bike-to-Work Day this year, we are organizing bike trains to and from the Providence event. For those who may be unfamiliar with the term, a bike train is one or more experienced bicycle commuters who follow a published route with predetermined
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I just posted a copy of the official press release for the 2008 Bike to Work Day festivities! As you can see, there is a lot more happening this year and I would encourage all RI cyclists to make an effort to stop by the event.  A more detailed listing of the event participants and
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In advance of National Bike to Work Week (May 12-16), the Sierra Club presents a workshop on how to effectively use your bicycle as transportation to and from work, school, or errands. From outfitting yourself and your bicycle, to safe riding practices and route planning, the evening promises to deliver timely and useful information. Date:
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If you are interested in helping with the B2WD preparations, please be sure to sign up for our B2WD email list.  We will be using this list as our primary means of communications as we prepare for the event.  If you’ve been looking for a way to become involved in bicycle advocacy, this is a
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May is just around the corner and this means Bike Month! PBC is working with the Providence Foundation and US Open Cycling Foundation to help organize Bike to Work Day, May 16th. Keep an eye on the site, we will be posting more updates as the date gets closer. In the mean time, take a
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