Reports are coming in that the fences are down and the bike path is open!  Commuters noted some workers still around, but there were able to enjoy their first Pawtucket Ave. free commute since it was closed.  Fortunately, it is just in time for Bike to Work Day this Friday!

In case you missed it, Pawtucket will be holding its first Bike To Work Day event on Wednesday, May 16th at the Veterans Memorial Amphitheater (corner of Exchange St. and Roosevelt Avenue), with an address from Mayor Grebien at 8:30AM.  Light refreshments will be served. Providence will continue its annual event with details below: Date: Friday May
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According to a recent Greenwire article A Federal Highway Administration pilot program designed to explore the impact of biking and walking on the transportation load reported that four communities that invested heavily in nonmotorized transportation diverted 32 million driving miles over four years. The Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program sent roughly $25 million a year to
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According to a recent Newport Patch article: The Newport City Council passed a resolution Wednesday night commending Bike Newport for its initiatives and achievements, and inviting the organization to assist the city in making Newport more bikeable. The resolution requested Bike Newport to assist in educating motorists and cyclists on how to share the road,
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Bike Newport Bike To Work Day All activities at Washington Square (unless otherwise noted) ALL ACTIVITIES FREE (unless otherwise noted) 6:00am – 9:30am: Commuter Breakfast 10:30am: Special Event: Bicycle tour to Newport Mansions with Mansion historian John Tschirch. Register here. First come, first served! 11:00 am:  Bike Fair begins. Activities include: Bike Safety Bike Maintenance Bike Rentals Bike Spinning Bike
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UPDATE: Due to rain, the crack sealing has been moved back a few days.  The updated announcement from RIDOT: RIDOT is scheduled to conduct crack sealing operations on the East Bay Bike Path from 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 6, 2012 until 6 a.m. on Monday, May 7th. The area to be sealed is from
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For those in the East Bay who don’t get a newspaper or those that don’t live  the East Bay, there was a great article about The East Bay Bike Path – 25 Years Later.  Well worth a couple minutes of your time.

If you’ve come to our monthly meetings or been reading this site for long, you’ve probably noticed that we keep talking about the state’s 4-year transportation planning process which culminates in producing a planning document called the Transportation Improvement Plan(TIP).  This document is a list of the projects that towns, state and other agencies (e.g.:
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Karla Vigil at the Pawtucket CDC informs us that there will be a meeting of the Pawtucket Bicycle Committee on Wednesday April 25th at 2pm.  The meeting will occur at the Pawtucket CDC offices (204 Broad Street). A full agenda is not set, but at least one item of discussion will be discussing planning for
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S2214, (sponsor Sosnowski) the bill that ups penalties if a motorist not taking due care injures or kills a bicyclist or other vulnerable road user, is up for a hearing Tues April 24 at the Senate Judiciary Committee, Room 313, at the “rise” usually about 4:30pm. If enacted, this law will be named Frank’s Law after
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