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
[continue reading...]

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.:
[continue reading...]

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
[continue reading...]

This sounds like an interesting event.  You can read more about the film on the Switch Energy Product website.  Tickets are free, but it looks like you do have to go online and order them.

The first ever National Bike Challenge start May 1st.  The best part, you can participate by doing what you love… riding your bike.  RIBike has signed up with the League of American Cyclists to help coordinate statewide participation.  Let’s see how little Rhody can do! The National Bike Challenge is an opportunity to challenge yourself
[continue reading...]

When riding on public roads 1. Follow the rules for cars: Stop at Stop signs Signal your intended direction Turn left from the rightmost lane travelling in the direction you intend to go (that means use turn lanes; don’t turn left across traffic going in your direction) 2. Ride 2-3 feet from the curbing or
[continue reading...]

  The next general advocay meeting will be on held on April 9th, 2012 @ 6:00PM.  This months meeting is being hosted by Bike Newport at Empire Tea and Coffee, 22 Broadway, Newport, RI.  Anyone interested in discussing bicycle advocacy or other issues facing cyclists in Rhode Island is welcome and encouraged to attend. On this
[continue reading...]

On Thursday, March 22, we learned the tragic news of a cyclist’s death at the east end of Purgatory Road in Middletown. A beautiful well-traveled, oft-cycled area approaching Second Beach. The news that the cyclist was riding the steep eastbound downhill with the low sun behind him, and that the driver was turning left at
[continue reading...]

The House version of the Vulnerable Roadway User bill (H7463) has been scheduled hearing before the House Judiciary committee on Tuesday, Mar. 27 at the rise of the house (~4:30PM) in the House Lounge.  Anyone wishing to offer testimony on this bill can attend this meeting and speak.  If you are not able to attend,
[continue reading...]

The next general advocacy meeting will be held on March 12th @ 6:00pm at the Brown University Book Store Community Room.   Anyone interested in discussing bicycle advocacy or other issues facing cyclists in Rhode Island is welcome and encouraged to attend. On the agenda for this month’s meeting: TIP status Legislation update (vulnerable road users
[continue reading...]