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
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Secret To A Long, Healthy Life: Bike To The Store by Nancy Shute 02:39 pm November 2, 2011 Hajime Ando/Flickr Putting the shopping bags in the bike basket rather than in the car trunk could deliver big health benefits. What would you say to a cheap, easy way to stay slim, one that would help
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How to Ride in Traffic: 3-part class, Cost $45 Space Limited / REGISTRATION REQUIRED Please RSVP ASAP to info@bikenewport.me Taught by LAB certified instructors Wed 11/9 6-8pm at Newport Public Library Program Room Thurs 11/10 6-8pm at Newport Public Library Stride Room Sat 11/12 10am-3pm Location TBA Course Description: Traffic 101: Gives cyclists the confidence they
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The League of American Bicyclists released an analysis of the Census Bureau’s 2010 American Community Survey earlier this week. The last numbers I looked at, for 2008 listed Providence with 1.2% of commuters using bicycles as their primary means of transportation, so with this edition, seems to be an increase. Since the survey is
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Are you one of the many people plagued by the recent automobile recalls? Plagued by stories about sudden acceleration and failing brakes, the press is reminding us how danger it can be to drive an automobile. A recent segment on NPR discusses the current Toyota recalls and the fact that, while the mechanical and electrical
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An article on Green.Blorge discusses a new project out of MIT called the Copenhagen Wheel. It was unveiled on December 15th at the United Nations Climate Conference. This wheel is the first of it’s kind which will allow you to retrofit almost any bicycle with an electric assist. But it is so much more than
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I’m shocked. According to a Providence Business News article: The federal government spent more on pedestrians in the Providence metropolitan area than in any other urban region over the last three years, according to a study released Monday. The government spent an average of $4.01 per person on bicycle and pedestrian projects annually in the
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According to an article in the Republican A key state legislative committee gave a favorable recommendation Tuesday to a bill that would require drivers 75 and older who are renewing their license to pass tests to prove they can safely operate a vehicle. The action comes after a spate of fatal accidents recently involving elderly
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My recent discovery of the $500,000 dollars alloted for bridge repair along the East Bay Bike Path (EBBP) from the upcoming stimulus money got me thinking… how does this compare in magnitude to a similar road project? As many of you may know, there are two adjacent bridges for the roadway that have been under
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Anyone who has ridden a bicycle knows, it’s hard to get started from a complete stop. Some cyclists obidiently stop at all stop signs, lights, etc., others slowly roll through them, keeping just enough momentum to help get them started again, and others simply ignore them all together and just blow through. We’ve certainly had
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