Is it just me, or does this video remind you of the good old days when you just got into your car? httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sFQM9zXztM The next time you have second thoughts about not riding your bike somewhere, even when it’s cold, just remember all the joys of the common alternative 😉
Advocacy
New Three Foot Ammendment
Representative Joseph M. McNamara has introduced H5096, which is intended to amend section 31-18-8. Due care by drivers to include: In addition, the driver of a vehicle overtaking a bicycle or other human-powered vehicle must pass the bicycle or other human-powered vehicle at a safe distance of not less than three feet (3’) between the… read more
RAB is on the move
We received a call for help from our friends at Recycle-A-Bike (RAB) “As you may have heard, Recycle-A-Bike will be moving off their current site at the Steel Yard on March 31st. There’s a lot to be done before the move and we need your help!” In particular, there are a couple of ways in… read more
Fewer parking spaces equal reduced auto emissions (duh!)
Here’s a link to the study cited in the article: http://www.itdp.org/documents/European_Parking_U-Turn.pdf TRANSPORTATION: Reducing parking spaces helps cities cut auto emissions (01/24/2011) (Embedded image moved to file: pic28685.gif) Tiffany Stecker, E&E reporter With bicycle share schemes, smoothly running metros and pedestrian-only streets, Europe has an edge over the New World when it comes to alternatives to… read more
Take a Stand for Bicycling
The people over at People for Bikes, an initiative of Bikes Belong, have an email campaign going on right now. They are encouraging every cyclist to spend just a couple of minutes and email your representatives, reminding them that there are MANY people who feel bicycles and bicycle infrastructure are important. They even make the… read more
Critical Mass
I think you’d be hard pressed to find any cyclists who doesn’t agree more bikes on the roads means safer cycling conditions for all cyclists. How we go about achieving this volume of cyclists, however, is far more critical. For those who didn’t make last months meeting, we had a pretty lively discussion prior to… read more
Please Clear Those Cars
I’m sure I won’t be the only person who has ever seen a car like the one pictured to the left traveling down the road. It’s also likely I’m not alone in having seen such a car dump it’s load while underway. Certainly those of us who drive have, at some point, experienced such a… read more
I want to bike and walk but…
I’m not sure how we missed this last year. For Earth Day 2010, CTC member Audubon Society of RI challenged students grades 3 – 12 to respond to the lead-in “I want to bike and walk but…” The students addressed their essays, poems or raps to their town’s mayor and submitted their work individually or… read more
South Coast Regional Bikeway Summit
We received an invitation to attend The South Coast Regional Bike Summit to be held on February 15th to discuss connecting South Coast communities through a Regional Bikeway. In particular: With oil prices rising and health concerns mounting a voice is growing in the South Coast—calling for healthy, safe, and sustainable alternative modes of transportation.… read more
In Search of the “War on Motorists”
How many times have you attended a public meeting to discuss changing road usage policy or read about the current “war on motorists”? While perhaps not stated with quite these exact words, I have had many conversations where the under currents definitely revolved around images one draws up when they think of current trends and… read more
Make Driving More Dangerous?
There is an interesting study I happened upon on a UK blog called Bike Hub discussing a study done by researches at Newcastle University that found drivers who didn’t find the highways taxing enough were more prone to speeding or overtaking as they sought excitement. As a result the researchers suggest that making roads more… read more
Automated Traffic Monitoring Devices
I may be in the minority, but I’m someone who happens to value red light cameras. What about you? Have a look at this video and see whether it does anything to change your attitude towards these cameras: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qvXbIenivk How can anyone watch this video and not understand these drivers are simply dangerous and at… read more