Public hearings coming on RI Long-term Transportation Plan!! RI is updating its 20 year Transportation Plan now to be called Transportation 2035. The state has to do this to be eligible for Federal assistance if it amends the current 4-year plan of actual projects called the TIP. Planning folks want to leave all the goals and policies in… read more
Advocacy
Action Speaks at AS220 Wednesday Oct. 10 5:30
Come out to talk about how bicycles fit in to the transportation mix and enhance the meaning of freedom and mobility. Begun in 1995, Action Speaks is a radio-show series of contemporary topic- driven panel discussions framed by the theme “Underappreciated Dates that Changed America.” Action Speaks in 2012 looks at underappreciated 20th-century moments when… read more
ABC6 Coverage of Middletown Ghost Bike
ABC6 last night had some good coverage of the ghost bike placed on Memorial Blvd in Middletown as a memorial to Elliot Kaminitz. ABC6 – Providence, RI and New Bedford, MA News, Weather This is the first television coverage in our area that I’ve ever seen.
South County News
South Kingstown: The Biking Walking Working Group of the Healthy Places By Design program for South Kingstown met on September 13 to determine priority routes within the town to request sharrows to be put down on the streets. Three locations in different parts of town were identified and a request will be submitted shortly to… read more
Vulnerable on the Open Road: Five pro cyclists reflect on bike safety
Video produced in conjunction with People for Bikes. It gives a good, non-confrontational look at views from five different pro cyclists about riding a bike on the open road. It’s definitely worth a few minutes of your time to view and share with your friends… those that ride and those that don’t. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFZSW_aTzVc
George Redman Funeral Arrangements
According to the Providence Journal obituary: His Funeral will begin on Monday at 8 AM from the Rebello funeral Home, 901 Broadway, East Providence, RI. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 9 AM in Sacred Heart Church, Taunton Ave., East Providence. Burial with Military Honors will be at RI Veteran’s Cemetery in Exeter.… read more
George Redman Passes
It’s a sad day for RI bicycle advocates. We received word that the “Father of the East Bay Bike Path” passed away yesterday. Steve Church let us know that he: received a phone call this morning from Mrs. Redman and she informed me that George Redman passed away yesterday. George was one of the founding pioneers in… read more
New England Builders Ball: handbuilt bike show in Providence
The New England Builders Ball, a celebration and exhibition of handbuilt bicycles, returns to Providence RI this Oct 5! A fundraiser for the East Coast Greenway Alliance, this event features the finest custom-built steel, aluminum, titanium, and carbon frame bikes along with live music, cash bar, and lots of awesome people you haven’t met yet. … read more
A Ciclovía for Providence
It’s true, and coming soon. Save the date, Providence: our very first ciclovia is coming on Sept 9, 9 am to noon. Baby steps for the first one, just a half-mile of Broad Street from Prairie to Thurbers Ave. Assuming success, the plan is to grow this into a city-wide loop in 2013. More info… read more
Providence Bike & Ped Advisory Commission meeting today
The Providence Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission meets today, 4-5:30, 444 Westminster St, 1st fl. Agenda and other info can be found at the Secretary of State’s website: http://sos.ri.gov/openmeetings//index.php?page=view_entity&id=6057
What if Roads Were Treated Like Cycle Lanes?
What if roadways were treated with the same “respect” as bicycle and pedestrian facilities? This is exactly the question The London Cycling Campaign is asking on a recent blog post. I do encourage everyone to have a look at the images they posted, none of them will likely shock you. I’m sure we all have… read more
America Bikes Analysis of Latest National Transportation Bill
Many of you may have heard Congress has been burning the midnight oil recently to extend a Federal Transportation Bill before a deadline next Monday. There have been a lot of rumors floating around that there would be negative impact on Federal funds for pedestrian and bicycling projects. It now appears the bill is out… read more