Yesterday, during a meeting at RIDOT hq, Mike Lewis (RIDOT director) explained that state roads aren’t swept during the winter for two basic reasons: (1) the equipment involved includes a water sprayer; that component freezes up in the winter, so the department basically mothballs the street sweepers between fall and spring, and (2) budget constraints… read more
Advocacy
Commuter Challenge – Weekly Winners
We are heading into the last week of our month long challenge. If you haven’t been consistent in logging your miles, it’s not too late! The random winners for this week of the Commuter Challenge are Deirdre B, Jef N, and Josh K. They have all won a commuter kit including: Manhattan Portage messenger bag,… read more
Commuter Challenge – Weekly Winners
The random drawing for this week is complete and our winners are Philip N, Dwight H, and Eric W. They have all won a commuter kit including: Manhattan Portage messenger bag, bike basket, umbrella, and some cool reflectors. Winners will be contacted personally to arrange for prize delivery. Congrats to the winners! Don’t forget to… read more
3-Foot legislation continues to spread… elsewhere.
The New York State Assembly is now taking it on too. See here. More soon on the state of CT’s 3′ legislation
Commuter Challenge – Weekly Winners
The random drawing for this week is complete and our winners are Federic M, Zekai A, and Carmen R. They have all won a commuter kit including: Manhattan Portage messenger bag, bike basket, umbrella, and some cool reflectors. Congrats to the winners! Don’t forget to log your commute this week, the more you log the… read more
Commuter Challenge – Log Your Commutes
Don’t forget to log how you commuted over the last week. Monday morning the first random winners will be drawn. You better your chances of winning a prize the more points and CO2 offset you have. As of right now, we have 126 people signed up for the challenge. This group of people have released… read more
Commuter Challenge – I Signed Up, Now What?
So you signed up for the 2010 Commuter Challenge, did you alter the way you commuted today? If so, you are in the drawing for one of our weekly prizes and on your way to competing for the grand prizes at the end of the competition. Once you are registered for the competition, make sure… read more
two web sites of interest for different reasons
the (mostly) liberal blog www.rifuture.org has a current post about a near-miss and a recommendation to the web-site www.peopleforbikes.org created by Bikes belong. I recommend checking both out, though you have to register to post or comment on rifuture. If you are registered, a supportive comment can be helpful (I made a comment already) as… read more
Bridge Repair on Fast Track
According to an article in the Kent County Times Fixing the Laurel Avenue Bridge is a top-priority for the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. Over the next two weeks residents will see the Laurel Avenue Bridge demolished by a RIDOT contractor, Lewis said. The bridge is so damaged the no one should approach it or… read more
bike issues and the race for Mayor
Has anyone heard of any bicycle-related issue discussed in the Providence Mayor’s campaign? I have not, nor have even heard anything about any transportation issue, not even pothole problems or what to do with Mayor Ciccilline’s Metro Area Transit study that called for significant improvements in the area’s public transportation system, even a streetcar line.… read more
Elmwood Ave Repaving Meeting – Canceled
From the organizers: We just arrived at Knight Memorial Library to set up for tonight’s Elmwood Avenue design meeting and found that the building has been closed due to an electricity problem. We will reschedule. We will post an update when there is a new time for the meeting.
“safe passing” bills at the RI legislature
After a speeding motorist killed a bicyclist on a Route 1 shoulder (and the driver was not charged, something I think AG Patrick Lynch needs to answer for) his widow, with the help of the Warwick City Council, sought legislation to appropriately sanction such motorists. In the current General Assembly, this has morphed into at… read more