Sustainable neighborhoods — ‘bobo’ ghettos or future cities? (09/10/2008) Special to ClimateWire LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The sustainable neighborhoods Europe has been creating over the past 20 years are yielding positive results, including lower greenhouse gas emissions. Yet these communities are few in number and are quite small compared to conventional neighborhoods. The very concept of… read more
Advocacy
Back To School
By now, most everyone is aware the school is back in session and you’ve likely seen many articles in local papers reminding people of this fact. Most of these articles, as they should be, will be targeted at reminding motorists to slow down, obey the school zones, and be patient with the school buses. In… read more
Has the electric bike’s future finally arrived? (09/02/2008)
In 2000, Gary Coffrin thought he heard opportunity knock. A major electric utility, American Electric Power, was scrapping a multimillion-dollar effort to sell electric-powered vehicles as the future of transportation. Sitting on the clearance rack: fleets of electric bicycles, sleek two-wheelers sporting battery packs.Coffrin, who had worked in the bike industry for decades, bought several… read more
Henderson Bridge Impact
The crew over at Bike-To-Brown posted a quick poll on their site to try and quantify how the construction on the Henderson Bridge has affected bicycle commuters. I’d encourage everyone to take the poll, so that Bike-to-Brown has some data to include in a letter they are drafting to RIDOT.
Report Those Incidents
Bob Mionske is a well know lawyer who writes a weekly column for VeloNews. This week, he discusses Bikes vs. Cars and the recent apparent rise in tension between these two groups. I’m sure you’ve all heard about some of the high profile cases of late and I won’t bore you by repeating what Bob… read more
RI Hospital Bike Parking
The following news comes to us via Mark Greeve: I received good news from RI Hospital regarding bike parking on the hospital campus. In an ironic turn of events the smoking shacks are to be converted into bike racks when the hospital moves to a smoke free campus on november 1. This will provide employees,… read more
Watuppa Bicycle and Recreation Path
The Watuppa Bicycle and Recreation Path, the first part of the Fall River Bikeway, will open formally on August 20th at 12:30 p.m. in a ribbon cutting ceremony. “Mayor Robert Correia and StateRepresentative Michael Rodrigues will jointly cut the ribbon on the Watuppa shoreline”, announced Rev. James Hornsby, organizer for the event. “The goal of… read more
Bike Lanes and RI Law
Now that we have a shiny new bike trail in Providence, I thought it prudent that we take a few minutes and review what the RI General Laws Title 31 Motor & Other Vehicles section has to say specifically about bike lanes. This way, we can all be aware of our rights while pedaling through… read more
Change land use, change congestion
2. TRANSPORTATION: Land-use planning more powerful tool Debra Kahn, ClimateWire reporter SAN FRANCISCO — California’s global warming plan is the first in the country to attempt to include land-use planning in estimating possible future emissions reductions. Transportation experts are saying the state could go even further in pursuit of emissions cuts from that method today,… read more
PBC Comments on Long-Range Transportation Plan and TIP
Comments on behalf of the Providence Bicycle Coalition (PBC): Long-Range Plan and TIP Overall comments We commend the program for its honesty in identifying and presenting scenarios for outcomes based on current spending and priorities. This greater transparency is needed to understand the costs of different choices and help the public indicate where we want… read more
TIP and Transportation 2030 meetings
From Barry Schiller off the advocacy list: Reminder that on Thursday, June 26 at 1pm and at 6:30pm in Room 300 of DEM (off Promenade St just west of I-95 in Providence) there are public hearings on both the 4-year Transporation Impriovement program (TIP) and the long-term Transportation 2030 plan. I hope some wil speak… read more
editorial cartoon by Ariail
As gas prices continue to rise, it’s time to think outside the box…