Need something to get you warmed up as the weather turns cooler? Look no further than this morning’s Projo. A letter to the editor posted this morning claiming that It is often suggested that automobile drivers should learn to share the road with bicyclists. In my opinion, it is foolhardy and dangerous for bicyclists to… read more
Advocacy
So how can we get Providence to be active in the transportation funding reauthorization?
TRANSPORTATION: Mayors call for increased flexibility in reauthorization bill (09/19/2008) Josh Voorhees, E&E Daily reporter Lawmakers should take into account the unique challenges faced by metropolitan areas and provide local officials with the necessary flexibility to tackle them in the new transportation law, the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Mayors told a House panel… read more
A Lot of Warnings and a Few Tickets?
The town of Barrington received a $226,000 grant as part of the RI Safe Routes to Schools Program. According to an article on EastBayRI.com, The money is intended to address a number of problem areas around Hampden Meadows School, including vehicles traveling at excessive speeds, drivers not yielding to pedestrians, a lack of crosswalks, inconsistent… read more
Catering to people first, then bikes, then cars
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
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
NHTSA Ped/Bike Survey Results
I haven’t yet had a chance to read through the entire report myself, but I thought I would post some links now for everyone to enjoy and I’d post my comments later when I’ve had a chance to complete my read of it. National Survey of Bicyclist and Pedestrian Attitudes and Behavior This report presents… read more
Another Death, No Criminal Charges
Just weeks before Frank’s Ride is due to roll out, we get word that the driver responsible for another senseless death will not be facing criminal charges. According to the Projo article: A Westerly woman who struck and killed a University of Rhode Island student in Narragansett this past April has been cited for speeding… read more
Rhode Island Road Report
A recent report published by the Reason Foundation doesn’t paint a pretty picture for the effectiveness of the Rhode Island road network. The Reason Foundation study measures the performance of state-owned roads and highways from 1984 to 2005 in 12 different categories, including traffic fatalities, congestion, pavement condition, bridge condition, highway maintenance and administrative costs,… 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