Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. 100 MacArthur Boulevard, South Kingstown, RI This item comes from a press release made by RIDOT and the Friends of the South County Bike Path. The Friends of South County’s William C. O’Neill Bike Path are pleased to announce the ribbon cutting for Phase 3 of this seven-mile… read more
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Pedal To The People Event
Sunday, July 31, 3-7pm @Dexter Park A celebration of bike riding and grassroots organizing in the city. It will start with a ride-your-bike scavenger hunt and end with a party at Dexter Park on the west end of Providence. The scavenger hunt starts at the park between 2:30-3pm. Maps will be provided. Go on a… read more
Blackstone and East Bay Bike Paths: Now Connected!
This past Monday, I rode along the East Bay and Blackstone River bicycle paths and through a now well-marked network of public roadways which connect them. Bridging these two bike paths to create one, near 35 mile stretch from Woonsocket to Bristol is the vision of Bob Billington, Executive Director of the Blackstone Valley Tourism… read more
end of bike path program??
Both in DC and in RI there are serious threats to the continued development of our bike path system. The GOP dominated US House of Representatives is poised to pass a transportation bill that reduces transportation spending by almost 1/3 to match revenues generated by a Federal gas tax of 18.4 cents/gallon that has not… read more
6th Annual Dump the Pump Day
… or ride a bike On June 16, 2011 American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and public transportation systems across the country will celebrate the 6th Annual National Dump the Pump Day. For those who joined us for Bike to Work Day, this is a perfect opportunity to ride again. With average gas prices in RI… read more
Bike Path Video Survey, Week of June 6th
RIDOT announced this week that another round of video surveying will be conducted on 4 of the state’s bike paths the week of June 6th. Similar to last years surveying on the East Bay Bike Path, while the path is not closed, RIDOT is recommending that path users stay off the paths on the day… read more
What Detour?
I tweeted a few weeks back about how pleased I was to see small packs/gaggles/whatever of students in Barrington riding to school in the morning. It was a clear sign that they were doing something right, encouraging their students to transport themselves to school and it was working! Unfortunately, the following discussion came up on… read more
Sharrows are Coming!
Word comes from the Bike-to-Brown mailing list that sharrows have started to appear along the on-road portion of the Blackstone Bike Way connector. This shot was taken by John Pezza on High Street in Central Falls. To my knowledge, this is the first use of sharrows in Rhode Island and marks a big step forward… read more
Stop Signs
Has anyone else noticed more bikes on the roads this Spring? For the first time ever, I’ve found myself in a random queue of cyclists waiting for a light to change or for our turn at a 4-way stop. With this increased number of cyclists comes responsiblity. Like other road users, we as cyclists must… read more
Another Hearing on East Bay Path Sewer Work
The City of East Providence has scheduled a public hearing at City Hall on June 1 in Room 306 at 7 p.m. It is unclear from the Patch article what the agenda and purpose of the meeting is, as it seems based on prior reporting that the plan is essentially already in place and will… read more
RI Bike Prom is Tonight in Providence
The Rhode Island Bike Prom happens tonight at 8:00 at Roots Cafe’ in Providence. There will be bands and a DJ, adult beverages and light fare. Raffles from places like Legend Bicycles, Candita Clayton Studios, The Curatorium, REI and EMS. Free raffle ticket with admission and an extra one if you ride your bicycle in.… read more
Join the 2 Mile Challenge
For the past two years, I’ve been participating in Clif Bars 2 Mile Challenge. Their goal is to help motivate people to swap car trips for bike trips, when you are traveling a distance of less than 2 miles. At the same time, they are awarding a total of $100,000 between three different bicycling non-profits. … read more