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Sierra club Blackstone Bikeway Cleanup

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Looking for a way to do some good this weekend, then join the Sierra Club’s Annual Cleanup of the Blackstone Bikeway: Every April we celebrate our efforts to protect the planet with Earth Day. Locally we dedicate our monthly outing to cleaning up around the State. This year, like last, Sierra Club members will be…  read more

Providence’s First Tweed Ride, Sunday Apr. 28

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RISD Museum is hosting an afternoon viewing on its first day of public viewing of Artist/Rebel/Dandy in style, with Providence’s first Tweed Ride to be held on Sunday April 28th before heading to the museum. From the RISD Museum Events Page: Stylish and well-wheeled gents and ladies enjoy a leisurely bicycle parade through downtown Providence…  read more

RIPTA Customer Satisfaction Survey

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RIPTA is one of 14 transit agencies participating in a nationwide transit customer sruvey. Together with the American Bus Benchmarking Group (ABBG) and a select group of transit agencies across the country, from April 7 until May 5, we are surveying our customers about key aspects of our service and how it is used. The combined…  read more

Policy & Pinot – Bicycles in Rhode Island

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The April 16th edition of RI NPR’s Policy & Pinot is all about bicycling in Rhode Island:   Policy & Pinot is our public discussion series held in conjunction with the Providence Athenaeum. Bicycles in Rhode Island: Tuesday, April 16, 5:30 PM Providence is striving to become a city where young people want to live…  read more

Biking in Providence and Beyond

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In case you missed it, here is a 20 minute podcast produced by EcoRI about the Providence Bicycle Master Plan.  During the interview Jack Madden, owner of Legend Bicycle in Providence, James Kennedy, biker and blogger for Transport Providence (a site he co-authors with Rachel Playe), and Eric Weis, trail program coordinator for the East…  read more

Thanks to Reps for supporting roadway safety measures

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Back on February 21st in a post title “Not enough cyclists killed to count“, we passed along a request to take action in asking Secretary LaHood at USDOT to include bicycles and their users in developing safety goals and performance measures. At this time USDOT was not considering any inclusion of non-motorized goals and measures.…  read more

Come on Rhode Island – We can Do MUCH Better!

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We have just over a month until the start of the second annual National Bike Challenge.  So far, we’ve managed to get a whopping 17 riders signed up from the ENTIRE state of Rhode Island.  We can do better! How can you help you ask? If you write on a website, post about it! If…  read more

National Bike Challenge 2013

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The National Bike Challenge is back for 2013! This year, the League has set a goal of 50,000 riders logging 20 million miles between May 1st and September 30th.  We want YOU to join the RIBike team and help put little Rhody on the map. The basics of the contest remain the same this year. …  read more

vulnerable road user bill hearing Tues March 5

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So on Tuesday, March 5 at the “rise” – which means when the session that starts at 4pm ends – the House Judiciary Committee has a hearing on a slew of bills that relate to highway safety.  This will be in the House Lounge on the 2nd floor.   One of the bills is H5777, the “vulnerable road user” bill that…  read more

Providence Bike and Pedestrian Avisory Commission Meeting, Feb 20, 4:30

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The February meeting of the Providence Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Commission will be held at 4:30PM on Wednesday February 20.  Meeting will be held in the 1st floor conference room of 400 Westminster Street, Providence. Agenda: Bike Plan update (Bill DeSantis) Approval of 2 sets of minutes Road Bond/Bike lanes/sharrow follow-up Snowstorm recap/issues Communication update…  read more

South Coast Bikeway Summit announced for Mar 28.

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Join the South Coast Bikeway Committee and its partners for the third annual South Coast Bikeway Summit.  This year’s topic will be the Economic Impact of Rail-Trails  and will be held on  March 28, 6-8pm at UMass Dartmouth Law School (333 Faunce Corner Rd).  Registration is available online, for free.  Sign up now. Presenters will…  read more