You can still get tickets for tonight’s showing of Reveal the Path. Tickets are $10 if pre-purchased online, $15 at the door, cash only. Show starts @ 7PM and a portion of the proceeds will go to the Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition to fund statewide bicycle advocacy efforts. Columbus Theater 270 Broadway Providence, RI… read more
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Sec. LaHood Stepping Down
Earlier this week, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced he would be stepping down from the Obama Administration. If you haven’t heard Sec. LaHood speak on the topic of active transportation, you’ve missed out. Rails-to-Trails is mounting a campaign to encourage people to speak up and let the Obama Administration know that they need to find… read more
Providence Using Smartphones to Help Plan Bicycle Routes
According to an article on RI NPR, Providence is planning to use a smartphone app to help planners determine the best routes for the new bicycle master plan. The article references the CycleTrack App, which I can only presume is the same one used by the San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) to develop their… read more
Providence Bike/Ped Advisory Commission Meeting, Wed Jan 23rd, 4:30
The January meeting of the Providence Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission will be held on Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 4:30 PM, 444 Westminster Street, First Floor. This meeting is open to the public. Agenda 4:30 – Nate Urso, Providence Department of Public Works: Crosswalks, Street Repaving, Policy, and Safety (Nate will also give a brief update on… read more
Reveal the Path to be shown Feb. 6, 7:00
“Reveal The Path,” a visually stunning adventure documentary that will ignite the dreamer in everyone, will be coming to the newly reopened Columbus Theatre in Providence on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. “Reveal The Path” is the followup film from the creators of the wildly popular and award-winning film “Ride The Divide.” The film is… read more
Ten Mile River Path extension nearly completed
Thanks to one of our friends in East Providence we have heard that extension of the Ten Mile River Bike Path is nearly complete. Visible on the DOT Bike RI website as the yellow highlighted section of the path, this provides a new off road, paved path from Slater Park to Daggett Field. This brings… read more
Public Workshop on Providence Bike Plan
The Mayor Taveras, Planning and Development , Providence Bike and Pedestrian Advistory Commission and consultant VHB, Inc. will be holding a public workshop on development of a revised Bicycle Master Plan for the city. The session will present work that has been to date in evaluating the existing bicycle route network, assessment of suitability of… read more
Providence BPAC Meeting, Nov. 19, 4PM
The next meeting of the Providence Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission will be on Monday, November 19, 2012. The meeting will be held in the Doorley Building, 444 Westminster, 1st floor conference room. Meeting will run from 4 to 5:30PM. AGENDA Snow Removal/Safety Issues and Regulations and Enforcement (Guest: Peter Gaynor, Providence Emergency Management Agency) Bike Providence… read more
Bike Funding in the 2013-16 Transportation Improvement Plan
Rhode Island plans to spend over $1.2 billion on surface transportation capital projects over the next four years. The plan to do this is called the 2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Program or TIP. It was developed over the last year with many opportunities for public comment and officially adopted by the State Planning Council in… read more
Hearings!
Public hearings coming on RI Long-term Transportation Plan!! RI is updating its 20 year Transportation Plan now to be called Transportation 2035. The state has to do this to be eligible for Federal assistance if it amends the current 4-year plan of actual projects called the TIP. Planning folks want to leave all the goals and policies in… read more
Handbuilt bike show!
Don’t forget – New England’s only handbuilt bike show returns to Providence tomorrow night (Fri Oct 5), 7-10 pm, at the Providence Biltmore! Over a dozen exhibitors will be on hand from VT, NH, ME, MA, CT, and of course li’l Rhody, to show what they can do with steel, aluminum, and titanium. Add live… read more
Scavenger Hunt By Bicycle, Oct. 14
Caster’s Bicycle and Fitness is having their first ever bicycle scavenger hunt. Registration is $10 per person, (sorry, no teams) and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition. From their press: Bring your bikes and digital cameras and join us for our First Annual Bicycle Scavenger Hunt on… read more