Come get a 2nd hand refurbished bicycle at the Recycle-A-Bike spring Bike Sale – a fundraiser for the community bicycle programs. Here at the community bike shop, mechanics and volunteers have taken mountains of underutilized bicycles out of the waste stream and refurbished them into road-ready vehicles to make affordable bicycles available to you! We are ready… read more
North-Providence County
Sierra club Blackstone Bikeway Cleanup
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
Detour Signs Coming
A quick update from James Toomey of the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council on the status of the Washington Bridge detour signs: The authorization letters from the affected cities and RIDOT have all been granted. The signs have been ordered and right now I’m just waiting on a date for installation. Hopefully this means the signs… read more
Thanks to Reps for supporting roadway safety measures
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
“Behind the Scenes” Leisurely Valley Bicycle Tour
The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council is offering a “Behind the Scenes” Leisurely Valley Bicycle Tour on May 11, 2013. The tour will be a leisurely, narrated half-day tour is paced to be appropriate for all fitness levels with stops at many points of interest. We pedal through four Blackstone Valley communities and talk about the… read more
Providence Bike and Pedestrian Avisory Commission Meeting, Feb 20, 4:30
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
Detour Signs Likely
It’s only taken six months, but thanks in a large part to the efforts of James Toomey of the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, it looks like we are going to be allowed to post a sanctioned detour guiding people around the closed Washington Bridge. James received a letter from Kazem Farhourmand (Chief Engineer with RIDOT),… 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
US Bike Commuter Map
A recent post on governing.com provided an interactive map of US bike commuting activity. It’s worth a few minutes of your time to take a quick look. A few things to note: Date is based on the 2011 census numbers Bike commuting numbers do not necessarily reflect everyone who uses a bike for at least… 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