We, over at US Open Cycling Foundation, have recently been inundated with requests for group rides. So, Ok then! We have formed a club and our group rides will begin as of this Saturday (Sept. 10) at 4:00pm. The rides will be 30-40 miles in length on a mixture of predominantly public roads and some… read more
North-Providence County
Status of the Bike Paths
Hopefully everyone in our biking community is “riding” out the storm okay. We’ve had a couple of inquiries about the status of the various bike paths around the state and I we should open up the question to the entire audience. How are they? Any remaining issues? I spent while last night clearing out debris… read more
East Bay Path Maintenance Week of Aug 29
According to Associated Press, RIDOT will be performing maintenance on the East Bay Path in the evenings and overnight this week. The maintenance may lead to temporary closures of portions of the path between 7PM and 7AM and is expected to begin August 30. The maintenance described as crack sealing to prevent damage to the… read more
2nd Annual Woony River Ride Announced
Saturday, September 24th, 2011 Explore the Woonasquatucket River from Providence to bucolic North Smithfield on this annual 50/23/10/5 mile bike-a-thon; a fundraiser for the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council. The 50/23/10 mile rides START and END at Waterplace Park in Downtown Providence: • 8:00am – 50 mile ride • 9:30am – 23 mile ride • 10:30am… read more
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
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
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
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
Mother’s Day on the Greenway
The East Coast Greenway and Roger Williams University are working together to present a free, family-friendly, kid-friendly bike party on Mother’s Day (May 8th) from 2 – 4pm in India Point Park, Providence. The event will include: games food live music free bike safety checks bike decoration station free bike helmet fit checks kids bike… read more
RAB Signs Lease
Congratulations to Recycle A Bike on signing their new lease today! Their new home will be at 12 Library Court in Olneyville. They are wasting no time and have made plans to move into the new location tomorrow, April 12th, from 9am – 2pm. They are asking for two crews, one at the Steal Yard… read more
Broadway Bikelanes a Finally a Reality?
According to a post on GCPVD, notices are starting to be posted about upcoming construction. Included in the construction plans are the addition of a striped bike lane in each direction within the Broadway project limits. Discussions of adding bike lanes to Broadway started back in 2008, about time we started to see some progress… read more
Core Connector Study Meeting
Thanks to the folks over at GPVD for the heads up about the next Providence Core Connector Study happening on Monday, April 25, 2011, 4:30PM – 6:00PM at The Commerce Center (30 Exchange Terrace) 1st Floor Conference Room. In particular they will be considering different transit technology options (streetcar or bus), street design requirements, environmental… read more