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Public Workshop on Providence Bike Plan

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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

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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

What to do with bad drivers?

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This video has been circling the internet for the past week… if you haven’t already seen it, take a minute and watch it before reading the rest of this post. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqyHv-niL5I As I watch this, I can’t help but wonder what this person could possibly be thinking!  Obviously, this is not the first time this…  read more

Bike Funding in the 2013-16 Transportation Improvement Plan

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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

Providence Bike & Ped Advisory Commission meeting

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The next meeting of the Providence Bike & Ped Advisory Commission meeting is this afternoon (Monday Oct 22) from 4 pm to 5:30, at the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, 30 Exchange Terrace).  You can download an agenda from the Secretary of State’s website.

Hearings!

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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!

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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

Action Speaks at AS220 Wednesday Oct. 10 5:30

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Come out to talk about how bicycles fit in to the transportation mix and enhance the meaning of freedom and mobility. Begun in 1995, Action Speaks is a radio-show series of contemporary topic- driven panel discussions framed by the theme “Underappreciated Dates that Changed America.” Action Speaks in 2012 looks at underappreciated 20th-century moments when…  read more

Scavenger Hunt By Bicycle, Oct. 14

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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

Bristol’s Hope Street Returns to Two-way Traffic Pattern

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RIDOT announces that Hope Street (Route 114) in the Town of Bristol will return to two-way traffic tomorrow, Friday, September 21, 2012. This milestone marks the completion of work accomplished on Hope Street through a $3 million contract with LAL Construction. RIDOT worked closely with the Town throughout the entire project to temporarily rearrange the…  read more