At tomorrow night’s Providence City Council meeting, Councilwoman Ryan intends to introduce an ordinance that would stall many public works projects by adding onerous and unnecessary requirements. If approved, this ordinance would delay many improvement projects, including those necessary for safety. Furthermore, it would allow a minority of residents to block changes that would benefit… read more
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Vunerable Road Users legislation moving along in the General Assembly
We have good news! Vulnerable road user legislation that the Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition endorses is moving along at the General Assembly. Sponsored by Senator Archambault and Representative McNamara, two companion vulnerable road user bills have been introduced that would enhance penalties when a motorist, not taking due care, kills or injures a vulnerable road… read more
ADVOCACY ALERT: Mt. Pleasant Avenue urban trail
Do these people speak for you? They will unless you show up to support the new urban trail on Mt. Pleasant Avenue. The City of Providence is holding a meeting about a new protected bike way on Mt. Pleasant Avenue, a location with several schools and a pedestrian death. The January 28th meeting at Mt.… read more
New Green Economy Bond includes $0 for biking
Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition is deeply disappointed that Governor Raimondo’s $64-million bond proposal includes no mention of bike projects. Despite a complete Statewide Bike Mobility Plan which calls for significant investment in bike infrastructure across the state, the new bond proposal ignores the obvious benefits of supporting the only zero-emission vehicles available today. Viable transportation… read more
ADVOCACY ALERT: Mt. Pleasant meeting this week
Do you live in Providence’s Ward 5? If so, we urge you to attend this week’s meeting hosted by Councilperson JoAnn Ryan to discuss traffic calming and the proposed bike lane along Mt. Pleasant Avenue. Mt. Pleasant Avenue meeting Wednesday, January 15, 2020 6:30 PM 7:30 PM Mt. Pleasant High School, 434 Mt. Pleasent Avenue. This… read more
Highlights of 2019 and plans for 2020
The post below first appeared on the Bike Newport blog. Originally posted here: Highlights of 2019 and plans for 2020
Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting Sunday, October 20, 2pm-4pm, 186 Carpenter St, PVD It’s once again time to come together, celebrate what has been accomplished and meet kindred spirits working for better bicycling throughout Rhode Island. We’ll take a moment to reflect over the last year and celebrate our accomplishments. While the annual meeting is for members, non-members… read more
Ask for bike infrastructure in your PVD neighborhood
RIBike Nation–PVD branch Last week I attended a community meeting about the Eaton Street bike lane. If you are unfamiliar, it is a brand new bike lane over near Providence College. It is the very first installation that is part of Providence’s Great Streets initiative, which you can read more about here http://www.providenceri.gov/planning/great-streets/. When completed,… read more
Bike Newport Cocktail Hour (with door prizes)
The post below first appeared on the Bike Newport blog. See the article here: Bike Newport Cocktail Hour (with door prizes)
Unfortunate news–Major Amendment #19 moves to next step
Despite an unprecedented outpouring of public sentiment, the Transportation Advisory Committee voted last night to move RIDOT’s Major Amendment #19 in its entirety on to the State Planning Council. The next step in the convoluted process is for the State Planning Council to vote on the Amendment at its August 29th 9 AM meeting. We… read more
Today is the day
We still have until 3:30 this afternoon to participate in the public comment process concerning RIDOT’s proposed Major Amendment #19. If you have procrastinated, now is your moment! You have until 3:30. Here is the contact information: 1) Governor Raimondo http://www.governor.ri.gov/contact/ (401) 222-2080 “My name is ________ from _________ and I’m calling to request the… read more
Advocacy Alert: TAC Meeting Tomorrow, 8/22
Hi all, A note on behalf of Grow Smart RI: We encourage bike/ped advocates to attend en mass and bear witness to the vote on Amendment #19 by the Transportation Advisory Council (TAC) tomorrow (Thurs., 8/22) at 5:30 PM in Conference Room A, One Capitol Hill, Providence. The TAC will be voting on a recommendation… read more