RIDOT announced today the release of the 2011-2012 Statewide Bike Map. The new bike map highlights more than 50 miles of off-road bikeways across Rhode Island’s network of eight major bike paths. The map includes RIDOT’s newest bike paths such as the 2.5-mile Quonset Bike Path and the 1-mile Warren Bike Path, and new bike… read more
News Archive
Detours Slated for Woonasquatucket Bike Path
The Narragansett Bay Commission(NBC) has published a notice that due to the work to begin on Sept. 25, 2011, a portion of the Woonasquatucket River Bike Path will be closed and detoured. Project is slated to run through February 2013. The closure is in order for the NBC is redirect and combine several sewer overflows… read more
New England Builders Ball!
Attention bicycle lovers! Can’t make it to the North American Handbuilt Bike Show? We’re bringing a micro-version of it to Providence! Only New England-based small builders who make bikes by hand. It’s called regional pride, people! New England Builders Ball! Come see the candy! Website/Facebook Friday, Oct. 7, 8-10 pm Grand Ballroom, Providence Biltmore, 17th… read more
URGENT: bicycle lockers need a home!
RIPTA will remove the Kennedy Plaza bike lockers this afternoon or early tomorrow. They’ve sat unused since at least 2001 – thousands or people have walked by them without even knowing what they are! RIPTA has reached out to RIBike to find a new home for them. We need to find a taker this… read more
Thinking about helmets…
Sad news in the Providence Journal, yesterday, about a gentleman, father of two, who fell off his bicycle and died two days later of a brain hemorrhage. I am always amazed – and saddened – that, while many parents enforce a helmet use policy for their children, they eschew them for their own use. When I… read more
TIP amendment public hearing coming 9/22
At 6:30pm on Thurs Sept 22 there will be a public hearing on a series of amendments to the 2012 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) one of which affects the Blackstone Bikeway. In order to obligate earmark funds as soon as possible, RIDOT proposes using about $1.1 million of funds earmarked for the “Blackstone Valley Heritage… read more
Let’s Have a Civil Discussion
I was out riding with my family this weekend, on a road riding towards the EBBP. At one point, we needed to pull out into the lane because cars were parked in the break down lane. I ride tail when the family is on the road and dutifully took the lane, to ensure motorists passed… read more
Saturday Group Rides
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
Meeting Minutes: August 8, 2011
RIBike Monthly Meeting Minutes August 8, 2011 at India Point Park Tunnel, 6pm Attending: Sue, Matt, Dick, Betty, Vance Guests: Randall Rose (RIPTA Riders) , Abel Collins (Sierra Club) President’s Report Matt A brief discussion about having the RIBike monthly meeting in different locations OR inviting different groups to speak at the monthly meeting… read more
Providence Drivers Among the Worst
According to an article posted on MSN Money, For the past seven years, car insurer Allstate has looked at its claims data for the 200 largest U.S. cities to see which cities have the fewest car accidents per capita. Unfortunately, Providence makes the top ten list Fifth most accident-prone: Providence, R.I. Estimated population: 171,909. Average… read more
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