This past Monday, I rode along the East Bay and Blackstone River bicycle paths and through a now well-marked network of public roadways which connect them. Bridging these two bike paths to create one, near 35 mile stretch from Woonsocket to Bristol is the vision of Bob Billington, Executive Director of the Blackstone Valley Tourism… read more
News Archive
end of bike path program??
Both in DC and in RI there are serious threats to the continued development of our bike path system. The GOP dominated US House of Representatives is poised to pass a transportation bill that reduces transportation spending by almost 1/3 to match revenues generated by a Federal gas tax of 18.4 cents/gallon that has not… read more
New TIP under development!
The process for developing the next 4 year Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) is starting despite uncertainties about total funding, or even if bike related programs will survive in the Federal law in light of the anti-environment atmosphere in the GOP that now runs the US House of Repreentatives. What’s in it for the bike program?… read more
6th Annual Dump the Pump Day
… or ride a bike On June 16, 2011 American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and public transportation systems across the country will celebrate the 6th Annual National Dump the Pump Day. For those who joined us for Bike to Work Day, this is a perfect opportunity to ride again. With average gas prices in RI… 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
Bike Design — linking left and right brains!
The Case for Working With Your Hands Joe Nocella designs buildings by day and bikes by night. By Tom VanderbiltPosted Sunday, May 29, 2011, at 1:07 AM ET Custom bike shops are sprouting up in BrooklynBy day, Joe Nocella works in a tall, 1950s building in Midtown Manhattan for architecture giant HOK, creating virtual models… read more
What Detour?
I tweeted a few weeks back about how pleased I was to see small packs/gaggles/whatever of students in Barrington riding to school in the morning. It was a clear sign that they were doing something right, encouraging their students to transport themselves to school and it was working! Unfortunately, the following discussion came up on… 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
Stop Signs
Has anyone else noticed more bikes on the roads this Spring? For the first time ever, I’ve found myself in a random queue of cyclists waiting for a light to change or for our turn at a 4-way stop. With this increased number of cyclists comes responsiblity. Like other road users, we as cyclists must… read more
Providence Bike To Work Raffle 2011 Winning Number
The winning ticket for today’s raffle drawing held at Bike To Work Day events in Providence is ticket number 368443. If you are the holder of this ticket, please contact Matt Moritz to claim prize pack or leave a comment with how you can be reached on this page to arrange confirmation of winning ticket… 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
RI Bike Prom is Tonight in Providence
The Rhode Island Bike Prom happens tonight at 8:00 at Roots Cafe’ in Providence. There will be bands and a DJ, adult beverages and light fare. Raffles from places like Legend Bicycles, Candita Clayton Studios, The Curatorium, REI and EMS. Free raffle ticket with admission and an extra one if you ride your bicycle in.… read more