Thanks to the four hearty souls who managed to hold out until it was our turn to talk at the hearing! By the time we were finished with testimony, it was 8:30pm! If you were one of the other people who had to leave, you can email the committee with a written testimony and it… read more
News Archive
Vulnerable Road User Hearing – Room 205
We ended up with the wrong room number. If you are planning to show up and testify, the correct room number is 205.
Sakonnet Bridge Construction Delayed
I’m not sure how we missed this one. Construction on the new Sakonnet Bridge, the one which will have a muli-use path that will fnally let cyclists and pedestrians pass between Portsmouth and Tiverton, has been delayed. According to an article in the Projo, The state stopped work months ago on key structural elements of… read more
EU proposal: ban cars from cities by 2050
Fascinating. Imagine how quickly civil war would erupt in the USA if such a notion were seriously considered by Congress. www.telegraph.co.uk
Vulnerable Roadway User Bill (H5865) Hearing Time & Place
The House Judiciary Committee will hear the Vulnerable Roadway User Bill (H5865) Wednesday (3/30) at the RI State House in room 205 @ sometime after 4pm. If you plan to show up for the hearing, please make sure you get there around 4pm and that you sign up to speak at the hearing.
George Washington Bridge Update
Update from RIDOT about the upcoming work on the George Washington Bridge (George Redman Linear Park): RIDOT’s Bridge Engineering section is in the process of creating an advertising package for the test contract. In December 2010, the Bridge Engineering section was directed to conduct a “Test” contract on one span to see if we can effectively control… read more
Vulnerable Roadway Bill Introduced in Senate
Thanks to Senators Sosnowski, Tassoni, Lanzi, and Lynch a version of the vulnerable roadway users bill has also been introduced in the Senate (S0669). This bill has been referred to senate judiciary, but does not yet have a hearing scheduled. In particular, it states: any person, while operating a motor vehicle on a street or… read more
Public Hearing on Canonchet Bike Path
The South County Independent reports that a public hearing is scheduled for Monday, March 28, at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall. The only item up for discussion will be bike paths on the property. This hearing most likely will be followed by a final hearing, after which the council could close discussion on the future… read more
Vulnerable Roadway User Bill (H5865) Hearing Scheduled
According to an update posted on the H5865 legislative status page, the vulnerable roadway user bill is scheduled for a hearing on 3/30/2011. We don’t know a time yet, but please pencil in this day on your calendars. Once we have a time, we will send out another update. People will need to come out… read more
Rebuilding the “White Church” Bridge
According to an article in the Barrington Patch, the “White Church” bridge is scheduled to be replaced in less than three years. For those who have ridden over this bridge sometime in the past, say five years, it’s certainly one that could use some help. One point I find particular interesting is: The design life… read more
Moving Beyond the Automobile
The people over at Streetfilms.org are running a 10 week series on how to Move Beyond the Automobile. They are about halfway through the series already, but have already released one just over three minutes long on bicycling: Moving Beyond the Automobile: Biking from Streetfilms on Vimeo. I’d encourage everyone to check out… read more
“vulnerable road user” bill filed in RI
At our request Representative Joe McNamara (D-Warwick) has filed H5865 which increases the penalties if a “reckless” driver seriously injures or kills a vulnerable road user, which includes bicyclists, pedestrians, wheelchair users, highway workers, skateboarders, those driving animals or ag equipment. The bill was assigned to House Judiciary , the Committee that last year approved… read more