I want to call attention to two items in the latest League of American Bicyclists e-newsletter. One refers to “Sunday Streets.” The article focuses on San Fransisco, noting that due to its past success it is being expanded. On 9 Sundays in 2010 in different parts of the city, some streets (including roadways in Golden… read more
News Archive
The Copenhagen Wheel
An article on Green.Blorge discusses a new project out of MIT called the Copenhagen Wheel. It was unveiled on December 15th at the United Nations Climate Conference. This wheel is the first of it’s kind which will allow you to retrofit almost any bicycle with an electric assist. But it is so much more than… read more
Bike Highways
This was in the New York Times “Year in Ideas” section today. We have the beginnings of a bike highway here in RI — but as the Danish infrastructure consultant warns, you really need to create the bicycle culture first, not the highway. A bike highway and a dense network of city bike lanes —… read more
Sharrows: it’s official
The 2009 edition of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD, for those who enjoy alphabet soup) is finally out after a v-e-r-y lengthy delay. The MUTCD is the national guidebook published by the Federal Highway Administration that defines and regulates all traffic control devices, traffic signs, traffic signals, and pavement markings in the… read more
Driver Charged After Hitting Cyclist in Johnston
According to a Projo article, The police arrested a 20-year-old Central Falls man on a charge of leaving the the scene of an accident Friday after witnesses reported seeing his car hit a young bicyclist in the area of Burnett Street and Pleasant Avenue. Fortunately, the 11 year old cyclist managed to escape with only… read more
Congressman Blumenaur Bikes with NYC Advocates
This video was actually posted on the StreetsFilms a few weeks back and I’m just now getting a chance to post it. If you haven’t yet seen the video, I’d encourage you to take a few minutes and watch it: I think the film format allows them to pack a bunch of information into a… read more
downtown INDOOR bike parking?
According to this post at GCPVD, the renovated Mercantile Block (an AS220 building on Washington St) will include 20 indoor bicycle parking spaces. Does anyone reading this know more? Will these spaces be reserved only for residents of the building, or will some be made available to downtown bike commuters who prefer not to leave… read more
Anti-texting Bill is Now the Law!
As has been reported, the anti-texting -while-driving issue we had previously noted is now the law. On November 4th, the Governor signed S204B which the Assembly passed last month after amending it so that the fines for violations would be $85, $100, $125 for 1st, 2nd, 3rd offenses respectively. We know that enforcement is an… read more
Committees
As anyone who has attended our last couple of meetings can attest to, we are growing! With this growth comes a problem, how to spread the responsibility and leadership opportunities, so that anyone who wants to help out can do so. During our last meeting, we decided to create four standing committees: Programs: The program… read more
Rhode Island Soapbox
Betty Bourret, Dick Durishin, Barry Schiller and Eric Weis were panelists on a public access cable TV show “Rhode Island Soapbox” that will air 2pm to 3pm on Saturdays November 21 and 28 on Statewide Interconnect Cox Channel 13 and Verizon Channel 32. The panel discussed biking issues including bike safety,motorist responsibility, bike paths and… read more
Seekonk Man Killed in Bicycle Accident
From a recent post on the NBW email list: I just heard from a co-worker that Patrick Condon of Seekonk, age 56, was killed last Friday in a bicycle accident. I did know him and have no other details. Does anyone have any further information? The obituary was in yesterday’s Providence Journal. Does anyone have… read more
GARI/PBC Merger Meeting – October 19th
We will hold the first, of many no doubt, meetings to discuss what needs to happen to go forward with the GARI/PBC Merger on Monday, October 19th following the regular PBC advocacy meeting. Anyone interested in being involved with the process is invited to join us. While anyone is welcome to join us, I am… read more