RIDOT is holding a public meeting at 10am on May 7th at the Providence Marriott, One Orms Street, Providence. The workshop will discuss RI-LEAP, being funded by RIDOT and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), was designed to improve the local infrastructure, provide additional economic stimulus at the local level and create jobs, by offering funding… read more
News Archive
Washington Bridge Open to Bikes, Finally!
Bike-to-Brown and a RIDOT new post are reporting that the Washington Bridge Pedestrian/Bicycle Way is finally open again. After closing in October 2007, it’s certainly been closed for long enough! RIDOT is stating that The path will eventually be closed again when the Department is ready to begin construction on a project to convert the… read more
Police Should Know Better
Perhaps I’m just being utopic, but in my world, I expect police to know the laws, understand the intent of the law, and to be upstanding examples of how other motorists should behave. In the past two days, I’ve had two separate incidents that, unfortunately, had police shaking up my utopic view of the world.… read more
News Bulletin: USDOT Secretary Ray LaHood is not a tool.
For many of us, I think, it’s always a nice surprise to find a high-ranking government appointee that isn’t a tool. Check out his bike-related Earth Day blog post here. This administration is putting its our money where its mouth is by mandating that a certain percentage of ARRA (economic stimulus) funds must go to… read more
Idaho Stop Law
As some of you might already know, multiple states have been considering the implementation of an “Idaho Stop Law“. Orgeon’s current attempt was pronounced dead in the last few days. I’ve also heard that California, Montana, and DC have considered such laws. Would such a law legalize what is already common behavior or would it… read more
Providence Cycling Maps at Legend Bicycle
From Jack @ Legend Bicycles: Legend Bicycle – Fox Point’s neighborhood bike shop – is pleased to introduce the first edition of the Lay o’ the Land – A Wayfinding Guide for Cyclists and Urban Explorers. This cycling map of Greater Providence highlights useful cycling roads within the Interstate 295 corridor based on over twenty… read more
Bike Sharing redux
Nice article in the ProJo about the bike sharing projects at RISD and Brown. How much success will these projects have? How many of these bikes will end up in the Providence River? Regardless, it will be interesting to see where this goes.
Recycle-a-Bike Call to Organizers
Your community bicycle repair and education collective, Recycle-a-Bike, is looking for your help to get back into action. We’ve got the space, the tools, the bikes, and even a full-time VISTA. All we need is you. You are invited to attend a Community Forum and Volunteer Recruiting Event, hosted by Recycle-a-Bike on April 23rd 2009,… read more
RIDOT awards Sakonnet River Bridge project
From RIDOT: The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today it has formally awarded a $163.7 million contract to Cardi Corporation for the construction of a new Sakonnet River Bridge. Construction will begin shortly and a groundbreaking ceremony has been scheduled for April 24. RIDOT anticipates the new bridge will be open to traffic… read more
Can the U.S. hitch a ride on the German transit path?
Note that kids are actually taught proper cycling in school, culminating with a police-supervised test! From today’s (04/17/2009) ClimateWire Saqib Rahim, E&E reporter In Freiburg, Germany, clever city planning places 2 out of every 3 residents within 500 meters of the light rail system. Bicycle paths stretch throughout the city. It’s the kind of setup… read more
… and this person probably still has their license
I happened upon this YouTube video that I’m still shocked by: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j3w1QfV35I From what I could gather, this person was upset over getting pulled over for speeding. The police officer is doing his best to be polite and suggest that the person can take up their concerns with either the chief of police or a… read more
91 New Bike Parking Hitches
Thanks to the Downtown Improvement District, 91 new bike parking hitches are going in this spring. 64 are funded by grant from The Providence Foundation (shown in aqua on the googlemap). 27 are funded by RIDOT (shown in pink). The dark blue placemarks on the map indicate hitches already installed, in prior years.