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Is there a bike path in your future?

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DOT hunts for ideas in Scandinavia (4/15/09) Phil Taylor, Energy&Environment reporter The U.S. Department of Transportation is sending a team of engineers and scientists to Europe next month to observe what Scandinavian countries are doing to keep bicyclists safe and welcome on the open road. A spokesman for the department said the two-week scoping trip…  read more

A HOV Lane for Providence

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In my opinion, RIDOT completely dropped the ball during the I-way project by not putting in HOV lanes during the multi-million (billion?) dollar 195/95 interchange reworking.  This would have been a perfect opportunity to give a big boost to public transportation and those who do the right thing by carpooling.  Yet, nobody appears to have…  read more

Interbike Demo Goes Public

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I’d actually heard about the plans personally, but VeloNews is now reporting that The show is scheduled for October 8-11 at Roger Williams Park in Providence, Rhode Island. The first two days are for the cycling industry only, but Saturday and Sunday will be open to the public. Dealers and manufacturers “are just two of…  read more

Pedestrian Neglect

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I was traveing into work this morning, when I noticed a pedestrian patiently waiting by the side of the road at a crosswalk.  I took the lane and blocked the traffic on my side of the road, so the pedestrian could cross.  As the pedestrian and I patiently waited for four more cars going the…  read more

Apeiron LivingFest 2009

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The Providence Bicycle Coalition will be attending The Apeiron LivingFest 2009 on June 6th and 7th as a non-profit vendor.  Our very own Jack Madden will be leading a workshop on Bicycle Commuting 101.  As we did last year, we hope to arrange for Bike Trains to and from Providence and the festival.  Stay tuned…  read more

H5074 – House Judiciary Hearing

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Aside from feeling a bit like a fish out of water at times, I think the hearing at the House Judiciary went fairly well yesterday.  We had six people testify at the hearing in favor of legislation.  The bill needs some additional crafting from lawyers, but we definitely managed to get their attention. Once we’ve…  read more

H5074 – No need for numbers

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It turns out there is VERY little room available for onlookers in the house judiciary. As such, I wouldn’t recommend coming down unless you are really interested in the legislative process. We were under the impression that numbers would help our cause, unfortunately the are unlikely to make much of a difference. Sorry for sounding…  read more

H5074 – PBC Recommendations

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At our meeting with Representative Gemma, we proposed a combination of some changes to existing laws and wording for a completely new law based on the Orgeon Vulerable Roadway User legislation.  These recommendations are what Representative Gemma will be presenting to the House Judiciary tomorrow instead of the original 3-foot legislation.  If you plan to…  read more

RIPTA Trying to Revive Ferry Service

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According to a Providence Journal article, State transit officials said yesterday that they will try to revive the Providence-to-Newport ferry, and one ferry operator said he’s interested. I find it hard to believe that during these tough economic times, they will be able to pull this off, but it would be nice to see it…  read more

H5074 Hearing Postponed

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Representative Gemma, the sponsor of H5074 has agreed to request the bill be postponed to give us a bit more time to provide him with suggested modifications.  We will let everyone know when there is a new hearing date.

Congressman Kennedy to Join Congressional Bike Caucus

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As some of you may know, I had the opportunity to attend the National Bike Summit in Washington, DC a few weeks back.  There were four participants from Rhode Island.  As part of the summit, we spent a day on The Hill talking with our Sentors, Representatives, and their associated staff members.  I will follow…  read more