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Henderson Bridge Changes

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I received many messages, from a variety of sources, announcing the upcoming changes to the Henderson Bridge traffic patterns.  According to the RIDOT press release, they are heading into the second phase of the Henderson Bridge repairs.  This means cyclists will now need to ride on the Southern sidewalk when heading into Providence and can…  read more

Whole Foods Bike Fest and BBQ

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Calling all bicyclists and anyone interested getting into cycling! Whole Foods Market University Heights ( 601 N. Main Street , Providence , RI ) is hosting a Bike Fest & BBQ on Friday, June 19th from 4pm to 7pm. Ride on up to Whole Foods Market and network with folks including Recycle-A-Bike, Mechanics-a-Go-Go with free…  read more

(un)Pleasant Valley Parkway

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Thanks to a posting on Providence Daily Dose, the PBC was alerted to a neighborhood meeting last night in the Elmhurst neighborhood regarding proposed changes to the traffic configuration on Pleasant Valley Parkway. For those of you who are unfamiliar with PVP, here is a nutshell explanation: 2 parallel roadways with a linear park comprising…  read more

Bike to Word Day: recap and report

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What a great day! Yes, it started out drizzly – but that was expected. (It just wouldn’t be B2WD without some precipitation.) But it quickly dried out and turned glorious. Throughout the course of the day, hundreds of people came by. The award for the longest bike commute goes to the hero from Westerly whose…  read more

Signs Along the East Bay Bike Path

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Over the past few weeks, I’ve come to realize there are a LOT of stop signs missing at the intersections along the East Bay Bike Path.  This got me to thinking… before someone from DEM notices this and just replaces the signs, should we approach them and ask to have a study done to determine…  read more

Montreal introduces ambitious bicycle-sharing program (05/14/2009)

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Montreal welcomed North America’s first large-scale bicycle-sharing program yesterday with a flight of 3,000 specially designed bicycles distributed among 300 closely spaced stations. Bixi, the bicycle-sharing system, operates around a computer chip-based, solar-powered, WiFi-enabled base station. Logistically, the use of solar power makes it easier to add base stations around the city if the demand…  read more

Broadway bike lanes: saved! (?)

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Good neighborhood meeting tonight on the Broadway streetscaping project, though sparsely attended (despite heavy promotion by the city, West Broadway Neighborhood Association, and Providence Bicycle Coalition). Most comments were related to heavy truck traffic and speeding. Not one beef about the bike lane component of the project. Councilman Lombardi appears to favor it. It looks…  read more

Three Days to Go…

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We are just three days away from the 2009 Bike to Work festivities and the word on the street is, what little bicycle infrastructure we have, isn’t ready: Overall the commute was better than it had been for the last few years. I have ridden to work very little since the I-195 path closure. It…  read more

BICYCLES: Why can’t Johnny ride? (05/12/2009 – Energy and Environment Daily

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Evan Lehmann, E&E reporter Schoolchildren are being reintroduced to an old concept. It is called “active transportation.” Students in a handful of cities involved in this experiment probably don’t think much about the carbon emissions they are preventing as they navigate their bicycles toward beeping devices that count their rides to school. Nor do they…  read more

Guide to Bicycling in the Ocean State

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Thanks to a generous donation from the Narraganset Bay Wheelmen (NBW), the 2009-2010 version of the Guide to Bicycling in the Ocean State is now available.  The PBC will be handing out bicycling maps along the bike trails, once the US Open Cycling Foundation cranks up their summer program.  If you just can’t wait for…  read more

Dash Bicycle Shop: Grand Opening!

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All-day bike party today! The grand opening of the city’s newest bike shop, 11 am to 10 pm, 267 Broadway. Alleycat at 2 pm, roller races at 7. Cool prizes, with food and drinks from Nice Slice and New Harvest Coffee.