Perhaps so. In that case, just send this on to friends and family. Here is a tool for calculating the true cost to you of owning a car (not just the price of gas, registration and insurance!). http://www.commutesolutions.org/calc.htm Near the bottom of the page, you will find a link to a page showing where they… read more
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Bike Providence – networking
The Providence Bicycle Coalition has been notoriously underrepresented at Green Drinks in Providence. What’s Green Drinks, you ask? It is this, and it happens every month in our town. This month, we meet at the offices of the R.I. Green Building Council, 28 Wolcott St, which is here, sort of behind the VA Hospital. Starts… read more
Save the Bay Community Cleanup
I received word from the folks at Save the Bay that they are hosting a community cleanup this coming Saturday. Their focus will be along the East Bay Bike Path, so I thought some of you might be interested. Here’s the official announcement: We’ve had a volunteer just schedule a Community Cleanup for this Sunday,… read more
Bike-sharing at RISD?
Confirmed! Of course, it took college students to bring Providence its first bike-sharing program. Thanks to Greater City: Providence for passing this along. Story here. Now: expansion! (but first, back to Thanksgiving…)
FREE MONEY! (for bike projects!)
The Greenways Alliance of Rhode Island (GARI), thanks to the generosity of the Narragansett Bay Wheelmen, is soliciting grant requests from area organizations for projects that would benefit bicycling in our Ocean State and nearby parts of Massachusetts. Being a 501(c)3 is not a necessity. $1500 is still available for 2008, and $5000 will be… read more
New bicycling resources
Our friends at REI have put together a handy web page with info about bikes as transportation: http://www.rei.com/bikeyourdrive While bikeprovidence.org is largely preaching to the choir, REI’s page is a great resource for novices. Check it out, and pass the link along to those who need it (or don’t know that they need it!). It… read more
Fox Point / College Hill / Wayland charrette summary
Last night the city presented its summary of the charrette process for these 3 East Side neighborhoods. The following bullets are the specifically bicycle-related items in the summary. There is a bit of overlap due to items appearing in more than one area of the summary document. I have boldfaced a few items that I… read more
A Hard Blow for the George Redman Linear Park
RIDOT announced during the most recent Environmental Council meeting that, due to bugetary shortfalls, they are re-evaluating the George Redman Linear Park project. How or what will happen to this project is still up in the air, but it’s clear from what we have learned that the project will not go forward in it’s entirity.… read more
Frank’s Law – City of Warwick Resolution
The Warwick City Council met back on October 20th to vote on whether or not to pass a resolution requiring motorists to give cyclists a reasonable amount of room when passing. The resolution passed unanimously! I managed to get my hands on a copy of the resolution, the most important portion of which reads: NOW,… read more
city planning charrettes, continued…
On Wednesday Nov 12, the city planning department will present a summary of the charrettes held for the Fox Point, College Hill, and Wayland Square neighborhoods. The meeting will be from 6-8 pm in the dining room of the Lincoln School (where the north end of Butler Ave meets the south end of Blackstone Boulevard).… read more
Opening the waterfront to bikes and pedestrians — in Boston
Work on South Bay Harbor Trail is launched Bike, pedestrian path intended to open waterfront By Christina Pazzanese, Globe Correspondent | November 8, 2008 City and state officials marked the formal launch of work on a new bicycle and pedestrian pathway yesterday designed to open Boston’s waterfront to formerly landlocked neighborhoods. Organizers say the 3.5-mile… read more
U.S. Approves Plan for Interstate Bike Routes
U.S. Approves Plan for Interstate Bike Routes SportsOneSource Media Posted: 11/4/2008 The United States is on a path to creating what could become the largest official bicycle route network in the world, thanks to the approval of a new plan by America’s leading authority on national route designations. The American Association of State Highway and… read more