It seems even the Henderson Bridge is more crowded these days and this morning was no exception. As I pedaled across the bridge, cars were backed up well onto the bridge. It felt so great to go flying by them all as they sat in traffic waiting their turn. As I road past the cars,… read more
News Archive
Has the electric bike’s future finally arrived? (09/02/2008)
In 2000, Gary Coffrin thought he heard opportunity knock. A major electric utility, American Electric Power, was scrapping a multimillion-dollar effort to sell electric-powered vehicles as the future of transportation. Sitting on the clearance rack: fleets of electric bicycles, sleek two-wheelers sporting battery packs.Coffrin, who had worked in the bike industry for decades, bought several… read more
Park Wherever You Want
I was just about home last night, when I passed a car parked on the sidewalk just down the street. For whatever reason, I decided to actual try and do something about it this time. So I called the non-emergency police number and told the dispatcher that they could score an easy ticket, as there… read more
Jewelry district to Cranston bike path
We received the following via our only contact page: Hi, I’m interested in trying to commute from home (in Warwick) to my job in the Jewelry District. I can take the Warwick bike path all the way till it ends at the Lowes plaza on Garfield St in Cranston. I’m looking at Cranston St to… read more
WRWC Bike Rodeo
Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council would like you to join them on the Greenway for their Bike Rodeo! DATE: Saturday, August 23rd TIME: 2:00-5:00 LOCATION: Riverside Park in Providence, Aleppo Street, (adjacent to Atlantic Mills) The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council River Rangers are rounding up used bikes for children and adults (in working condition) to pass… read more
FIPP neighborhood meeting
Here’s a message from the Friends of India Point Park (FIPP). For those of you who live in Providence or know the importance to cyclists of this central travel connection, this is an important meeting. Even if you don’t choose to comment, large numbers of bike and pedestrian folks at these meetings sends an important… read more
Henderson Bridge Impact
The crew over at Bike-To-Brown posted a quick poll on their site to try and quantify how the construction on the Henderson Bridge has affected bicycle commuters. I’d encourage everyone to take the poll, so that Bike-to-Brown has some data to include in a letter they are drafting to RIDOT.
Report Those Incidents
Bob Mionske is a well know lawyer who writes a weekly column for VeloNews. This week, he discusses Bikes vs. Cars and the recent apparent rise in tension between these two groups. I’m sure you’ve all heard about some of the high profile cases of late and I won’t bore you by repeating what Bob… read more
“Share the Road”; Frank’s Ride
On September 4th, 2007, Frank Cabral took his last bicycle ride. Frank was struck and killed by a motorist on Route 1 in Charleston RI. He was 41 years yong. He loved life, and truly lived it. Frank’s memorial will start on September 13th, at 10am at Matunuk Beach School. A beautiful 22.5 mile loop… read more
RI Hospital Bike Parking
The following news comes to us via Mark Greeve: I received good news from RI Hospital regarding bike parking on the hospital campus. In an ironic turn of events the smoking shacks are to be converted into bike racks when the hospital moves to a smoke free campus on november 1. This will provide employees,… read more
Watuppa Bicycle and Recreation Path
The Watuppa Bicycle and Recreation Path, the first part of the Fall River Bikeway, will open formally on August 20th at 12:30 p.m. in a ribbon cutting ceremony. “Mayor Robert Correia and StateRepresentative Michael Rodrigues will jointly cut the ribbon on the Watuppa shoreline”, announced Rev. James Hornsby, organizer for the event. “The goal of… read more
Providence Bike Friendly?
We received the following question via our online contact form: Hi there! I am currently living in NYC and I am planning on moving to Providence within the next year, but my big concern is being able to ride my bike, so im curious if you can tell me how bike friendly is Providence? I’ve… read more