News Archive

A friend of mine recently sent a link to the following video of a time lapse video of a student rush hour in Cambridge, UK. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA_Crc67SAM It sparked a rather interesting discussion between the two of us. Does this video show complete chaos (bikes all over everywhere, cars being cut off, and cyclist taking unnecessary…  read more

The Boston Globe has a story of man who killed teen while sending a text message on his cel phone. The man accused of killing a 13-year-old-boy in a hit-and-run in Taunton told police he was behind the wheel typing a text message on his cellphone when he lost control of the sport utility vehicle…  read more

I happened upon an interesting article about the Complete The Streets program in The Seattle Times. Complete streets “are about a right of way for everyone out there traveling, walking or biking,” says Barbara McCann, the movement coordinator. All users of all ages and abilities, she asserts, need to be able to move safely along…  read more

Another cyclist killed and no charges will be brought against the motorist. According to a Providence Journal article: A criminal charge against a Westerly woman who fatally struck a Warwick man riding his bicycle in Charlestown will be dropped next week, a spokesman for the Attorney General’s Office said yesterday I have yet to figure…  read more

About a month ago, we posted a copy of our letter to Director Williams. We scanned a copy of his response letter, so everyone could take a read. Unfortunately, it seemed to be a pretty boiler plate response. A large portion of the letter focused on bike trails … we have nearly 50 miles of…  read more

Our very own Jack Madden wrote the following letter to the editor of the Projo The frustrating gridlock that has resulted from the recent opening of Phase 1 of the “Iway” project should be no surprise to those who plan our roads and spend our tax dollars. Large civil projects such as this are great…  read more