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RI Hospital Bike Parking

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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

More proof that neighborhood design counts!

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This Old (Healthy) House Older and better? (Kate Glicksberg for The New York Times) Many people opt for newer homes because they are cleaner, bigger and often have more amenities. But new research shows old houses in old neighborhoods may be better for your health. University of Utah researchers found that people who live in…  read more

Watuppa Bicycle and Recreation Path

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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?

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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

Providence Police Not the Only Ones in Need of Teaching!

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July 29, 2008 Officer Investigated in Toppling of Cyclist By JAMES BARRON A New York City police officer was stripped of his gun and badge on Monday after an amateur video surfaced on the Internet showing him pushing a bicyclist to the ground in Times Square during a group ride on Friday evening. The cyclist,…  read more

RIPTA Bus and Cyclist Collide

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This picture is the result of a collision between a RIPTA bus and a cyclist. A friend of the cyclist involved in this accident forwarded the picture to me.  Fortunately the cyclist was uninjured and needed no hospital care, but look at this poor bike! I scoured the internet to see if I could locate…  read more

Now if we could just get IKEA in Providence!

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FLATPACK TO GO: IKEA Debuts Bike Trailers by Mike Chino IKEA, that patent purveyor of all things flat-pack just announced that it has just teamed up with Velorbis to offer an exciting new service to its Danish customers: bike trailers. The arrangement will supply IKEA stores with a fleet of free trailer bikes, giving Danes…  read more

Financing a Crumbling Infrastructure

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Surprise, surprise… according to an article in the Woonsocket Call, the State is forecasting a significant financial shortfall. Rhode Island needs approximately $600 million a year to fix and maintain its highways and bridges and otherwise operate the state Department of Transportation (RIDOT); its current revenue stream provides about $300 million. Here’s a crazy idea,…  read more

Keeping Kids On Bikes

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I joined a fellow cyclist during the commute home last night as he picked up his daughter from day-care.  The kids were outside playing in a fenced in area.  As he went in to get his daughter, I stood by the fence to wait.  Before long, I had attracted most of the kids in the…  read more

Pedestrians Get No Respect

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Sorry, this rant isn’t completely bike related, but I’m posting it anyways because I still can’t believe what I experienced. I was on my way home today when I approached two young ladies physically standing in the street in a painted crosswalk, obviously waiting to cross the road.  As I rolled up, I dutifully came…  read more