Bike Lanes in RI: Northampton’s “bizarre new bike lanes” where bike lanes mean business

Photo from public report, “Bike Lanes Mean Business”, Northampton, MA The town of Northampton, Massachusetts has been undergoing almost continuous “master planning” intervention, resulting in dug up streets, left out construction equipment, and unfinished – and ever-changing projects. Now comes a bike lane project inspiring reactions like the one, below, from the Daily Hampshire Gazette.…

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South Water St. will restore traffic lanes, expand parking, move bike lanes. Not till 2025, for $4M

Photo: Pamela Bhatia, Artistic Images In a statement from Providence Mayor Smiley’s office: New plan eases traffic congestion caused by Washington Bridge, addresses key concerns of cyclists, saves the City money:   Mayor Brett P. Smiley, Councilman John Goncalves, and the Providence Department of Planning and Development today announced plans for the development of a new…

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Business Beat: Bad Mouth Bikes takes home 3 national awards

Bad Mouth Bikes took to the world stage and came home with three awards at the Orange County Choppers Invitational Only Bike Show in Florida presented by former American Chopper Star and Founder of OCC, Paul Teutul, Sr. this weekend. A Harley-Davidson Firefighter Edition tribute to a fallen brother won two of the three awards.…

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Cranston Mayor Hopkins announces bike path revitalization to begin

Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins announced that resurfacing of the Washington Secondary Bike Path will start in Cranston this coming Monday, April 8. As the resurfacing work on the bike path kicks off in Cranston, Mayor Ken Hopkins is leading the charge to enhance this local recreation resource. Mayor Hopkins said the Rhode Island Department of…

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Providence begins road changes due to Washington Bridge, bikers will move to sidewalk

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Photo: Pamela Bhatia, Artistic Images Mayor Brett Smiley Unveils Providence’s Impact Mitigation Response for the Washington Bridge – Infrastructure Changes to Reduce Traffic, Improve Safety and Support Neighbors and Local Businesses   Mayor Brett P. Smiley announced Wednesday Providence’s comprehensive impact mitigation plan to reduce traffic, improve safety, prevent additional damage to local streets and alleviate the…

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