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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.…
Read MoreBike Lanes in RI: Are Bike Lanes making streets unsafe? The DC experience – Nick DelleDonne
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Read MoreUpdated: RIDOT, Providence businesses say STOP to bike lanes – “The city created this disaster”
Update (10/6/21): TODAY, Peter Alviti, head of RIDOT, says that this construction is in violation of binding agreements of a contract – they cannot use taxpayer federal dollars to do the project. The revamp must maintain the original intent which is as a two lane road primarily intended for egress from downtown Providence. Update (10/7/21):…
Read MoreEEE risk increasing. Death in NH. RI will aerial treat for mosquitos in 2 areas. What you need to know.
RI DEM: Targeted Aerial Application of Mosquito Larvicide Over Great Swamp in South Kingstown and Chapman Swamp in Westerly The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced they will be conducting an aerial application of mosquito larvicide in Westerly and South Kingstown this Thursday, Aug. 29th and Friday, Aug. 30th, weather permitting. A licensed…
Read MoreSouth 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…
Read MoreProvidence begins road changes due to Washington Bridge, bikers will move to sidewalk
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…
Read MoreGet snow ready. DEM says find disposal sites safe for water supply. Plow, shovel ready. Bike lanes?
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Read MoreWashington DC refuses to say bike lanes are child safe – as bike lobby claims “play space”
Some of the most progressive actions on installing arbitrary bike lanes amidst the opposition of property and store owners is happening in Washington, DC. An active and well connected bike lobby group and a well connected citizens advocacy group have routine encounters. As in most cases, it is not the issue of bike lanes, but…
Read MoreDeconstructing the Hope Street bike lane trial
by Roger Schreffler, special to RINewsToday & Nancy Thomas, publisher, commentary With the Jorge Elorza administration coming to an end on January 2, many eyes will focus on the new mayor of Providence, Brett Smiley, with surety that he will move forward and stick to his guns to bring sanity to the outgoing mayor’s Great…
Read MoreJack’s Angle: the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center – Jack Partridge
by John J. “Jack” Partridge, contributing writer, commentary While local news about Pawtucket has focused on the prospect for a soccer stadium, quietly RIDOT and RIPTA have been moving forward on the new Pawtucket – Central Falls Transit Center. Now, what we got here is an interesting story. For almost a hundred years, trains stopped in…
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