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A poster for a cycling event in the city.

Oct 8 2022

Hope Street Bike Trail trial. Safety is not its purpose – David Brussat

by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There – contributing writer For a week concluding tomorrow, Hope Street between Olney and ...
A group of people standing in front of a bus stop.

Oct 7 2022

Providence City Council wants a quick plan to transport students. Will biking be a part?

Transportation for Providence Students At last night's Providence City Council meeting, and with RIPTA's warning that fixing their driver shortage ...
A man standing in front of a black wall with his arms outstretched.

Oct 4 2022

Joe declares victory over Mother Nature: Covid Report, September 2022 – Michael Fine

By Michael Fine Is the Pandemic over? And if so, why are people still getting sick, and what should I ...
A picture of a man and a woman in front of a building.

Oct 3 2022

Miles apart on Homeless issue. Protest – and Celebration of Housing – both TODAY, 10am

As a "celebration" is taking place at 10am at Crossroads, over the $5 million more dollars invested into the homeless ...
A group of people working in a call center.

Oct 3 2022

Congress moves to fix SSA customer service issues – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss, contributing writer After Sen. Joe Manchin (D- WV) abandoned his efforts to legislatively speed up the permitting ...
A man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a sign that says aaron guccian.

Oct 2 2022

In the Arena… with Aaron Guckian, candidate of Lt. Governor & Joe Paolino, Jr.

Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews leaders in Rhode Island. this week he interviews Aaron Guckian, Republican candidate for Lieutenant ...
A person is laying on the sidewalk with a stroller.

Oct 1 2022

“The Forgotten Souls of Burnside Park”, a follow-up. RI funds $5M more for shelters

The Homeless with physical challenges - A few weeks ago, RINewsToday did a story focusing on the "new homeless" that ...
A close up of a bicycle wheel with a spoke.

Sep 30 2022

Hope Street 1-mile bike trial, a trial about more than bikes – installation TODAY, 2pm

The controversial Hope Street bike trial is set to go off on schedule on Saturday, October 1st. This follows an ...
A message on a screen that says aarp rhode island.

Sep 29 2022

Institutional Ageism alive and well in tweets of group funded by AARP-RI

No time for the "older, whiter wealthier..." RINewsToday has been following the progress of installing a bike lane "trial" on ...
A variety of food on a dark wooden table.

Sep 29 2022

Pawtucket named one of 18 US cities to partner with DoorDash to combat hunger

At the White House first conference on hunger in over 50 years, a partnership between DoorDash and the city of ...