New to me anyway, and I can’t find any reference to it on the RIDOT Bike Path page. No matter, just go. I started walking right there at the traffic light where the 195W off-ramp stops at Gano Street, see below. (Signs instruct pedestrians to walk on the left, facing the bicycle traffic.) It gets […]
(10.30) The ‘Tour de Tentacle,’ a bike-based quest game inspired by the writing of H.P. Lovecraft, starts off and ends up, Sunday at the Arcade Providence. (From the Facebook event page.) Inspired by the arcane writing of H.P. Lovecraft, this bike-based quest around the city of Providence will require you and your teammates to solve
(9.17) A lot is happening around town this weekend. Let’s start with the 7th Annual Woony River Ride Bike-a-Thon. Get on your bike and explore the Woonasquatucket River — from Providence throughout the Woonasquatucket Watershed. Last year’s Woony Ride was a success! We had over 300 participants who helped us raise over $22,000 to help
Construction has begun on a new segment of the Blackstone River Bikeway which will help get cyclists off of Gano Street, hoorah. This new strectch of the bike path will run north along the Seekonk River (seen here, with the Gano Street Boat Launch up on the left). From the ProJo, The new, 0.7-mile bike
(6.25) Recycle-a-Bike in Olneyville is holding a bike sale Saturday. Refurbished Bikes Discounted Prices All Makes and Models Space still available in the July Build-a-Bike class, an 18-hour course with 6 class dates. (Starts 6/30) Class Content: – Bike parts overview, bike assessment & diagnosis – Patching a flat, replacing tubes and tires – Overhauling
(7.8) Adventure bicyclist Jamie Bianchini presents a slideshow and talk Wednesday at the E & O Tap on Knight Street. Signed copies of his memoir “A Bicycle Built for Two Billion” will be available. From the FB event page. He’ll share stunning photos, videos, music and inspirational stories captured on his epic 8-year, 81-country expedition
This new spur of the Woonasquatucket Greenway Bike Path allows pedestrians and cyclists a new perspective of the Rising Sun fish ladders and adds another stretch of the bike path. From the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council website, The green linear park revitalizes the major hidden natural resource on the West Side of the City and
Good news for bicyclists. Emily Olson has the story at Motif Magazine. On May 16, Bike to Work Day, Mayor Angel Taveras dedicated three bike repair stands located in Burnside Park, Roger Williams Park and Riverside Park. . . Each stand can inflate a tire and also has tethered in a protective box all the
(5.28) AS220 and the Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition (RIBike) hosts guest speakers from the New England region as well as local bike advocates on a wide range of bike-related topics. Learn about bike vacations, local advocacy efforts, bike touring 101, and more. Wednesday it’s ‘Livable Streets.’ Livable Streets – Rethinking Urban Transportation (Jonathan Harris, Sierra
(10.6) The 2013 New England Bike-Walk Summit starts today, October 4, from 9am to 5pm. This regional conference returns to the Providence Biltmore for a full day of sessions on compelling topics, field sessions, networking, and national leaders in the pro-bike movement. Organized by Providence resident Eric Weis the ProJo reports, From a small downtown
(3.31) Spring is coming! Time to dust off those old cranks, pump up those tires, and tighten those breaks! its time to get that booty back on that steel/aluminum/carbon (if ya fancy) steed! FIVE BUCKS A TABLE, so get 5 friends and its a buck a spot. Or come on down and grab a table
Are you worried about toe/tire overlap? Do you even know what the hell toe/tire overlap is? If you answered yes, keep reading. This weekend Providence will host the New England Builders Ball, a handbuilt bike show featuring New England-based framebuilders. Local exhibitors include Chapman Cycles (seen here), Circle A Cycles, and Cleverhood (apparel). Then there’s
This is just one of the fascinating Fall courses being offered at the Steel Yard. Tall bikes, freak bikes, clown bikes, customs, mutant bikes, cargo bikes, Franken bikes, choppers, rat bikes, chunk bikes, scraper bikes (seen here). The goal of this class is to get everyone riding a beast of their own creation. Students will
Thursday, June 16 is the final Gallery Night of 2011. This month’s bike tour guides are RISD Museum graphic designer Derek Shusterbauer, a volunteer educator and graphic designer for New Urban Arts and a board member there since 2006. Derek helped found the Providence Community Printshop at AS220 in 2007. Also on bike is performance
The 2011 RI Bike Prom is May 14 at Roots Café in Providence. Come and celebrate all the great things about cycling like health, sustainability and tourism. Enjoy the bands, the food, the raffles, the surprises and the fun! Be the Prom King or Prom Queen! Tickets are $40 per couple, $25 for a single.
Recycle-A-Bike, a volunteer-based community bike education and maintenance nonprofit in Providence, will be selling bikes and bike parts tomorrow and again on March 19th, at the Steel Yard from 10am to 4pm. Fully rehabbed bikes, raw frames, parts, and various bike-related gear will be up for sale. Recycle-A-Bike is planning a move to a new space