RIBike

Education, events & advocacy to make bicycling safer, more comfortable, and more popular throughout RI.

[RIBike @ribicycle]

Heartbreaking and infuriating. Unless @PVDMayor and @RIDOTNews take meaningful action it will continue to happen

[Sue A @AnderBois]

I am so sorry and also furious to share that a neighbor of ours was struck and killed while standing in the median strip on North Main this morning.

It appears the person driving the vehicle that hit our neighbor was intoxicated and has already been apprehended.

[RIBike @ribicycle]

This Sunday Rain or shine!!

[RIBike @ribicycle]

Join us TOMORROW and May 23rd for inspiring stories of bike travel!

[RIBike @ribicycle]

We know you don’t believe us, but here is a study, @PVDMayor showing that more room for cars = more cars. This is the case the world over and will be equally true on South Water Street. #induceddemand

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

“We found there’s this perfect one-to-one relationship. If a city increased its road capacity by 10%, then the amount of driving in that city went up by 10%.” Still one of the best articles on why building bigger roads leads to more driving. Via @WIRED https://t.co/mZbJ0vNhsH

[RIBike @ribicycle]

We’ve said it before but it bears repeating—the many’s plan is the direct opposite of Vision Zero

[Councilman John Goncalves @JohnGPVD]

Any plan to remove the South Water bike lane is ill-conceived! Nothing necessitates turning it back into this unsafe and disastrous two-lane drag strip that I worked closely with families in my Ward to address for years. They remember how this undermined their quality of life!

[Providence Streets Coalition 👟🚲🚌🛴♿🚗🌲 @PVDStreets]

⚠️TONIGHT!

Show up and support safe streets infrastructure!!

🏛️PVD City Hall
🎤5:30pm Press Conference by @JohnGPVD
🗣️6:00pm Council meeting (ordinance is item 16)

Send your message now ➡️https://t.co/3akcekLDhx

[RIBike @ribicycle]

Thank you @JohnGPVD for your leadership on this important issue. Residents of PVD want a modern, multimodal transportation system that delivers safe passage regardless of how they choose to get places! Let’s eliminate the gaps and complete the network.

[Providence Streets Coalition 👟🚲🚌🛴♿🚗🌲 @PVDStreets]

🔥🔥🔥 @JohnGPVD doesn’t miss.

Let’s go @pvdcitycouncil!!

[RIBike @ribicycle]

Every city councilor should be fighting for more bike lanes so their districts can benefit from the same glow up the South Water Street area has had

[Providence Streets Coalition 👟🚲🚌🛴♿🚗🌲 @PVDStreets]

“Bike lane is good for business.” 💯

Thank you to Wild Colonial Tavern for pointing out the economic benefits of having infrastructure designed for people and businesses to thrive!

[Providence Streets Coalition 👟🚲🚌🛴♿🚗🌲 @PVDStreets]

🗣️Show up and speak out!

⚠️Mayor’s Meeting on Infrastructure Changes (aka the planned removal of the South Water Street Bike Lane)
📆Mon. April 8
⏰5:30pm
📍Nathan Bushop Middle School

See you tomorrow 😘

📸Steph Machado/Boston Globe

[Providence Streets Coalition 👟🚲🚌🛴♿🚗🌲 @PVDStreets]

☀️It’s a big week for things disappearing: public transit, bike lanes, the sun.

But there is abundant support to eclipse the misguided plan to remove the S. Water Street Bike Lane & let safety + quality of life be the guiding light for the path of our infrastructure decisions.💪

[RIBike @ribicycle]

“Just a thought, but perhaps better-connected bike lanes, more sidewalks, and improved public transit would work better to reduce traffic congestion than making more room for more cars.” —pitch perfect analysis from Frank Carini

[ecoRI News @ecoRInews]

Removing South Water St. bike lane to reduce Washington Bridge traffic makes as much sense as prohibiting RIPTA buses on 195; banning pedestrians on sidewalks in PVD/EP for compact cars; turning bridge bike path into lane for internal combustion engines. https://t.co/L99sEyTAdY

[RIBike @ribicycle]

@_KennyUong_ We do.

[RIBike @ribicycle]

@StephMachado Blatant disregard for safety, the environment, social justice AND duly enacted laws. @pvdcitycouncil are you a co-equal branch of this administration?

[RIBike @ribicycle]

Thank you for your leadership in this important issue, @JohnGPVD

[Councilman John Goncalves @JohnGPVD]

Here's my letter to the @PVDMayor. I await his response. We've both received hundreds of letters in opposition to removal of the Bike Lanes from families and PVD residents.

To date, the administration has not shared any data with me to support why removal of the bike lanes would be remotely the right decision. I urge them to disclose what specific data or metrics have been considered to justify the removal of these bike lanes.

[RIBike @ribicycle]

Tomorrow is the day you can support or work to make cycling a true transportation option for all. THANK YOU in advance! #401Gives

[Providence Streets Coalition 👟🚲🚌🛴♿🚗🌲 @PVDStreets]

🚨SAVE SOUTH WATER STREET📣

Join us to rally in front of City Hall to urge @PVDMayor Smiley to abandon plans to remove protected bike lanes. Join community leaders and members of the @pvdcitycouncil to let Mayor Smiley know that you support PVD’s urban trail network.

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[RIBike @ribicycle]

Removing the South Water Street bike lane means the administration simply accepts more fatalities, more crashes and more pedestrian injuries in favor of moving cars through downtown. That is the opposite of Vision Zero.

[Councilman John Goncalves @JohnGPVD]

After the bike lanes were installed, Providence saw a 10% decrease in traffic fatalities, a 21% reduction in crashes, and a 55-61% drop in pedestrian injuries. These lanes are a proven measure in improving urban safety. (2/9)

[Councilman John Goncalves @JohnGPVD]

The transformation of South Water St. from a former highway ramp to a Complete Street has led to an 84-96% reduction in speeding, drastically improving the area's safety and making it a model for urban redevelopment. (5/9)

[Councilman John Goncalves @JohnGPVD]

I’m not a big tweeter but mark my words: an attempt to remove the South Water Street Bike Lanes would be worse/dumber than moving PVDFest from Downtown. Here’s why: