The Brown Daily Herald, which is actually an excellent source for Providence metro news, reports on a new bike sharing program for RISD students which they may aim to expand if it’s successful. We need more of these all around the city…
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I met with these students earlier in the school year, they are very enthusiastic about making RISD a bike friendly campus and it is encouraging to see their enthusiasm bearing fruit. But as another example of how far RISD has to go in regards to communication on campus, I knew nothing about this program. Kind of sad I have to read about something like this in the Brown Daily Herald when I work at RISD and was in 15West last night.