Comments on: Bike to work day is this Friday http://www.gcpvd.org/2009/05/12/bike-to-work-day-is-this-friday/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:27:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Frymaster http://www.gcpvd.org/2009/05/12/bike-to-work-day-is-this-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-136987 Frymaster Mon, 18 May 2009 13:44:00 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=3360#comment-136987 Well waddaya know? That is us chatting. While I still had energy (when I got to Woonsocket), I wrote about my ride on <a href="http://thebucketblog.com" rel="nofollow">The Bucket Blog</a>. But by the time I got back home, I needed a little nap. I guess I was around 40 miles for the day. I went down to an event at New Urban Arts, and rode home in the dark. That was cool because I got to check out some of the free safety gear they were giving away. There's all sorts of LED-filled goodies that flash and glow and spin. I estimate about 50 total miles ridden between 6:30 am and 8:30 pm. So Matt, did you have a ferocious tail wind coming home? Or did you bus it? Well waddaya know? That is us chatting.

While I still had energy (when I got to Woonsocket), I wrote about my ride on The Bucket Blog. But by the time I got back home, I needed a little nap. I guess I was around 40 miles for the day. I went down to an event at New Urban Arts, and rode home in the dark. That was cool because I got to check out some of the free safety gear they were giving away. There’s all sorts of LED-filled goodies that flash and glow and spin. I estimate about 50 total miles ridden between 6:30 am and 8:30 pm.

So Matt, did you have a ferocious tail wind coming home? Or did you bus it?

]]> By: Matthew Coolidge http://www.gcpvd.org/2009/05/12/bike-to-work-day-is-this-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-136980 Matthew Coolidge Fri, 15 May 2009 14:43:21 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=3360#comment-136980 Hey, that's me on the far right talking to Frymaster! http://newsblog.projo.com/2009/05/the-rain-wont-s.html Hey, that’s me on the far right talking to Frymaster!
http://newsblog.projo.com/2009/05/the-rain-wont-s.html

]]> By: Matthew Coolidge http://www.gcpvd.org/2009/05/12/bike-to-work-day-is-this-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-136979 Matthew Coolidge Fri, 15 May 2009 14:18:41 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=3360#comment-136979 Hey Frymaster! How was your ride to work this morning? Hey Frymaster! How was your ride to work this morning?

]]> By: Frymaster http://www.gcpvd.org/2009/05/12/bike-to-work-day-is-this-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-136978 Frymaster Fri, 15 May 2009 14:14:37 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=3360#comment-136978 Big ups to all the hardy souls who turned out for the AM events. And shame upon you lazy ones. Should be nicer in the afternoon. Hey, Matt, the good news about your commute is that you're virtually guaranteed a tailwind (from the south) coming home every day. That picture of the bottom of Narragansett Blvd reminded me of the prevailing winds. Of course, whenever I'm there, I'm heading south into the teeth of it. Big ups to all the hardy souls who turned out for the AM events. And shame upon you lazy ones. Should be nicer in the afternoon.

Hey, Matt, the good news about your commute is that you’re virtually guaranteed a tailwind (from the south) coming home every day. That picture of the bottom of Narragansett Blvd reminded me of the prevailing winds.

Of course, whenever I’m there, I’m heading south into the teeth of it.

]]> By: Matthew Coolidge http://www.gcpvd.org/2009/05/12/bike-to-work-day-is-this-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-136976 Matthew Coolidge Fri, 15 May 2009 13:54:10 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=3360#comment-136976 It was fun meeting some of you! Mark, Matt, 'Spec, and of course, Thom, it was great seeing you all! Check out my update to the post above: http://www.gcpvd.org/2009/05/12/bike-to-work-day-is-this-friday It was fun meeting some of you! Mark, Matt, ‘Spec, and of course, Thom, it was great seeing you all!

Check out my update to the post above:
http://www.gcpvd.org/2009/05/12/bike-to-work-day-is-this-friday

]]> By: Jef Nickerson http://www.gcpvd.org/2009/05/12/bike-to-work-day-is-this-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-136970 Jef Nickerson Thu, 14 May 2009 14:34:37 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=3360#comment-136970 RIPTA will have a bus bike rack on display at Market Square tomorrow for anyone who has never used one and is wondering how. RIPTA will have a bus bike rack on display at Market Square tomorrow for anyone who has never used one and is wondering how.

]]> By: Matthew Coolidge http://www.gcpvd.org/2009/05/12/bike-to-work-day-is-this-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-136969 Matthew Coolidge Thu, 14 May 2009 13:10:38 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=3360#comment-136969 Jef, you're absolutely right. There should be some sort of connection from the north end of Jefferson to Pontiac Ave. Also, Jefferson Blvd is FOUR LANES wide. There are sidewalks on either side, but they are narrow with utility poles in the middle and they aren't all ramped at the curb cuts. Talk about pedestrian unfriendly! There are no crosswalks at the north end of the street, yet there are bus stops on both sides. This means, during the winter, my coworkers cross the 4 lanes of traffic around a blind corner in the dark to catch Bus #8. </end rant> Jim, you also make a good point... I'm really hoping it doesn't rain during the commute hours. I, too, am without fenders on my bike and 12 miles of road spray in the face and on the back will make for a crappy day. I think I'm shooting for plan B, biking to Kennedy plaza and hoping for an open rack. I brought in a change of clothes today to leave in the office, just in case. Jef, you’re absolutely right. There should be some sort of connection from the north end of Jefferson to Pontiac Ave.

Also, Jefferson Blvd is FOUR LANES wide. There are sidewalks on either side, but they are narrow with utility poles in the middle and they aren’t all ramped at the curb cuts. Talk about pedestrian unfriendly!

There are no crosswalks at the north end of the street, yet there are bus stops on both sides. This means, during the winter, my coworkers cross the 4 lanes of traffic around a blind corner in the dark to catch Bus #8.

Jim, you also make a good point… I’m really hoping it doesn’t rain during the commute hours. I, too, am without fenders on my bike and 12 miles of road spray in the face and on the back will make for a crappy day.

I think I’m shooting for plan B, biking to Kennedy plaza and hoping for an open rack. I brought in a change of clothes today to leave in the office, just in case.

]]> By: Matthew Coolidge http://www.gcpvd.org/2009/05/12/bike-to-work-day-is-this-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-136967 Matthew Coolidge Thu, 14 May 2009 12:56:58 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=3360#comment-136967 From the <a href="http://ridotnews.blogspot.com/2009/05/team-ridot-to-bike-to-work-friday-may.html" rel="nofollow">RIDOT blog</a>: "Bicyclists from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will join other cycling enthusiasts and local and state leaders from the Providence area to celebrate National Bike to Work Day on Friday ... RIDOT Director Michael P. Lewis will lead “Team RIDOT” to the morning celebration and then on to RIDOT’s Providence headquarters to highlight the Department’s support for this annual event." This can only be a good thing! I think having RIDOT folks experiencing the pavement from a cyclist's perspective is key to having them understand the issues. From the RIDOT blog:
“Bicyclists from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will join other cycling enthusiasts and local and state leaders from the Providence area to celebrate National Bike to Work Day on Friday …
RIDOT Director Michael P. Lewis will lead “Team RIDOT” to the morning celebration and then on to RIDOT’s Providence headquarters to highlight the Department’s support for this annual event.”

This can only be a good thing! I think having RIDOT folks experiencing the pavement from a cyclist’s perspective is key to having them understand the issues.

]]> By: Anj Shaw http://www.gcpvd.org/2009/05/12/bike-to-work-day-is-this-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-136962 Anj Shaw Wed, 13 May 2009 18:14:54 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=3360#comment-136962 Oh, also, the RIPTA racks are very easy and often when I go to take the 66 home, there are two bikes on the racks already. I often have to be patient on bike to work days... I have to see if there are other buses I can take (can I take the 14 and ride from Wickford? Can I take the 90A and ride from 117? Can I take the 90W and ride from exit 7?) and it has taught me flexibility as well. I say go for it - the more we use the rack and ride program, the more racks they will put on buses and maybe in future, racks that can accomodate more bikes. And the more we bike on the roads, the more incentive a town or city has to get green dollars by implementing projects like updated or new bike paths, bike-friendly communities, bike lanes, and passing bike-friendly laws. Go for it! See you Friday! Oh, also, the RIPTA racks are very easy and often when I go to take the 66 home, there are two bikes on the racks already. I often have to be patient on bike to work days… I have to see if there are other buses I can take (can I take the 14 and ride from Wickford? Can I take the 90A and ride from 117? Can I take the 90W and ride from exit 7?) and it has taught me flexibility as well. I say go for it – the more we use the rack and ride program, the more racks they will put on buses and maybe in future, racks that can accomodate more bikes. And the more we bike on the roads, the more incentive a town or city has to get green dollars by implementing projects like updated or new bike paths, bike-friendly communities, bike lanes, and passing bike-friendly laws. Go for it! See you Friday!

]]> By: Anj Shaw http://www.gcpvd.org/2009/05/12/bike-to-work-day-is-this-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-136961 Anj Shaw Wed, 13 May 2009 18:11:44 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=3360#comment-136961 Hi there, There will be a "bike train" coming in to the city from both sides of Warwick - one on the Eastern side and one utilizing the Cranston bike path. Check out the Bike Providence site for more information (click on the link below the map to make it larger - then you can see detailed departure times and routes.) www.bikeprovidence.org Anj Hi there,
There will be a “bike train” coming in to the city from both sides of Warwick – one on the Eastern side and one utilizing the Cranston bike path. Check out the Bike Providence site for more information (click on the link below the map to make it larger – then you can see detailed departure times and routes.) http://www.bikeprovidence.org
Anj

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