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Google Bike Directions
Photo by Jef Nickerson Today Google Maps launched bicycle directions for 150 American Cities, including Providence. Currently, cycling maps are not embeddable, so I can’t show one here, but go here to see a map...
Warwick Intermodal Bike and Pedestrian Access
Photo (cc) pugetsoundphotowalks PRESS RELEASE WARWICK INTERMODAL TRAIN AND BIKE ACCESS Greenwich Bay Watershed Group 401 738-4347 FAX 401 679-0033 March 8, 2010 The Greenwich Bay Watershed Group is announcing an...
RIAC Intermodal Facility naming contest for college and university students
Colleges and Universities Invited to Participate in Intermodal Marketing Contest Rhode Island Airport Corporation Launches Contest Warwick, Rhode Island ( March 3, 2010) – The Rhode Island Airport Corporation...
Sometimes, you need a map
Map by Jef Nickerson Update 02/25: RIPTA has seen this post and read the comments. They are working on a map/better info system for the bottom of the bus tunnel. The other night I was standing at the bottom of the bus...
Reader Submission: New Wayland Square bus shelter
Photo © Amanda Jordan A reader submitted the above photo of the new bus shelter on Angell Street near Wayland Square. As the reader pointed out, it is near Wayland Square, actually just past the intersection with...
John attends a White Sox game
America 2050: Sometime in the not too distant future, John wakes up in suburban Chicago on a Saturday morning and heads to a White Sox game…in Detroit. Join him on a 300 mile journey to Detroit’s Comerica...
Stimulating
Photo (cc) Daniel Case RIDOT is getting $1.2 million from the stimulus to study a third track at Kingston Station. The third track would provide a siding, allowing MBTA commuter rail trains to serve the station while...
Lt. Governor rides the bus
On her Facebook page this morning, Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts lets us know she’s riding the bus. Nice to see transit has an advocate on Smith Hill. Keep riding Elizabeth and work to strengthen our transit...
T.F. Green Intermodal Facility, January Update
From RIAC The Intermodal Project is now approximately 65% and on target for a Fall 2010 opening. Escalator installation at the TEI Terminal End Improvements (TEI) Escalators were dropped through the roof of the building...
I want an ORCA Card
Photo (cc) Oran Viriyincy What the hell is an ORCA Card you ask? Only a wicked awesome tranist fare Smart Card. The ORCA (One Regional Card for All) is the Seattle area’s version of Smart Card transit fare...
Electric Mini-Buses
The above video highlights a new electric bus developed by Waseda University being tested in Japan. The bus runs 25km (15.5 miles) on one charge, takes 15 minutes to recharge, and the batteries cost approximately...
January Evolution Forum: Transit in a Sustainable Rhode Island (01/28)
Photo by Jef Nickerson When: Thursday, January 28, 2010 – 5:30pm to 8:00pm Where: 17 Gordon Avenue, Providence, RI 02905 Cost: Admission for Apeiron members and students with valid ID is free. Admission for others...
Obama Administration to shift transportation policy to highlight livability
Mattapan trolley photo (cc) SignalPAD USDOT Press Release: Obama Administration Proposes Major Public Transportation Policy Shift to Highlight Livability Changes Include Economic Development and Environmental Benefits...
Video: Winter biking in Copenhagen
Copenhagen January Cycling – Your Country from Copenhagenize on Vimeo. Copenhagenize posts a video of cyclists in the cold and snow in Copenhagen this month. Note the bikeway snowplows in the video. Worth...
Reader Submission: Thayer Street Station Rendering
Rendering by Ron Henderson / L+A Landscape Architecture | Click image to enlarge Reader, Peter Brassard submitted The above rendering of a possible streetcar/bus station at the top of the tunnel on Thayer Street is from...
Video: Meet Edgar Staff
Video from the Sierra Club of Rhode Island