Photo from Megabus Discount busline Megabus will be operating double-decker buses on it’s Boston to New York route starting today. Megabus offers tickets for as low as $1. As the date of travel gets closer and the...
Category - Transportation
Jef NickersonBike to work day is this Friday
Photo by Raastah from flickr This Friday is Bike to Work Day, and I, feeling like the kind of person that only goes to church on Easter, will be getting on my bike for the first time this season and attempting a ride to...
Matthew CoolidgeBike Providence Live
View Bike To Work Day 2009 in a larger map In anticipation of Bike to Work Day 2009 (May 15th!) the Providence Bicycle Coalition has created a series of “Bike Trains” so you don’t have to go it alone...
Oh T.F. Green, How I Miss Thee…
Photo from the RI Secretary of State’s website I just returned from a brief trip this past weekend and noticed with a bit of sadness that this was the fourth straight flight I’ve taken from Boston’s...
Bret AncowitzWashington Bridge Bike Path Open… For Now
According to the RI DOT’s blog, the bike path on the Washington Bridge is now open. The bike path on the bridge is in its original configuration, and cyclists and pedestrians should exercise caution on the path as...
South County rail moves forward
Rendering of Wickford Junction parking garage from Wickford Junction The Providence Business News reports that the town of North Kingstown has amended zoning to allow for the construction of a 1,077 car parking garage...
Kansas City Light Rail Video
This video illustrates nicely the connections between transit and land-use. The portion that shows the redeveloped “excess surface parking” immediately brought to mind Providence’s own, Parking Lot...
The rails we have
There’s been a lot of discussion lately about Obama’s plans for high speed rail systems. Such a system, linking together major cities throughout the nation, would be an amazing project that would no doubt...
More Bicycles in the News
View Providence Bike Rack Locations in a larger map The Parking Crisis Eric over at bikeprovidence.org posted that 91 new bicycle parking hitches are to be installed this spring. 64 are funded by grant from The...
Tempting fate?
Route 195 overpass at Wickenden Street, by Jef Nickerson Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought one of the major reasons we’re building the Iway is that the current Route 195 is ready to fall down on top of...
REBOOT: Blackstone Boulevard?
View Larger Map In response to Matt’s post about Livable Streets and the livablestreets.com street redesign contest a reader submitted this idea: What is now the southbound side of Blackstone Blvd becomes 2-way. 1...
Improbable subway maps
I love maps and I love transit and I love transit maps and I love this! Artists Rob and Damia Stewart have created a series of subway maps for locations across New England. Locations that are rather unlikely to see...
Transportation Schizophrenia
Photo by neoporcupine from Flickr Today, the Boston Globe reports on the MBTA’s plan for draconian cuts to bus, subway, and commuter rail services if they do not get money from the Commonwealth to cover a $160...
Livable Streets
Barcelona Bike Taxis | Photo by Matthew Coolidge Streets are the passageways that connect us to all our destinations, but they shouldn’t be just for cars, especially in the city. They also provide a path on which...
Mass. takes baby step forward on South Coast rail
Fall River City Hall photo by twentysixcats from Flickr PBN reported yesterday about Massachusetts moving forward on environmental review of three proposals for transit options between Boston and Fall River and New...
Federal transportation system revealed to be giant Madoffian Ponzi Scheme
Photo by MumbleyJoe on Flickr Today, in a rather tongue in cheek, April-Fools-y-ish, but actually rather spot on post, Project for Public Spaces reveals that the US Transportation System is a giant Ponzi Scheme. My...
State Laws and Biking
Photo by thatsparklychick from flickr The Providence Bicycle Coalition (PBC) has been hard at work trying to update the state laws when it comes to bicycle safety. According to their blog, For the most part, the changes...
