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Providence Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting – January 23, 2013

Jef Nickerson —  January 17, 2013 — 2 Comments

Providence Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Agenda
January 23, 2013, 4:30 PM, 444 Westminster Street, First Floor

Note: Meeting is Wednesday instead of Monday due to the Martin Luther King Day holiday. Also, meetings start at 4:30pm now rather than 4 o’clock.

  1. 4:30 – Nate Urso, Providence Department of Public Works: Crosswalks, Street Repaving, Policy, and Safety (Nate will also give a brief update on the status of the Road Bond repaving in general)

  2. 4:55 – Dave Everett: Bike Plan Update and BPAC input on potential road bond bicycle improvements (Melrose, Prairie, Potters, Olney) and review of typical sections. Also plans for draft report and stakeholder meeting in Feb.

  3. 5:05 – Public comment.

  4. 5:20 – Discussion/letter re DOT bikeway plans (master list for bike plan)

  5. 5:25 – Jef Nickerson: S. Main St. merchant issues re pedestrian access/movement relative to I-Way parcels

  6. 5:30 – Jenn Steinfeld/Jef Nickerson: BPAC communications update/protocol for receiving input

  7. 5:40 – Bridge detours update

  8. 5:45 – Zip Car spaces and potential bike lane conflicts

  9. 5:55 – Rescheduling BPAC meetings now scheduled for May 20, August 19, November 18, December 16

Full disclosure: I am a member of this Commission.

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Providence Bike Plan public workshop – December 13, 2012

Jef Nickerson —  November 26, 2012 — 6 Comments

No traffic in my lane...

Allens Avenue, Photo (cc) Matthew Coolidge

Public Workshop: Bike Providence – A Bicycling Master Plan for Providence

Mayor Angel Taveras, the Providence Department of Planning and Development, the Providence Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission, and consultants VHB, Inc. are working to expand the bicycle network in Providence. Please join us at the Providence Foundation on December 13th to provide your input.

WHERE: Commerce Center – Providence Foundation Auditorium
30 Exchange Terrace • Providence, Rhode Island

WHEN: Thursday, December 13th, 2012
5:00 p.m. Open House & Greeting
5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Presentation and Public Comment/Q&A

For more information, contact Dave Everett at (401) 680-8520

The website is live now:
Can’t attend, visit the project website after December 5th: http://www.vhb.com/bikeprovidence

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First-ever New England Bike-Walk Summit

Matthew Coolidge —  September 22, 2010 — 2 Comments

Thursday, October 7 at the Marriott Courtyard, 32 Exchange Terrace, Providence, RI

Support better biking and walking in Providence, around Rhode Island, & throughout New England, and learn about what’s happening across the region and the country at the first-ever New England Bike-Walk Summit!

With 9 sessions in all, there’s something of interest for all bicycle and pedestrian stakeholders, whether agency staffer, grassroots advocate, or professional in private practice.

The keynote address will be given by Tim Blumenthal, President of Bikes Belong Coalition. Other notable presenters include Jeff Miller (President/CEO, Alliance for Biking & Walking), Dennis Markatos-Soriano (Executive Director, East Coast Greenway Alliance), and representatives of the League of American Bicyclists, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the RI Bicycle Coalition, MassBike, Bike Coalition of Maine, Bike-Walk Connecticut, Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition, and the Bike-Walk Alliance of New Hampshire. Public agencies represented will include RIDOT, MassDOT, Vermont Agency of Transportation, NHDOT, National Park Service, and numerous regional and municipal government agencies.

To download an agenda and register for the Summit, visit the Summit website: http://www.newenglandbikewalksummit.org/

And don’t forget to “friend” the Summit facebook group:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=138025766221192

The New England Bike-Walk Summit is being organized by the RI-based East Coast Greenway Alliance, the nonprofit organization creating a 3000-mile trail connecting cities from Maine to Florida for bicyclists, walkers, and other non-motorized users.

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