PROVIDENCE – On Aug. 24, Providence-based arts organization Steel Yard announced the donation of the first installation of 35 artist-designed bike racks in 16 cities and towns across the state as part of its PeopleForBikes Coalition Community Grant, according to a statement from the company.
Locations where Steel Yard bike racks were installed were selected through nominations by city and town planners and given a final review by Steel Yard staff and a local biking expert. They include:
- Bristol’s Independence Park
- City Hall in Central Falls
- Jones and Maple streets in the Valley Falls neighborhood of Cumberland
- East Greenwich High School
- East Providence’s Watchemocket Square
- Lincoln’s Lonsdale Square
- The Middletown Town Hall
- Yorktown Park in North Kingstown
- The North Providence Youth Center
- New Tyke Park in North Smithfield
- Woods Elementary School in Providence
- South Kingstown Housing Authority’s Champagne Heights & Fournier Estates neighborhoods
- Barrington’s Veterans Memorial Park
- Scituate Lions outdoor sports complex
- Warren’s Mary V. Quirk Community Center
- Oakland Beach in Warwick
The project trained 24 underserved Rhode Islanders in the Steel Yard job-readiness program known as Weld to Work.
Emily Gowdey-Backus is a staff writer for PBN. You can follow her on Twitter @FlashGowdey or contact her via email, gowdey-backus@pbn.com.
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