Tag: Bike Lanes
DECISIONS, DECISIONS… Simmering financial issues await Mayor-elect Smiley
Brett Smiley is no stranger to Providence City Hall. In 2015 and 2016, he was chief operating officer for Mayor Jorge O. Elorza. On...
Mayor-elect Smiley readies for host of city challenges
Providence Mayor-elect Brett Smiley will hit the ground running in January on a host of challenges facing the city.
After winning the Democratic primary, he...
Providence business community still worried about bike lanes
It’s been more than a year since Providence installed a bike lane on South Water Street despite opposition from businesses, but it’s apparently done...
LEGACY RACE: Will Providence’s next mayor keep their predecessor’s big ideas...
Term-limited Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza doesn’t let criticism stop him. That’s been especially true in the past year, as he’s raced not toward...
City’s disjointed bike lanes need more study, community buy-in
If you build it, will they come?
While the answer was yes in the charming case of the Iowa ballfield made famous in the 1989...
New strategy to ease bike backlash is limited
Hoping to curb some of the resistance to bike lanes, street safety and cycling advocates are trying a different approach by offering a preview...
Providence’s ‘urban trails’ plan draws objections
Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza rolled out his Great Streets Initiative master plan on Jan. 27, but it didn’t take long for some residents...
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