Tag: Bike Lanes
Shared vision needed for bike lanes
Four years ago, cycling advocates wondered whether then-Mayor Jorge O. Elorza’s great buildout of bike lanes would continue under a new city administration.
Critics, meanwhile,...
Gaps in neighborhood infrastructure, amenities highlighted in latest Rhode Island Voices...
PROVIDENCE – State residents see clear opportunities to improve infrastructure safety and everyday public amenities, with significant gaps in communities with fewer resources, according to...
Are you satisfied with Providence’s system of bike lanes?
Mayor Brett P. Smiley told Providence Business News construction on the city's next phase of bike lane infrastructure is poised to begin.
The funding will...
Providence bike lane network getting renewed attention
More than three years after Providence secured a $27.2 million federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant, Mayor Brett P. Smiley says construction...
Are you satisfied with Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley’s handling of...
This summer Providence plans to remove a two-way bike lane on South Water Street and replace it with an “urban trail” for pedestrians and...
Where are bike lanes headed in Providence?
Providence is preparing to move forward this summer on a long-promised plan to relocate the controversial bike lanes on South Water Street, and urbanist...
Should Providence remove bike lanes to help ease traffic congestion related...
Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley is considering removing bike lanes on South Water Street to help ease congestion related to the westbound Washington Bridge...
Possibility of removing South Water St. bike lanes creates a divide
As state and Providence city officials look to address the continuing impacts of the Washington Bridge closure, a different type of transit infrastructure could...
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...















