Wouldn't reducing accessibility by car/bus disproportionately impact disabled people who can't walk or bike? OP of this thread has implied they no longer want PVD to be a car city. I guess disabled people will have to shelter in place for the rest of their lives

Additional speed bumps were added to eliminate overages in budget. It was not the result of traffic mitigation studies or civil engineering plans. Do you think that’s good?

Banning cars & buses isn't gonna happen, sorry

And doing so would probably disproportionately impact disabled people who can't ride a bike... Doesn't sound very "liberal" to me!

Likewise!

I don’t need evidence to argue for that position, as I haven’t advocated for that. What evidence do you have that increased idling and stagnant traffic is good for the environment?

I live in Riverside and freaking love it. Quieter, don’t need to get on the highway to get everywhere, seven min drive to downtown, and a twenty min ride on the bike path! Potentially not close enough for you but thought I’d throw it out there!

I agree. It's also not safe for them to be on sidewalks.

Let's not blame the 10 pound bicycle... Maybe, just maybe, 5 ton vehicles that 16 year olds can drive with little training weren't a good idea - that's my super liberal part talking.

Let's build safe, accessible, streets for everyone.

The point being pvd was originally retrofitted to fit cars. Making pvd more walkable puts the city back in line with it's original design

Providence be like

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I'm using it as an example of how biking and cars do not coexist well in general. Both the bicyclist and the automobile driver are put into danger. Especially at night. Idc if it's legal, it's not safe

Genius take. How does that apply to today? Best of luck biking across the city with all the cars

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The article in projo that I cited https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/06/06/mayoral-candidates-would-continue-providence-great-streets-initiative-urban-trails/7488840001/

The vast majority of Streets has side walks on both sides, car lanes on both sides and parking on both sides.

As a bicycler I know I'm in a minority, but minority rights are important. Being able to travel safely seems like a right, no?

It's just hard and frustrating that there is one discontinuous bike lane to get across town and to see the mayor go after them in his first 4 topics seems like the wrong direction for a brand new administration

Luckily there's a sidewalk on the right. You have to maneuver around the barriers to get there, though.

There's no walk sign on this side of the intersection, though, so it's a bit like Frogger.

What made you think he was going to be a bike ally? All I ever heard from him during the campaign was how bad he thought bike lanes were!!!

I really liked Nirva but still kind of wish she had dropped out in the last two weeks when it was clear Gonzalo was pulling ahead—feels like it just ended up splitting the progressive vote unnecessarily.

Yes, I love Good Fortune! I wish we had an H Mart around here too—Good Fortune is amazing for Cantonese + some Southeast Asian stuff (though not a TON of Thai) but doesn't have as much of the Korean stuff I used to be able to get easily in New York.

Pvd was built before cars existed

>Like the ones who bike directly In traffic when a sidewalk is available

That's the law. Maybe they should have an accessible lane on the street.

And wait, weren't we talking about riding on the sidewalk?

What evidence do you have that catering to only cars in a city provides more benefit than a city that has accessible infrastructure for everyone?

All my reasoning is based literally on the US and global transit positions and goals and evidence in urban planning journals.

It's actually very common for bikers to be extremely aloof. Like the ones who bike directly In traffic when a sidewalk is available. It's a hazard for both themselves and the people driving

What an embarrassing cop out. If you want to advanced green transportation initiatives you should do so in way that is productive and inclusive. You seem to be pretty uninformed about this topic so I get why you don’t want to talk about it in a detailed way.

Quote again me for posterity. You keep creeping on people that don't agree with you. I offered to take you out for a drink, but you seem to be happier tearing down RI than building bridges. My drink offer still stands.