I don’t know why you seem to believe there is a universally scientific consensus that the bike lanes in Providence are good as they are designed.

Safest:

Elmhurst or anywhere on the East Side (other than the Mt Hope neighborhood).

With Elmhurst, avoid the immediate areas that border Valley, Smith Hill, or Wanskuck.

And I’ve been hit by dumbass car drivers who have pulled out of side streets, without stopping at the very clear stop sign. There are idiots everywhere. It’s not dependent on what their choice of vehicle is

You’re lumping all cyclists into the “wheelie boy” category. Some of us do actually follow the rules of the road

Cara Chimpigny is the absolute GOAT. She was on it day and night with our house hunt. We were on a time crunch and trying to buy in early 2021 which was a nightmare but she was a dream!

Lmao at you thinking it'd reasonable for people to risk car accidents so that you can weave in and out of the traffic lane

Check out Harvest Cycle Compost! Collection all by bike

They don't. For fucks sake, the general public was against cars, gay marriage, evolution and other mainstream science being taught in schools, fuck... a good portion of the population still think fucking Trump is fucking president.

Do you have any idea on how progress is made? You consult and rely on the fucking experts, not the public, and not solely businesses which is what Smiley is doing. What the fuck is the point of science and experts if we don't listen to them?

Accessible infrastructure is supported by mountains of evidence and all urban and transit orgs. You don't need to listen to fucking Billy down the street who knows fuck all about it.

If the car behind you is so close that they hit you for SLOWING DOWN, not a full stop, then they’re way to close😂 I can do this all day my dude

So that the car behind them can potentially ram into them instead? Still a collision potential. All because you want to play in traffic

Let's not forget that the South water bike lane was hugely contentious for the businesses because of parking.

He's quite popular with realtors as his husband is the (I believe) top selling real estate agent on the East Side.

So, yeah, popular with those groups is definitely accurate.

“The general public doesn’t always know what’s best for them” is a disturbing thing to say as well

The fact you think civil engineers solely have the hand in neighborhood building shows your ignorance -- in fact, civil engineers widely likely support this because it's what they're taught in schools because it's grounded in the fucking evidence. I've already went to meetings and talked to crowds of not just civil engineers, but everyone else involved.

Please consult an urban studies or transit academic journal. You're kind of behind on the times. Cars aren't the way forward anymore.

Please talk to a civil engineer about their thoughts on the new bike lanes. Unlike you, I actually have.

Interesting how his first plan of action isn't to be proactive about accessible infrastructure and public transit, it's literally to eliminate parts of it.

And let's be real, by "change" it's his politician speak that means to absolutely eliminate it (or hinder it to an unusable extent) because businesses hate this shit. He's indicated previously that business demands are the top priority.

Yeah it's weird for an article not to be composed of entirely hyperlink loops to their other articles. They still don't pose any solutions here and it sounds like in each situation the administration handled it well and didn't brush it under the rug (ironically if they had GoLocal wouldn't have any info to sensationalize). Providence has something like 25,000 students to put this into context and charters vary.

It's also worth noting (in case anyone reading this reply is confused) that the charter issues (which I hadn't hear until now) operate completely independently of Providence Public.

I don’t have a better way to phrase this, but my Mama always used to say “hood rules apply” in any city lol. No valuables in your car (not even a phone charger cord), know your direct neighbors in case you ever need help, get packages delivered to the side or back if the house, very much mind your businesses, etc.

My husband grew up in Queens and I was a Section 8 kid in Camden so Providence seems pretty tame haha.

"patient and progressive"

That's right up there with "cooler and warmer".

Nope! They slow down and wait 5 seconds. I know it’s a super inconvenience to have to wait a whole 5 seconds; but if you can do it, you’ll be saving your life and the other driver or cyclist

Very sane take. It'd be much better if they kept driving straight ahead and collided with you instead, right?

Also, you're right as well. There is a lot of great stuff around here. It's really just a lack of security and peace of mind.

I’ve really enjoyed living on the Southside - I’m right by the cultural center and church. I’ve really enjoyed living amongst my community and have great neighbors. I’ve also had a few inconveniences like you mentioned but I feel safe and we look out for each other when we can.

If they’re choosing to pass when there’s a car coming in the other lane, then it’s the drivers fault and I hope they get in an accident

So true, head on collisions caused by cars having to swerve left to avoid bikers is a small price to pay

It's also $5 at TF Greene