Riding Home

The best way to learn a new city: from a moving bicycle

The view of Providence from the new pedestrian bridge. (Robert Isenberg)

Picture yourself on Main Street, a quiet road with old brick factories and weird intersections. It’s right next to your new office. This is where you start. You’re seated on your bike, balancing with your foot against a curb. This is your first ride in Rhode Island, where you now live. Your lunch break just started, but you’ve already eaten a can of…