Eventually your registration could lapse/be revoked bc of lack of insurance in the state the car’s registered in, and your insurance company might not be thrilled. In theory you could keep the car registered and insured in the previous state but that would be a. not legal b. potential grounds for your insurance company to deny a claim. But anecdotally, the RI DMV doesn’t seem concerned with doling out punishment if you go to register after >30 days

fyi paystubs/lease/utility bills that list your name and address are also acceptable proof of residence

My car with a faulty TPMS and a tire pressure light that’s perpetually on passed the state inspection on Monday.

When I called ahead of time to ask exactly your question, they told me a faulty TPMS won’t cause a fail at the moment, but there are efforts to add it to state inspection criteria in the future. (They also sent me an inspection report that highlighted the tire pressure dashboard light as being on, and I was spooked for a minute there, but when I went to pick up my car they laughed and said 90% of the cars they see would fail if dashboard lights were disqualifying)

There’s a community fridge outside Project Weber/Renew (wonderful gold standard harm reduction agency on Broad Street) - see @pvdcommunityfridge on instagram

Relatively new to both PVD and biking in urban areas - commuted/got around via bike for a good few months until the sun started setting before I left work… a little nerve wracking but nothing too scary in good weather & light, but had a few close calls in the dark. Definitely depends where in the city you frequent.

Google maps has pretty solid biking directions, and Legend Bikes sells a bike map of the city that lays out bike lanes and more/less bike friendly streets. Protected bike lanes and good lights that make you conspicuous are your friends, poorly marked busy intersections near highways are not

Agree with all of this. You can get a map of bike lanes, as well as bike-friendly/unfriendly streets in Providence at Legend Bikes which might be helpful (& double as a fun souvenir!). Google map’s biking directions usually help you steer clear of riskier spots, too

PCUT is pretty great if you’re into ultimate frisbee

for sure in the Bay Area, and maybe Providence as well, a catalytic converter shield is a good investment too for concerned others (a couple hundred bucks makes it way, way harder to steal)