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You are here: Shop / Blog / Bike Newport Activity Update: August 2011

Bike Newport Activity Update: August 2011

August 8, 2011

Bike Newport, spearheaded by a representative group of Newport city stakeholders has made a great deal of progress since our May 20 inaugural Bike to Work Day –  with a significant focus on bicycle education.  We are working with the city, police, schools, businesses, NCCVB, community organizations and residents to reach more cyclists and to reinforce the rules of the road.  As we improve the way we ride and the way we use the roads we have, we’ll be able to make progress on improving our roads and bicycle
routes.  Progress to date includes:
– the first ever Bicycle Map of Newport (funded in part by the NCCVB) – nearly 3000 copies distributed in June and July to visitors and residents.

– 14 business-sponsored bike racks in production!  Phase II Call for Designs by Newport Artists in the works. Stay tuned!

– 28 Bike Awareness Sign about to be installed around town (NBW-funded)

– Newport Police carrying Rules of the Road to distribute to cyclists breaking the law – as warnings or in combination with citations. Police pads produced by Bike Newport. Printing donated by Staples.

– 1518 completed student surveys on bicycling in Newport (Bike Newport / Newport Public Schools collaboration)

– Student Bicycle Maintenance Center in Progress.   This Rogers/Salve/Met School collaboration is located at the Tech Ed site behind Rogers with a satellite location at the Met School.  Watch for calls for bike mechanics and other community mentors!

– City Council Workshop and Community Bicycling Survey in the works!

– Community Leaders Workshop:  Bicycling in Newport 101 for City Leaders – scheduled for 9/10/11, participation by invitation.  What does it mean to follow the law on a bicycle? How do you turn left onto Memorial from Bellevue heading north? and more.  Let’s understand what we are asking of cyclists in Newport.

– Bike Newport Weekly Community Rides to begin IMMINENTLY.  Stay tuned and sign up here (top right of this page) for ALERTS.

– and many more community-based initiatives

The BIKE NEWPORT COMMITTEE includes:

Chuck Albrecht, NUWC

Chris Benzak, Newport BioDiesel

Rebecca Bolan, Newport School Committee

Paul Cardoza, Salve Regina U Health Coordinator

Deanna Casey, AARP

Ofcr Jonathan Cortes, Newport Police Dept

Tina Dolen, AIPC

Charles Duncan, Newport City Council

Keith Dunne, Bicycle Mechanic

Richard Durishin, US Open Cycling Foundation

Christina Erwin, Newport Bicycle

Kathryn Farrington, Newport Convention and Visitors Bureau

Caroline Frey, Newport Public Schools, Curriculum Director

Bari George, Bike Newport, Coordinator

Steve Heath, East Bay Met School

Allison McNally, SAIC

Pauline Perkins-Moye, Florence Gray Center

Rob Purdy, Newport Bicycle

Brian Rurak, Owner, T3 Fitness, Chamber of Commerce

Doug Sabetti, Newport Energy and Environment Commission

Marilyn Warren, Martin Luther King Jr Community Center

Chris Witt, AIPC

Trip Wolfskehl, Newport Businessman/Artist/ Project One Newport

Merrilee Zellner, Newport International Hostel, Chamber of Commerce

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