TIME-SENSITIVE: MARK THE MAP TODAY! – last day is Friday 9/17 The City of Newport is developing a Transportation Master Plan and we can all help. There is currently an online survey and interactive map accepting our comments and feedback until Friday 09/17. You can name the streets and methods that you believe will…  read more

09/30/2021 Update – looking for two or more replacement bike marshals for the 100 and 75 mile routes. Please email bari@bikenewportri.org if you are interested! The Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride is Sunday October 3rd – with starts in Little Compton RI (100 miles), Westport MA (75 miles), and Rochester MA (35 miles). Every year, hundreds…  read more

We’re pleased to ride again with Bike to the Beach for Autism on September 18th – our favorite ride of the year! SUPPORT OUR RIDE HERE We’ve been riding with Bike to the Beach to raise funds and awareness for Autism since 2012. Our work together supports programs in Newport and beyond to ensure that youth with…  read more

Introducing Newport Cycle Tours Now you can tour the City by the Sea with a bike happy college professor who knows Newport history, architecture, cycling, and natural environment. See and experience Newport on a personalized guided tour, either on your own bike or by pedicab. Your guide, Art Spivack, is an experienced cycle tour leader,…  read more

by Tyson Bottenus Providence bicyclist and Bike Newport Board Member I was involved in a hit and run while I was biking a few weeks ago on the Blackstone Boulevard in Providence, Rhode Island. It was in the daylight, my friend and I were following all the rules of the road, not acting recklessly, and…  read more

Open Letter to Members of the Newport Police Department: Many thanks to generous and community-minded members of the Newport Police Department. Their support of this year’s Pride Ride – held on 6/26/21 – was greatly appreciated by all. Our bike ride around the City in support and celebration of the LGBTQ+ community is growing every…  read more

Please take a moment and review/sign this urgent Transportation Funding Action Alert put together by Paths to Progress statewide bicycle advocates to require RIDOT to allocate more money for biking and walking infrastructure. The Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP) for 2022-2031 is the comprehensive planning document for all road and bridge work in Rhode Island.…  read more

Newport’s Bus to the Beach made its inaugural run on Saturday June 19th – Juneteenth!  “This is the first bus that has ever gone directly from Newport’s North End to the beach,” said Allyson McCalla (above), Bike Newport’s Director of Community Relations and Administration. McCalla is Bike Newport’s lead with partners Newport Health Equity Zone…  read more

“We hope the City Council will support this important step to raise awareness, improve safety, and prevent tragedies – for all road users.” We are writing collectively as representative community leaders to express our support of road safety efforts in Newport in the form of improved markings for bicyclists on the roads most frequented by…  read more

A Resolution proposing that more bike lanes and shared lanes be added to Newport City Streets, will be back on the city council docket on Wednesday June 9th, after a technicality disqualified the resolution from discussion at the May 26th meeting. The Newport Bike Safety Resolution, proposed by Councilors Lynn Ceglie and Jamie Bova needs…  read more

Bike Newport’s “Rolling Rally for Bike Safety Now” on May 26th, 2021, was fun and lively despite the later disappointment of a postponement of the Bike Lane resolution. Please read on… On the City Council docket that night was the vote on a resolution proposing more bike lanes and shared lanes to be painted on…  read more

  On Wednesday, May 26th, the Newport City Council will consider a revised resolution to implement more bike lanes and shared lanes on Newport city streets. As the Council meeting can not be attended in person, the community “Rolling Rally for Bike Safety Now” will roll through the city at the time of the Council…  read more

Good times were had by all at Plike Newport on Sunday May 16th 2021. The term “pliking” translates to picking up litter and biking. This concept caught the attention of Bike Newport’s Hannah Cobb and inspired her to organize our first ever Plike Newport event. The free event was co-hosted by the Eastern Rhode Island…  read more