We’re getting the BGDB party started in style – JUST launched and we already have a dedicated fundraiser with a generous MATCH from a donor as excited about this new program as we are! GIVING TUESDAY supports Black Girls Do Bike. Biking is for everyone. Bike Newport is for everyone. And sometimes that takes extra…  read more

Black girls DO bike! Show your support. Black Lives Matter graphic by local artist Kelsey Miller with Black Girls Do Bike and Bike Newport logos. All proceeds benefit Black Girls Do Bike – Newport, our local chapter of the national organization dedicated to to introducing and elevating the joy of riding bicycles for all women, but…  read more

Choose your preferred language at the top right corner of this page. Seleccione su idioma preferido en la esquina superior derecha de esta página. We’re so pleased to share the exciting news that we’ve been awarded a TAKE IT OUTSIDE grant by Commerce RI with support from the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce. Huge thanks!…  read more

Bike Newport, Bike-On, and Bike to the Beach Raise Funds and Awareness for Autism and Inclusive Cycling The national organization Bike to the Beach for Autism has brought their signature fundraising ride to Newport since 2011. Bike Newport has supported the ride and riders since that time – when the Aquidneck Island organization was still…  read more

(Photos by Heydt+Mason, Mat Coes, and Clare Woodhead) After three months of pandemic lockdown, Bike Newport was in good company with all nonprofits, as we scrambled to think of pandemic-compatible activities to raise funds and help spread some bike happiness in hard times. How could we create a bicycling experience in small safely-distanced groups –…  read more

The third session of our Summer Bike Camp 2020 is a week dedicated to girls, in honor and memory of a very special Bike Newport friend who dedicated her life to women and girls – Gretchen Bloom – who passed away in February. Gretchen was feisty and passionate, with an infectious energy. She was a…  read more

Seleccione español en la esquina superior derecha de esta página para traducir esta página y ver la versión en español. Gracias. Bike Newport is seeking bilingual (Spanish/English) staff  to TEACH and TRANSLATE. These may be the same person or two different people. 1. Bilingual Bike Educator/Mechanic The bike educator/mechanic must be reliable, personable, organized and…  read more

Our nation has failed black and brown people for as long as we have inhabited this soil. What we are experiencing now is the shattering of an illusion of safety, and hopefully the start of a positive transformation. Here in our community we are hearing long overdue voices elevated. We have to commit ourselves as…  read more

AN OPEN LETTER TO: Governor Gina Raimondo May 25, 2020 RI DEM Director Janet Coit RI DOH Director Nicole Alexander-Scott Dear Governor Raimondo, Director Coit, and Director Alexander-Scott, Thank you all – for your hard work and thoughtful management of our state in these unusual times. It’s been a long few months of juggling what’s…  read more

A STATEWIDE SURVEY OF PEOPLE ON BICYCLES Take it here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/BikingRI_coronavirus Are you seeing more people on bikes recently? Are you yourself riding more? The member organizations of ‘Paths to Progress’, Rhode Island’s statewide coalition for recreational and transportation paths are interested in your reasons for riding these days. Your input will help inform decisions…  read more

Let’s try something new – a no-contact Scavenger Hunt! Find this and more fun activities on RI Bike’s Bike Month page. Head out on your bike in your neighborhood and beyond and see what you can find, photograph them all, and put them all in one post on Facebook or Instagram. Tag @bikenwportri #newportbikescavenger and…  read more

By Helena Touhey for Newport This Week: Like many Newport residents, Maria Colon was hoping to channel some of her time and energy into safe and healthy outdoor exercise in this season of social distancing. So, in late March, she reached out to Bike Newport about its bike donation program, hoping to receive three bikes,…  read more

It’s that time of year – May is Bike Month –  While very different from our community celebrations in years past, there’s real relevance and plenty of ways to commemorate our special month. Yeah, we’re missing annual Bike to School Day, Bike to Work Day, and other bike happy community events – but we’re all…  read more

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, honoring environmental activism, stewardship and sustainability efforts in over 190 countries worldwide. To mark this event, the Aquidneck Island Earth Week Committee has been planning a week-long community celebration to take place during the week of April 18 through April 25. You can read a list…  read more

Here’s what the attached notice (see below) from Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and Rhode Island Department of Transportation means: The Shared Use Path (aka First Mile Bikeway) is part of the Pell Bridge Ramp Realignment project. The required environmental assessment of the Pell Bridge Project and the associated public review/comment period is in…  read more

In years past, we marked the Newport Daffodil Days Festival (organized by the nonprofit Daffodillion volunteers) with our “Tour des Jonquilles” group ride: a daffy bike ride through Newport where we put on our most flowery, yellowy garb and biked past the hundreds of thousands (now over one million!) of daffodils in bloom. This year,…  read more