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 Raimondo
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
Take This Important Survey
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
Not-Just-Newport Bike Scavenger Hunt!
Let’s try something new – a 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 contribute… read more
Bike Newport Offers New Rides
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
May is (Still) Bike Month!
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
Support our Bike to the Beach Team!
We are keeping up to date on state mandates regarding COVID-19 and will adjust plans as necessary. Donate to Team BikeNewportRI and Bike-On 2020 Support us on Saturday, September 5th Bike to the Beach, the national organization that raises funds for Autism awareness, is partnering with Bike Newport for an ninth year! Support the Bike Newport RI and Bike-On 2020… read more
Progress on the First Mile – Site Investigations
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
Do-It-Yourself Daffodil Ride
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
Biking in the Time of Coronavirus
If you take a look at recommendations for managing this unusual time, safely and by the rules, you’ll see that biking is there. It’s not only safe, it’s recommended for your mental and physical health. Have you noticed the number of people biking? More every day. Tell us about it in this quick survey. The… read more
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