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Bike to Rough Point

October 7, 2025

Historic Newport mansion with scenic coastal views, promoting biking and outdoor activities in Rhode Island.

Join the movement and enjoy the ride while helping reduce traffic congestion! Read on for routes, maps, Park & Bike locations, and more. Rough Point Museum is proud to partner with Bike Newport and the “Get There By Bike” initiative. Thinking about your next trip to see the latest exhibition or just to enjoy the…  read more

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Bike to Bowen’s Wharf Sea Food Festival

October 6, 2025

Vibrant outdoor marketplace in Newport with people enjoying festival atmosphere, colorful tents, and local vendors, promoting community and outdoor activities for biking enthusiasts.

Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival, October 18th and 19th, 11am-6pm  The Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival is proud to partner with Bike Newport and the “Get There By Bike” initiative to provide high capacity bike racks, maps, routes, and information for this event. Leave your car outside of Newport, skip the parking hassles, and bike to the…  read more

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Bike to the Newport Art Museum

September 29, 2025

Colorful Victorian-style house with a large wooden bike sculpture in the front yard, sunny day, lush green grass, and pink flowering tree.

Join the movement and enjoy the ride while helping reduce traffic congestion! Read on for routes, maps, Park & Bike locations, and more. The Newport Art Museum is proud to partner with Bike Newport and the “Get There By Bike” initiative. Thinking about your next trip to see a thoughtful exhibition at Newport Art Museum?…  read more

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Newport Mansions is Encouraging Visitors to “Get There By Bike!”

September 27, 2025

Bike Newport public transit bus promoting cycling tours in Newport, Rhode Island for eco-friendly transportation.

Be on the lookout for this “Get There By Bike” message on the back of RIPTA’s Newport Trolley. This free hop-on hop-off City loop – aka Route 67 – serves popular tourist destinations including the Newport Mansions, the Cliff Walk, and Salve Regina University.  The message, featuring people on bikes visiting The Elms mansion, is…  read more

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Bike to Newport Mansions

September 12, 2025

Join the movement and enjoy the ride while helping reduce carbon emissions and traffic congestion! Read on for routes, maps, Park & Bike locations, and more. The Preservation Society of Newport County is a proud supporter of Bike Newport and the “Get There by Bike” initiative. We encourage you to bike to the Newport Mansions! …  read more

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Bike to Norman Bird Sanctuary

September 12, 2025

Join the movement and enjoy the ride while helping reduce traffic congestion! Read on for routes, maps, Park & Bike locations, and more. Harvest Fair, October 4th and 5th, 10am – 5pm Bring the whole family to celebrate the harvest season with Norman Bird Sanctuary. This award-winning event is a fall favorite in New England.…  read more

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Bike to the Amica Newport Marathon

September 12, 2025

Join the movement and enjoy the ride while helping reduce carbon emissions and traffic congestion! Read on for routes, maps, Park & Bike locations, and more. On Sunday, October 12th, runners and spectators are encouraged to ride bikes to the 2025 Amica Newport Marathon and Half Marathon – where racks provided by Bike Newport will…  read more

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“Get There By Bike” T-shirts Say It All!

August 11, 2025

Wherever you’re going, if you’re getting there by bike, make a statement! Bike Newport’s new “Get There By Bike” T-shirts celebrate Bike Newport, the the many places we can go by bicycle, and the awesome partners who help make it happen! Take the message to the street – help make streets safer by adding your…  read more

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Reporting In: Newport Folk & Jazz By Bike!

August 6, 2025

Did you bike to the Festivals? We broke more records this yearBoth Folk and Jazz Fests hit a Friday best!The Folkies numbered over 1,650 and the Jazz Cats hit a cool 450. Here’s the daily tally:Folk Fest: Friday 1650, Saturday 1600, Sunday 1400Jazz Fest: Friday 450, Saturday 460, Sunday 420 Way to go everyone, we…  read more

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Local Partners Encourage: “Get There By Bike!”

August 2, 2025

Bike Newport, 11th Hour Racing, and Local Partners Rally to Make Biking a First Choice This summer, Bike Newport is teaming up with local businesses to help more people on Aquidneck Island to Get There By Bike! supported by 11th Hour Racing. This campaign encourages residents and visitors alike to swap car drives for bike rides: for their health, for our…  read more

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Bike to the Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals

July 3, 2025

Join the movement and enjoy the ride while helping reduce traffic congestion! Read on for routes, maps, Park & Bike locations, and more. Enjoy the Ride: Bike to the Festivals You can skip the traffic and parking hassles – and talk about premiere parking!  At Fort Adams, pass all the backed up cars and ride…  read more

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Bike to newportFILM

June 19, 2025

Avoid the traffic and and enjoy the ride – when you get there by bike! We ❤️ newportFILM for encouraging folks to bike to the summer series – helping decrease traffic, carbon emissions, and parking stresses for you and the whole community. There will be bike racks right at the entrance to every film, and…  read more

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FabNewport: Bike Friendly Business of the Year 2025

May 19, 2025

Every year we select and honor a local business for their commitment to people biking. This year we honored our friends and partners at FabNewport for “incorporating biking into the very fiber of its existence and into the every day lives of kids from all over Aquidneck Island and beyond. Bari Freeman, Bike Newport’s Executive…  read more

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Bike Rack Contest Winners

May 18, 2025

CONGRATULATIONS! to the winners of the Get There By Bike Bike Rack Contest Get There By Bike is our initiative to make biking a viable transportation choice to Aquidneck Island events and destinations. The goal is to help reduce traffic congestion by encouraging and supporting people to park their cars and switch to biking and walking. Thanks to…  read more

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Bike to Newport’s Best Events of the Season!

August 11, 2024

Summer in the City By the Sea is a parade of fun events and activities. And there’s no better way to get to all of them than on your bike. Whether you’re pedaling to a concert, a film, a herd of elephants, a seafood spectacular, or a sunset sail, you can get there by bicycle!…  read more

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