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Hey Hey From Newport Folk Festival

July 30, 2018

Yup – that’s bikes as far as the eye can see… It’s a thing of beauty. HUGE shoutout and thanks to the diehard Bike Newport volunteers who are signing roads, and meeting, greeting, and parking 1800 people on bikes every day here at Fort Adams. Neither sun nor heat nor sweat nor grease stops these great folks…  read more

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From Childhood Memories to New Adventures.

July 12, 2018

A young man helping an older woman repair her bicycle with a basket

Antoinette Sutherland’s bike-love story warmed our hearts this week and reminded us of why we do what we do. After learning to ride a bike as a child, Antoinette Sutherland hasn’t ridden since and is a little out of practice zipping around on two wheels. She joined us in the bike garage this week to get her…  read more

Related posts in Advocacy, Bike racks, Community, Commuting, Group rides, Learn to ride, Rhode Island - statewide

Summer Rides with Bike Newport and New Belgium

July 11, 2018

Those hot summer nights call for something a little different. Come and have the ultimate Newport experience. Ride with Bike Newport around Newport and end the evening a bar for a few New Belgium beverages. Bike to Beer! Fun times ahead as the rides feature New Belgium swag giveaways, glassware beer and the chance to…  read more

Related posts in Advocacy, Aquidneck Island, Community, Commuting, Education, Group rides, Newport, Rhode Island - statewide, Sponsors - partners

Rhode Island does Multi-Modal!

July 3, 2018

Meet the newest member of Rhode Islands effort’s to be more multi-modal, the RI Bridge Bike Shuttle. Last weekend, the RI Bridge Bike Shuttle had it’s inaugural voyage with much success. Now getting from Boston – Providence – Newport – Jamestown – Wickford, or east to west has been made a little bit easier, and way more fun! And…  read more

Related posts in Advocacy, Aquidneck Island, Bike path, Bridge, Community, Commuting, Education, Group rides, Infrastructure - planning, Newport, Rhode Island - statewide

Job Opportunity at Bike Newport

June 29, 2018

We’re looking for a Program Manager, could it be you? Bike Newport is a busy and exciting advocacy environment – with many programs to improve and encourage biking – plan bike routes, ensure infrastructure, expand education, restore/distribute bicycles, and all-in-all help get more people on bikes. We’re looking for a Program Manager – someone outgoing; confident; great with people, businesses, schools,…  read more

Related posts in Advocacy, Bike garage, Bike maintenance, Education, Group rides, Opportunities, Rhode Island - statewide

Elliot’s Ride – A Ride for Everyone!

May 16, 2018

ELLIOT’S RIDE A Ride for EVERYONE!  Sunday June 10th, 2018, 9:00am-1.00pm Beginning and ending at Fort Adams State Park   Billed as “A Ride For Everyone!”, Elliot’s Ride seeks to bring lots of people together to ride along the ocean. “People who ride there every day and people who’ve never ridden there before,”  – www.elliotsride.org Elliot’s…  read more

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Bike to Work Day!

May 2, 2018

  Friday May 18th • 7:00am • City Hall Bike to Work Day is an annual event held on the third Friday in May all around the world promoting bicycling for daily transportation. Here in Newport, we’ve been celebrating Bike to Work Day since 2011. Today is the day to give Biking to Work a try! Leave your car at…  read more

Related posts in Aquidneck Island, Bike month, Bike to work, Commuting, Group rides, Newport, RIDOT - RIPTA

Meet Bike Hero Daniela Abbott: The Force Behind the Farm-to-Farm Ride

May 2, 2018

  This Saturday, May 5th, we will host the first-ever car-free community bike ride on Middle Road in Portsmouth. We are VERY excited. Opportunities to ride car-free on Aquidneck Island are few and far between, and pretty much limited to parks and parking lots. But not this weekend! With the help of the Portsmouth Police…  read more

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BIKE LOVE FILM PARTY!

April 30, 2018

MAY 17 • 6:30pm Tickets   Bike Newport presents Bike Love Film Party at The Jane Pickens Theater Sponsored by Bike Newport Board of Directors and New Belgium Beer Thanks to “Filmed by Bike”, A bike film festival in Portland Oregon A broad mix of bike tales dances across the screen as you immerse yourself…  read more

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Bike to School Day at Thompson Middle School!

April 27, 2018

Bike Newport will be at Thompson Middle School welcoming and celebrating all students who ride a bike or walk to school. All participants will be entered into a raffle. Great prizes to be won! Bike To School Day Thompson Middle School •Wednesday May 9th • 7:15 – 8:30am Great prizes thanks to our generous local businesses:…  read more

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