Welcome to Cycle Tracks, RIBike’s monthly bike advocacy email newsletter. Welcome back to our regular email update on making Rhode Island more bike-friendly. Thanks for reading, and don’t forget to join the coalition if you haven’t yet! Feature: Light Up the Night One of our most time-honored events at RIBike is Light Up the Night,… read more
Advocacy
RIBike Annual Meeting 2016
On Tuesday, October 18th, RIBike held its Annual Meeting at the offices of Cleverhood in Providence’s West Side. It was a great time, with pizza from Pizza J and beer from Revival Brewing. You can read our press release, but we also wanted to provide an overview of the presentation for those of you who… read more
Major grant funds expansion of RIBike education program
At its Annual Meeting on Tuesday night, the Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition (RIBike) announced a major grant from the RI Office of Highway Safety to expand “smart cycling” education throughout the state. The $19,900 grant will fund three programs for smarter cycling. First, RIBike will offer classes across the state to teach smart cycling skills… read more
Cycle Tracks: October 2016
Welcome to Cycle Tracks, RIBike’s monthly bike advocacy email newsletter. Welcome back to our regular email updates on making Rhode Island more bike-friendly. Thanks for reading, and don’t forget to join the coalition if you haven’t yet! Feature: Annual Meeting Every year around this time we have our Annual Meeting, an open event where we… read more
Cycle Tracks: September 2016
Welcome to Cycle Tracks, RIBike’s monthly bike advocacy email newsletter. After a few months off, we’re back with our regular email updates to RIBike members and others interested in making Rhode Island more bike-friendly. We’ve also got a couple changes that we’re implementing in Cycle Tracks. First, it’s going to be monthly now, around the… read more
Vote Yes on 6!
Bike Newport is one of a number of organizations throughout the state promoting and advancing the vital $35 million statewide Green Economy Bond. Voting Yes on 6 supports a healthier Rhode Island, provides resources to improve our parks, bikeways, and other recreational areas; preserves green spaces; and helps to clean up waterways and contaminated land for redevelopment. Of these funds $10 million is dedicated to expanding the state’s bikeway network. These investments connect people with nature and opportunity, enhancing quality of life, public health, and tourism.
Be sure to vote for this measure and invest in Rhode Island’s greatest strength–our natural assets!
The Green Economy Bond is supported by over 24 cities and towns and several organizations listed here.
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Cycle Tracks: July 2016
Welcome to Cycle Tracks, RIBike’s periodic bike advocacy email newsletter. Bike the Night is taking a break for July and August. Our monthly slow evening group ride is a blast, though, and look for it returning in September! We had a fantastic time bringing Bike Valet to the Providence 4th of July Fireworks this Monday!… read more
East Bay Bike Path repairs this summer
You may remember that last year RIDOT was planning to repave a fairly large portion of the East Bay Bike Path. Well they didn’t do that, instead opting to do spot fixes on the worst portions of the path. We supported this decision, as a larger project would have necessitated a detour for more time,… read more
Green Economy Bond approved by House Finance Committee!
We are excited that the Green Economy Bond, with its potential $10 million for bike paths statewide, has passed the House Finance Committee! This was one of the biggest hurdles to this funding happening, and it will be voted on next Wednesday by the full State House of Representatives for inclusion on the November ballot. This… read more
RIBike comment on the draft Transportation Improvement Plan
The Statewide Planning Council is currently accepting public comment on the draft State Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP), which outlines all the major transportation investments that will happen for the next ten years. On May 26th, there were two public meetings where public comments were accepted. On the Statewide Planning website, it states “The public comment… read more
RIBike supports the Green Economy Bond
For almost a year, the Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition has been working with a diverse group of partners to seek extra funding for bike paths, beyond what’s available through normal channels. Now that funding is a real possibility, through the Green Economy Bond. Governor Raimondo included this bond in her budget, and now the RI… read more
Bike to Work Day 2016
Bike to Work Day is the granddaddy of all National Bike Month events. Started in 1956, this day is a time to try out commuting to work by bike, even if that’s not something you’d normally do. This year, Bike to Work Day is on Friday, May 20th. In Rhode Island, we’re celebrating Bike to… read more