Are you new to cycling? Unsure about riding on the road? Want to evaluate your child’s skills in a safe environment? Just need a bit of instruction? Practice cycling skills on a closed course with real world conditions. Drop into RI Bike’s free Traffic Garden at the West End Community Center any time Saturdays 10… read more
Events
Bike Newport Cocktail Hour (with door prizes)
The post below first appeared on the Bike Newport blog. See the article here: Bike Newport Cocktail Hour (with door prizes)
Friday: Celebrate Bikes on Your Way to Work in These 3 Rhode Island Cities
Bike to Work Day is the origin 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 17th. Celebrations will be held around the state… read more
Next week’s #BikeMonth highlights
Next week is filled with fun bike related events. Here are a few you might want to check out. Saturday 5/11 Portsmouth Farm-to-Farm Ride on a car-free route begins at 10 AM. Sunday 5/12 CycloFemme begins at 10 AM at the Kingston Station. All are welcome. Wednesday 5/15 The Ride of Silence is a worldwide… read more
May is officially Bike Month!
Governor Gina Raimondo has officially proclaimed May 2019 Bike Month in Rhode Island. Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition and other bicycle organizations will be celebrating with social events, group bike rides, and other activities. See a complete list of Bike Month fun listed on the Coalition’s website ribike.org/events. All are welcome!
Bicycle Adventures
This winter, RI Bike is hosting a series of Bicycle Adventures at Recycle-A-Bike. This four-part series will take you around the country from the Baja Divide to the Erie Canal. You’ll discover the rich history left along the path by our ancestors and the beauty of bicycling in the Northwest. We guarantee you All the… read more
Legendary Bike Designer to Speak @ RISD
Legendary Bicycle Designer Shinichi Konno will be delivering a lecture at RISD on Wednesday March 18th, 2015. Tokyo-based Shinichi Konno is a second- generation Master bike builder who heads up Konno Cycle Works and its attendant brand CHERUBIM. He is also a professor at the Tokyo College of Cycle Design and he will share information… read more
RIBike Annual Membership Meeting Friday, October 17 at AS220
Join us for the RIBike Annual Membership Meeting on Friday, October 17, from 5-7:30pm at AS220 (115 Empire St. in Providence). There will be a member social (open to all cyclists) from 5-6pm, where you can grab a drink or appetizer and chat with other cyclists. From 6-6:30, President Matt Moritz will update everyone… read more
Providence PARK(ing) Day to Feature Temporary Protected Bike Lane on Broadway this Friday!
Providence PARK(ing) Day is THIS FRIDAY, September 19, 2014. Volunteers are needed to help with the temporary bike lane installation, the first in the state! PARK(ing) Day Providence invites Providence residents and businesses to temporarily repurpose their on-street or lot parking spots as something other than parking–a park, an outdoor library, cafe seating, a musical… read more
Gubernatorial Candidate Gina Raimondo’s Statement on Bicycle Issues
Gina Raimondo (D) ginaraimondo.com @GinaForRI Facebook Recreational biking has long been one of my family’s favorite past-times (so much so that it was featured in one of my campaign ads!). My children love riding around our neighborhood, and on our state’s beautiful paths and bikeways – the East Bay Bike Path in particular. And as… read more
Statements on Bicycle Issues from Rhode Island Gubernatorial Candidates
Educate yourself on where the candidates stand on bike and pedestrian issues and vote in the primary election on Tuesday, September 9, as well as the general election on Tuesday, November 4. As with the Providence mayoral candidate questionnaires previously posted, RIBike has requested that each of the candidates campaigning to be our next… read more
Gubernatorial Candidate Angel Taveras’s Statement on Bicycle Issues
Angel Taveras (D) angel2014.com @AngelForRI Facebook Please let us know of any actions you have already taken that could improve conditions for bicycling. • On Bike To Work Day in 2012, I created the City’s first Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC), representing community-based active transportation organizations and advocates. • In 2013, the City released Bike Providence: A… read more