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RIDOT releases RhodeWorks plan

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On Friday, RIDOT released its plan for what the Raimondo administration thinks are the priorities for where transportation investment should go in Rhode Island over the next ten years. The Coalition has been following these developments closely, and continues to advocate for safe & comfortable streets as well as the necessary investment to finish the…  read more

Annual Meeting: Oct 19 at Social Enterprise Greenhouse

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Come one, come all! The Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition is holding its 2015 Annual Meeting this coming Monday, October 19th, from 6-8pm at 10 Davol Square in Providence, Social Enterprise Greenhouse. We will hear about all the new things happening through the Coalition in 2015, vote on new members of the Coalition board of directors,…  read more

Tips for bicycling in the rain

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Sarah’s tips Sarah Mitchell of Pawtucket is not only a hardcore RIBike volunteer, she also knows things! At Bike to Beer last night, we were talking about bicycling in the rain, and following her initial cheeky advice of “just suck it up!” she had some great practical advice. If weeping skies make you reluctantly reach for…  read more

Cycle Tracks – 9-28-15

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The official dedication & ribbon-cutting for the George Redman Linear Park was held last Monday, September 21, with many dignitaries present as well as several dozen people on bikes. Rarely to we get so many important Rhode Islanders talking about how great bicycling is, and we want to make that less rare. Read more here.…  read more

Bike Coalition’s Push for Bridge Completion Pays Off

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On his first day of work three months ago, Alex Krogh-Grabbe, Program Director of the Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition, told Governor Raimondo’s staff that the George Redman Linear Park must be completed. Today, the long-delayed project connecting Providence and East Providence was officially dedicated before dozens of bicyclists and the entire congressional delegation. In the…  read more

Cycle Tracks 9-14-15

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Oh hi there. Welcome to Cycle Tracks, RIBike’s now bi-weekly newsletter. It was Labor Day, and we took that opportunity to skip a week and make this email officially every other week. Your overloaded email inbox can thank us by getting even more involved in RIBike. Today is your LAST CHANCE to participate in our September membership…  read more

How to Maintain Your Bike Properly

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This guest post on bike maintenance is by Patrick Philips. If you would like to write a piece for the RIBike blog, let us know! We’d love to work with you! Learning to care for your bike is something that we tend to learn the hard way, and usually involves incurring costly repair and service…  read more

Introducing Bicyclists of Rhode Island

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Guys, this is really exciting. We’re starting a series here on our blog and on social media called Bicyclists of Rhode Island. It’s inspired by the hugely popular Humans of New York series, and aims to highlight the diverse reasons why people bike and the broad range of people who bike in Lil’ Rhody. We’re…  read more

Now is the time: RIBike membership campaign

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[UPDATE: Two generous donors have offered to match dollar-for-dollar every membership contribution that comes in between now and September 14th. If you join at the $100 level, the Coalition gets $200! If you join at the $40 level, we get $80! Easy math. Hope you can join us today!] Happy September! As you may have…  read more