Bike Newport is hosting Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 17th across Newport.

Bike Newport, supporters, sponsors, friends, and all those interested will gather for their annual Bike Commuter Breakfast from 7-9 am at Newport City Hall (rain location is Bike Newport’s office across the street, at 62 Broadway).

At 4:30 pm, those interested will reconvene at City Hall for bike-friendly progress reports and to award the Bike-Friendly Business of the Year. Announcements will be followed by a group bike ride around downtown!

Bike Newport encourages participants and those interested to invite your friends via Facebook and spread the word on Instagram and Twitter using #BiketoWorkDay, #BikeMonth, #BikeNewportRI, and #NewportRI.

Recap

Who: YOU! And your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors….

What: Bike to Work Day festivities, from breakfast, to afternoon awards and a group ride around downtown  

When: *This Friday* May 17th

Where: City Hall for breakfast from 7-9am, and then for post-work festivities at 4:30

Why: To ditch our cars and hop in our saddles, celebrate Newport’s bike-friendly progress, and join together for a community ride

For more information, visit bikenewportri.org.

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...