Bike Newport to Help City Be More Bike Friendly
The council commended Bike Newport's education efforts and invited the group to help the city accommodate bicyclists.
The Newport City Council passed a resolution Wednesday night commending Bike Newport for its initiatives and achievements, and inviting the organization to assist the city in making Newport more bikeable. The resolution requested Bike Newport to assist in educating motorists and cyclists on how to share the road, and helping Newport achieve recognition as a bicycle friendly community. Rhode Island is one of only two states in the country without a certified "Bicycle Friendly Community," defined by the League of American Bicyclists, as a community that "welcomes cyclists by providing safe accommodation for cycling and encouraging people to bike for transportation and recreation." The Bicycle Friendly Community Program provides incentives…
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Marc Mathis
1:31 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
I was crossing America's Cup Ave. on foot two summers ago, at the crosswalk by Bannister's Wharf. Traffic was gridlocked, as summer would typically have it, and so the long line of vehicles stopped on my right obstructed my view of the bike lane behind them. Naturally, as I reached the end of the crosswalk, there was a man who appeared to be attempting to break the land speed record on his … more ›