RIDOT is working to turn the old Washington Bridge into a premiere bikeway and linear park. In order to accomplish this, the section of the East Bay Bike Path on this bridge has been closed and will remain closed for about two years. Click here for more information.
Construction has closed a section of the Fred Lippitt Woonasquatucket River Bikeway. Long-term closures of sections of the Coventry Greenway, and periodic weekday closures of the Blackstone River Bikeway are scheduled in 2012.
George Redman, a tireless advocate for getting the East Bay Bike Path built, passed away on August 16, 2012. A celebration of his work not only for the East Bay Bike Path but for bike path development statewide took place on November 29, 2011 at the State House. Governor Lincoln D. Chafee, RIDOT Director Michael Lewis, RIDEM Director Janet Coit and more than 150 others joined with Mr. Redman at the event.When ongoing construction on the Washington Bridge Linear Park is complete, it will be renamed the George Redman Linear Park.
The annual Woony River Ride is scheduled for September 22, 2012. Hosted by the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council, the event features a 5, 10, 23 or 50-mile ride along the Woonasquatucket River. Register here.
The Coalition for Transportation Choices is encouraging Rhode Island school children to walk and bike to school whenever possible. The annual International Walk to School Day takes place each fall, this year on October 3. For more information, contact Eugenia Marks at the Audubon Society of Rhode Island at 949-5454 ext 3003, or e-mail her at emarks@asri.org.
RIDOT, the Rhode Island Statewide Planning Program, and the Safe Routes to School Steering Committee are working together to help more children walk and ride to school safely. Click on the image above to learn more or download the latest project status report (December 2012).
The General Nathanael Greene Homestead on Taft Street in Coventry occasionally schedules historical reenactments with simulated musket and cannon fire. The Homestead is located close to the bikeway where it crosses Laurel Avenue in the Anthony section of Coventry.Visit the Homestead's website to learn more.
As warmer weather arrives, RIDOT encourages motorists to learn more about sharing the road with cyclists. Download this great brochure.
Bring your bike on public transit to make it easier to ride to work, school or just to extend your ride and visit new places. Bike racks are on all RIPTA buses and bikes are allowed on MBTA commuter rail trains during off-peak hours.
Point Judith and Block Island (Interstate Navigation). Year round service.
In memory of Frank J. Cabral, who died after being hit by a car while bicycling on Route 1 in Charlestown, this law requires motorists to drive a safe distance from bicyclists. View the law here.
RI Department of Environmental Management Recreational Trails Program
Wearing a bike helmet: Printable instructions for boys and girls from the Rhode Island Department of Health's Injury Prevention program.
Department of Environmental Management's East Bay Bike Path website
From I-95 North and South:
Take Route 195 East to Exit 4 for Riverside-Veterans Memorial Parkway.
Continue on Veterans Memorial Pkwy.
From 195 West:
Take Exit 6 South Broadway. Take a left turn at the bottom of the
exit onto South Broadway, then continue straight on South Broadway
for approximately 2 miles to Veterans Memorial Pkwy. Turn right
onto the Parkway, bike path parking will be approximately 1/2
mile on your left across from the golf course.
The
Audubon Society of Rhode Island's Environmental
Education Center and its scenic boardwalk are located on the East Bay Bike Path in Bristol. Bike racks are available.
This map also shows the Warren Bike Path, which opened in 2010.
RIDOT's newest bike path, the Ten Mile River Greenway, extends from Kimberly Ann Rock Athletic Fields in East Providence to Slater Memorial Park in Pawtucket.
Parking is available:
Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce Blackstone River Bikeway website
The Blackstone River Bikeway follows the path of the Blackstone River, and extends from Woonsocket to Pawtucket. Eventually it will connect with the Blackstone River Bikeway in Massachusetts, reaching to Worcester.
Parking is available:
RIDOT and the Quonset Development Corporation opened the Quonset Bike Path in 2009. The 2.5-mile bike path hugs the northern perimeter of the Quonset Business Park in North Kingstown and affords access to Allens Harbor and the Calf Pasture Point area.
Parking for the Quonset Bike Path is available:
The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council has created an excellent interactive map of the Greenway. Click here to view it.
Parking for the Fred Lippitt Woonasquatucket River Greenway is available:
(Includes the Cranston Bike Path, the Warwick Bike Path, the West Warwick Greenway and the Coventry Greenway).
Parking for the Washington Secondary Bike Path is available at:
Cranston Cross City Bicycle Route
To reach this bike path, take I-95 Exit 3 to Rte. 138 EB to Kingston Station in West Kingston. View >
Parking is available:
RIDOT's online interstate strip map is an excellent tool/directional map to use when trying to locate a bike path or bike path parking area, esepcially by interstate exit numbers.
