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.
The Quonset Bike Path River Bikeway in North Kingstown was built by RIDOT and the Quonset Development Corporation and provides a unique recreational asset to the state's largest industrial park. The path opened in 2009 and runs 2.5 miles from Route 1 (Post Road) to the Calf Pasture Point nature area in the Quonset Business Park in North Kingstown.
The bikeway follows the perimeter of the industrial park, with access points to abutting neighborhoods. This allows both park users and employees access to the park, as well as the surrounding community. The path is entirely off-road, and connects to a network of old access roads built by the Navy, but is now part of the Calf Pasture Point nature area managed by the Town of North Kingstown. Cyclists can venture past the finished bikeway along the old roadway network to lengthen their ride.
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