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New Bike Maps are here!
RIDOT and the Narragansett Bay Wheelmen have partnered to produce the 2009-10 edition of the Guide to Bicycling in the Ocean State. You can get yours by downloading a copy here or by requesting a printed map. Copies can be ordered by calling (401) 222-4203 Ext. 4033 or by clicking here to complete an online request form.
The files below are saved as Adobe Acrobat files. Click here for the free reader if you don't have it installed on your computer.
Guide to Bicycling in the Ocean State 2009-2010 - Statewide Map
Guide to Bicycling in the Ocean State 2009-2010 - Information Side (small)
Guide to Bicycling in the Ocean State 2009-2010 - Information Side (large)
RIDOT has started a maintenance project to bring a much smoother riding surface to the 14.5-mile East Bay Bike Path. The work will take place in various locations through the summer months. Cyclists along the path from Providence to Bristol already may have encountered construction work on the path.
The project will involve repairs at various locations, but the bulk of the work will take place in the Warren-Barrington area. This includes the placement of new decking on the bike path bridges that pass over the Barrington and Warren rivers.
The path will remain open throughout the project, although temporary closures may be needed due to construction – especially during weekdays. Cyclists and other path users are urged to exercise caution when using the path during this project.
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See press release for more details
Click here for June 9, 2009 press release about current traffic patterns during construction
Bicycling Street Smarts: Riding Confidently, Legally and Safely
League of American Bicyclists: Rules of the Road
Providence Bicycle Coalition advocacy efforts
East Bay Bike Path: 14.5 miles between India Point Park in Providence and Independence Park in Bristol.
Washington Secondary Bike Path: 10 miles between Garfield St. in Cranston and Whitford St. in Coventry.
Coventry Greenway: 2.7 miles paved between Station St. in Coventry and area of Town Farm Road in Coventry. 1.6 miles unpaved between Whitford St. and Station St.
Blackstone River Bikeway: 10.3 miles between Valley Falls Heritage Park off Broad Street in Cumberland and the Woonsocket Water Treatment Plant on Manville Hill Road in Woonsocket.
Ten Mile River Greenway: 2 miles between Ferris Ave. in east Providence and Armistice Blvd. in Pawtucket.
South County Bike Path: 5.6 miles between the Kingston RR Station and Rte. 108 in Wakefield.
Fred Lippitt Woonasquatucket River Bikeway: 5.1 miles between Providence Place Mall and Lyman Ave. in Johnston.
Parking
areas for RI Bike Paths 
Local area maps are available for all the state bike paths, and can easily be printed.
Click here for a listing of bike shops handling sales and rentals of bikes in Rhode Island.
General Information on Rhode Island State Parks
Studies completed for future bikepath projects
Blackstone Bikeway Segment 3 video - Roosevelt Ave., Pawtucket (near the Visitor's Center) to Heritage Park, Cumberland. (Video in WMP format.)
Map of the Blackstone River Bikeway
Renderings of the bike/pedestrian pathway that will be part of the new Sakonnet River Bridge.
New U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood blogs on the National Bike Summit
R.I. School of Design students launch bike sharing program.
Rhode Island cycling advocates have developed their own Public Service Announcement, soon to run on WBRU.
Providence Journal video Blackstone Bikeway construction (10/3/2008)
Providence Journal - "Heed the Rules of the Road" (5/7/08)
RIDOT News
The Lost Cyclist, from Adventure Cycling magazine
R.I. Bike Paths offer Ever-Changing Beauty by Colleen Kelly Mellor, a retired public school teacher and former Providence Journal Reporter, appeared in the September 14, 2008 Providence Journal.
The Space Between, a Public Roads article includes an overview of the future bikeway as part of new Washington Bridge span.
"Hit the Trail" - a feature story on the William C. O'Neill South County Bike Path, from the August-September 2008 edition of City Living.
"Loved my Monark Rocket Royal" column by Edward A. Iannuccilli in the February 11, 2009 edition of the Providence Journal.
Click
here to send questions or comments to Rhode Island's
Bike Coordinator.
Last updated June 10, 2009
