RI Bike Paths for Commuting & Recreation
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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.
Rhode Island Bike Laws
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What's going on - 2008
UPCOMING EVENTS From the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council
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BIKE TO WORK DAY
Date: Friday, May 16 (Rain or Shine)
Location: Bank of America Skating Center, downtown Providence
Schedule: Event will kick-off at 7:30am with a speaking program.
Providence Bicycle Coalition web site
More information
BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY VOLUNTEER BIKEWAY PATROL has announced its schedule of events for the spring and summer seasons. All programs begin at 10 am at the Blackstone River State Park 295N Visitor Center, Lincoln. More information (RI events in lower section of linked page).
- May 11 Mother's Day Ride
- May 18 Maintenance Clinic
- June 15 Father's Day Ride
- June 29 Children's Parade
- July 13 Interpretive Ride
- July 27 Parents' Day Ride
- August 10 Dog Days of Summer
- August 24 Back to School
- September 7 Grandparent's Day
- September 21 End of Summer Ride
- October 5 Antique Bicycle Day
- October 19 End of Season Ride
Thursday Senior Rides - Thursday Mornings 10am leaving from Blackstone Valley Outfitters, 2 Mendon Road Cumberland, RI. Riders of all abilities welcome. Dates are May 29, June 19, July 24 (evening ride at 6:30pm) and August 21.
Bike RI News
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Maps for biking
RIDOT's supply of Guide to Cycling in the Ocean State has been exhausted. Due to budgetary constraints, a new edition was not printed in 2007. These maps are online versions of of the last Guide to Cycling, and thus are very large files.
Local area maps are available for all the state bike paths, and can easily be printed.
Bike more of Rhode Island with Intermodal Transportation
Rack N' Ride - Ride the bus and enjoy bike routes around Rhode Island. RIPTA's Rack N' Ride program allows bus riders to bring along their bicycles.
 Take the bus to and from a Rhode Island bike path - RIPTA has special bike path schedules
Bring your bike along on these ferry services:
- Year round service:
- Seasonal service:
 How to cross Jamestown Verrazzano and Pell Newport Bridges: Bike racks are on all RIPTA buses. Look for bus schedule #64 at this link, but please note, there is no Sunday service.
 Recent Milestones
A ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of the new segment of the Blackstone River Bikeway was held November 5 in the Manville section of Lincoln.
PATH REOPENED! The Blackstone Bikeway at the Bekeley-Martin Bridges was reopened on August 28. Construction photos and animations on the Berkeley-Martin bridge and ramp project in Lincoln.
Media Notes
The Space Between, a Public Roads article includes an overview of the future bikeway as part of new Washington Bridge span.
State Bicycle Map Websites
Rhode Island Bicycle User Survey
Results of the 2001 Bicycle Transportation User Survey; Developing Intermodal Connections for the 21st Century. URI Transportation Center survey results in pdf format. |
BikeRI Construction Notes
In its place, RIDOT will soon build RIDOT a Linear Pedestrian and Bicycle Park on part of the old Washington Bridge.The Linear Pedestrian and Bicycle Park will be dedicated to GeorgeRedman of East Providence, a champion in the development of bike paths in Rhode Island.
 Valley Street in East Providence
Valley St. in East Providence between Warren Ave. and North Brow St. is closed as needed for continued construction of the new I-195 eastbound span. Cyclists should consider using Warren Ave. to left onto Potter St. cross over Taunton Ave. to Walnut St to left on Cross St. to North Brow St.
Bike Path closed at Bullock's Cove
The East Bay Bike Path is closed between Crescent View Ave. and Cove St. in East Providence, due to an ongoing repair in a sewer line at the Bullocks Cove bike path bridge. See map below.
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Allens Avenue bike lanes
Allens Ave. bike lanes end at Ernest St. in Providence, about 1.3 miles south of Point St. Also, RIDOT has major construction underway for new Iway ramps on Allens Ave. between Ernest St. and Eddy St., making bike travel very difficult.
Planning for Future Improvements
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
Walk-through animations show how the new India Point Pedestrian Bridge is beingb reconfigured. A map shows the pedestrian detour to India Point Park during construction.
Renderings of the bike/pedestrian pathway that will be part of the new Sakonnet River Bridge.
 Click here to send questions or comments to Rhode Island's Bike Coordinator.
Last updated
May 9, 2008
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