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Who's on the path

RIDOT and the University of Rhode Island collaborated in a research project in 2002 to determine the number of people who bike to work. This examined data from local bikeways, ferry services, RIPTA’s Rack n’ Ride Program, and MBTA commuter rail service.


In 2007, Rails to Trails Conservancy reported that the East Bay Bike Path is the fifth busiest in the nation with about 1.1 million trail users each year.

RI DEM Recreational Trails Program

RI Department of Environmental Management Recreational Trails Program

Bike Safely - Protect your bike and yourself

Wearing a bike helmet: Printable instructions for boys and girls from the Rhode Island Department of Health's Injury Prevention program.

Rack N' Ride

Bike racks are on all RIPTA buses. Ride the bus and enjoy bike routes around Rhode Island. RIPTA's Rack N' Ride program allows bus riders to bring along their bicycles.

Bring your bike along on this ferry service:

Point Judith and Block Island (Interstate Navigation). Year round service.

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Rhode Island Bike Path Future

BIKE PATH PROJECT (Adv. = Anticipated Advertise Date)                   
TOTAL BIKE PATH LENGTH (miles)
2009
Open for
use 
2009
Under
Construction
2009
Design/
Planning
Scheduled
Project
Advertising Date
 
These dates are subject to change.
East Bay Bike Path (Veterans Mem. Parkway in East Providence to Independence Park in Bristol)
14.5
14.5
0
0
East Bay Bike Path/Colt State Park Connector
3.1
0
0
3.1
Warren Extension East Bay Bike Path (Kickimuit River East Bank to Long Lane)
1
0
0
1
Summer 2009
Blackstone Valley Visitor Center I-295 NB Bike Path Spur
0.5
0.5
0
0
Blackstone River Bikeway I-295 SB Rest Area Bike Path Spur
X
Blackstone River Bikeway - Segment 2 Providence/Pawtucket - River Road to Irving St. to Blackstone Blvd. to Alfred Stone Rd.
2.5
0
0
2.5
Fall 2009
Blackstone River Bikeway - Segment 3A (Roosevelt Ave./ near Visitor Center to Branch St. in Pawtucket)
1
0
0
1
Fall 2011
Blackstone River Bikeway -Segment 3B (Branch St. in Pawtucket to Heritage Park in Cumberland)
1
0
0
1
Fall 2010
Blackstone River Bikeway - Segment 4A (Heritage Park, Cumberland to the former Lonsdale Drive-In, Lincoln.)
1
1
0
0
Blackstone River Bikeway - Segment 4B (Former Lonsdale Drive-In to Pratt Dam @ Front St., Rte. 123 in Lincoln)
1
1
0
0
Blackstone River Bikeway - Segments 5 & 6 (Front St. to New River Road)
6.3
6.3
0
0
Blackstone River Bikeway -Segment 7A (New River Road in Manville to Woonsocket Water Treatment Plant)    
2
2
0
0
W
Blackstone River Bikeway - Segment 7C (Southern limit of Woonsocket Landfill Cap to Davison Street)
0.9
0.9
0
0
Blackstone River Bikeway - Segment 7B (Woonsocket Water Treatment Plant to the Southern Limt of Woonsocket Landfill Cap)
0.4
0.4
0
0
Blackstone River Bikeway - Segment 8A (Davison Street in Woonsocket to Market Square)
1.5
0
0
1.5
Fall 2010
Blackstone River Bikeway - Segment 8B (Market Square to Mass. State Line)
2
0
0
2
Fall 2011
South County Bike Path Spurs; Peckham Farm & SK Athletic Fields
2.91
0
2.91
South County Bike Path (Kingston RR Station in South Kingstown to Rte. 108 in Narragansett)
5.6
5.6
0
0
South County Bike Path (Rte. 108 to Mumford Rd.)
0.8
0
0
0.8
Summer 2009
Ten Mile River Greenway (Ferris Ave. in East Providence to Slater Park @ Armistice Bld. in Pawtucket)
2
2
0
0
Ten Mile River Greenway (Slater Park @ Armistice Blvd. to Daggett Athletic Fields)
0.85
0
0
0.85
Fall 2009
Cranston Bike Path (Cranston Parkade on Garfield St.  to West Natick Road)
5.5
5.5
0
0
Warwick Bike Path (West Natick Road to Providence St./Tollgate Rd.)
1.6
1.6
0
0
West Warwick Greenway (Providence St. to Whitford St.)     
2.8
2.8
0
0
Coventry Greenway (Whitford St. to Station St.)
1.6
0
0
1.6
Under Construction Summer 2009
Coventry Greenway (Station St. to Town  Farm Rd.)
2.7
2.7
0
0
Trestle Trail (East Section) (Town Farm Road to Log Bridge Road)
4.8
0
0
4.8
2010
Trestle Trail (West Section) (Log Bridge Road to CT border)
5.2
0
0
5.2
2012
Woonasquatucket River Bikeway (Providence Place Mall to Donigian Park on Valley St.) Bike Lanes
1.31
1.31
0
0
Woonasquatucket River Bikeway (Donigian Park/Valley St. in Providence to Lyman Ave. in Johnston)
3.8
3.8
0
0
Woonasquatucket River Bikeway (Valley St. to Delaine St.)
0.4
0
0
0.4
Woonasquatucket River Bikeway Spur (Sheridan St. Ped. Bridge over Rte. 6 to Button Hole Golf Course)
0.8
0
0
0.8
Woonasquatucket River Bikeway (Lyman Ave. to Smithfield Town Line)
3.5
0
0
3.5
Aquidneck Island Bike Path (Anthony Road, Portsmouth to Newport)
8.6
0
0
8.6
Tiverton Bike Path (Sakonnet River Bridge to Fall River, MA line)
2.6
0
0
2.6
Davisville Bike Path (Quonset Dev. Corp.)
2.5
2.5
0
0
Completion expected Summer 2009
Safe Routes to School Program
x
Jamestown/Verrazano Bridge Rte. 138  Bicycle Access
5.5
X
East Bay Bike Path Repairs (Barrington & Warren Bike Path Bridges)
X
Bike Providence (Signing Project)
X
Warwick/East Greenwich Bicycle Network (On-road portion completed)
40
I-195 India Point Park Pedestrian Bridge
0.5
x
Sakonnet River Bridge Bike Access
x
George Redman (Washington Bridge) Linear Park (Providence/East Providence) Animated demonstration
x
TOTALS
144.57
54.41
0
44.16
 

Last updated December 14, 2009