Links page:
Recreational Groups
Narragansett Bay Wheelmen
(both recreational and advocacy)
Ocean State Bike Path Association
Appalacian Mountain Club - Narragansett chapter
New England Mountain Bike Association - Rhode Island chapter
The Rhode Island Canoe & Kayak Association
Narragansett Bay Sled Dog Club
Friends of the National Wildlife Refuges of Rhode Island
News Sites
Natural News Network
Advocacy Groups
Bike Downtown
Pawtuxet River Watershed Council (formerly Pawtuxet River Authority)
Environmental Council of Rhode Island
Saugatucket River Heritage Corridor Coalition
Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association
Sierra Club of Rhode Island
The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council
Greenway Groups & Friends Groups
Blackstone River Bikeway Patrol
Kent County Jaycees (West Warwick Arboretum)
Friends of the Blackstone River
Friends of the West Warwick Greenway
Friends of the Pawtuxet
Friends of the South County Bike Path
North-South Trail (basic info)
Almost Official North-South Trail Guide (includes maps)
East Bay Bike Path
(user created page)
State and local government involvement
with Greenways and Cycling
Rhode Island Department of Transportation -
Bike RI
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management -
RI Parks
Town of Coventry, RI
Rhode Island Greenways Council
Statewide Planning Department
John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
RI's official East Bay Bike Path page
Rhode Island State Laws -
Chapter 31-19 Operation of Bicycles
RIPTA
- R.I.'s public transit agency
RIPTA's Rack N' Ride program
Visit Rhode Island
- the state's official tourism page
Great out of state web pages:
Bay State Trail Riders Association (equestrian)
Mattapoisett Multi-Use Trail Update
Hudson River Park - New park and greenway development on Manhattan
Maine Department of Transportation bike page
Bicycle Coalition of Maine
Connecticut DOT's bike page
MassHighway Bike page
Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition
Bike to the Sea/The Northern Strand
(North Shore Boston)
Washington D.C. Multi-Use Trails Web Page
Allegheny Trail Alliance
(Working on 152-mile bike trail)
Gwynns Falls Trail - Baltimore
Southern California Bicycle Trails
Prince Edward Island's Confederation Trail
Walkway over the Hudson
(effort to preserve large old bridge for walking and bike access)
Assabet River Rail Trail
New England Greenway Vision Plan
Roanoke Valley Greenways (Va.)
National groups/links of interest:
American Hiking Society
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
Rails to Trails Conservancy
National Bike Safety Network
League of American Bicyclists
American Trails
Adventure Cycling - bicycle travel
Local-Hikes.com
National Center for Bicycling and Walking
Pedaling.com (lists rides by distance and difficulty)
GARI's parent organization
Contact us:
GARI Committee Chairwoman
Sue Barker
Questions and suggestions, e-mail the
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