Greenways Alliance of Rhode Island My Title

The official state committee for the East Coast Greenway Alliance

Dedicated to advocacy for Rhode Island's
bike paths, trails and greenspaces



Photo: Bike path at Oakland Beach in Warwick

Greetings!

 You've found the new website of the Greenways Alliance of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Affiliate of the East Coast Greenway Alliance. The State Committee members of the GARI invite you to explore this site and learn more about our mission to encourage development of greenways throughout the Ocean State. We hope that you will find this page to be a valuable resource for all the biking, walking, hiking, rollerblading and greenway information in our fair state, and in particular, more than 50 miles of the East Coast Greenway - the planned 2,600-mile greenway from Maine to Florida.

New places to ride: Construction update


Work to replace the Martin Street bridge in Lincoln (on the Blackstone River Bikeway) is complete!
The path now passes under Martin Street, offering a much safer option for cyclists as compared with the old design.



A view of the expansive waterfall at the Manville Dam, viewable from the newest segment
of the Blackstone River Bikeway, which opened in November 2007.
The path now offers 9 miles of uninterrupted riding!



Sewer work in early 2008 is taking place on the East Bay Bike Path.
Visit RIDOT's BikeRI website for more information.



A 3.5-mile segment of the Fred Lippitt Woonasquatucket River Greenway/Northwest Bike Trail is now open.
This includes a scenic off road section from Aleppo Street in Olneyville to Lyman Avenue in Johnston.
Note: This path is located in a urban area, and the same precautions one might exercise walking or cycling
in an urban neighborhood should be followed when using this path.



Paving is coming soon for this section of the Coventry Greenway.

The path is passable on foot and with hybrid or mountain bike.
Those with skinny tires will want to avoid this section from Whitford Street to Station Street.



The Aquidneck Land Trust is developing a long-distance greenway in Portsmouth for hikers and equestrians.
Click on map to jump the Trust's web site or Click here.


New bike route proposed

Providence is finally moving forward with a plan to develop a system of signed bike routes through the city.
Click on map below to link to larger map in pdf form for zooming in on details.



Learn more ...

GARI meetings take place monthly
and on an as-needed basis.

Next meeting: Wednesday, June 18 at 5:30 p.m.
A one-hour bike ride begins at 4:30 p.m.


GARI is gathering in what it hopes to be a new permanent location for meetings - Gibbs College, located right off Route 10 and at the northern terminus of the Cranston Bike Path.

Meeting to take place in the Gibbs College Conference Room, 85 Garfield Ave. Cranston, RI 02920 (watch for signs)

All current members are invited.



Coming from the north: Take Route 95 south to exit 22B (Hartford, CT, Route 6/10). Continue on the Route 6/10 connector for 2 miles to reach Route 10 (left lane exit). Continue on Route 10 south for 1/2 mile, taking the second exit (Cranston St.). At the stoplight at the end of the exit ramp, Gibbs College will be directly ahead. Continue straight at the stoplight into the Gibbs parking lot.

Coming from the south: Take Route 95 north to exit 16. Follow the signs to "Reservoir Ave" to get through the maze and continue through the interchange, coming onto Route 10 north. Continue on Route 10 north for just under 2 miles, taking the exit for "Cranston Street" (there's a makeshift sign on the right side of the road for this exit). At the end of the ramp, take a LEFT at the stoplight (Niantic Ave.). Continue on Niantic Ave for about 1/4 mile to Cranston Street. Take a LEFT onto Cranston Street, and continue for 1/8 mile to the first stoplight. Take a LEFT onto Garfield Street, and continue to the first stoplight. Take a RIGHT into the Gibbs parking lot.



Send e-mail to GARI State Committee Chairwoman
Sue Barker to confirm meeting and receive an agenda.


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