Rhode Island has one of the most active East Coast Greenway state planning committees in the nation and one of the most advanced statewide plans.
The Coventry Greenway, a 4.5-mile path (2 miles paved) designated as an official segment of the East Coast Greenway, was a rail-trail conversion created through a unique partnership between town officials and a private contractor. Elsewhere in the state, the Greenway follows the Trestle Trail (western Coventry), the old Washington Secondary rail corridor (through West Warwick, Warwick, and Cranston), and the Blackstone River Bikeway from Providence to the Massachusetts state line in Woonsocket.
Two segments of the Blackstone River Bikeway, in the towns of Lincoln and Cumberland, have been designated as segments of the ECG.
View a map of the Rhode Island section of the Blackstone River Bikeway.
View a video about the Blackstone River Bikeway plans for Pawtucket and Central Falls.
An alternate route has also been identified to connect Providence to southeastern Massachusetts. A planned trail, the Warren Bikepath, will connect Swansea, MA with the East Bay Bike Path in Warren, RI. Users can then ride north on the East Bay Bike Path to East Providence, then cross the Seekonk River to Providence's East Side using the Washington Bridge's separated bike/pedway.
For more information on the Rhode Island state committee and activities within the state, visit the website of the Greenways Alliance of Rhode Island (GARI).
For additional information, contact:
Sue Barker
31 Stanchion Street
Jamestown, RI 02835-3018
(401) 423-2623
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| Marguerite Kelly & Tony Barrett; 2000 | Nadja Gould; 1999 | Howard & Bernice Stone; 1999 | Sue Barker; 2000 | Lawrence Budner; 2000 |
| Rich, Laura, & Julia Evans; 2000 | North Kingstown Bikeway Advocates; 2000 | Coventry Parks & Recreation "Always in Season"; 2000 | Gregory Kulberg; 2000 | Erin Lee Mahoney; 2000 |
| "For Any Day"; 2000 | South County Tourism Council, Inc; 2000 | Alexandra & Rich Hentz; 2000 | Martin A. Weinstock; 2000 | In memory of Orazio Prignano & Eleanor Marcello Prignano; 2000 |
| Mackenzi & Natalee Tracy; 2002 | Brad & Carol Cox - Enjoy your day!; 2002 | Jeffrey L. Doppelt "The Line Must Go Thru"; 2002 | Karen Votava; 2002 | In memory of Dr. Leroy F. Garland; 2003 |
| Randall & Linda Arendt; Greener Prospects; 2003 | Bill Bishop/Ann Crawford RI; 2 miles; 2003 | Be Inspired; 2003 | Until we perfect an alternative, the wheel remains our greatest travel mode; 2003 | Karen Votava; 2003 |
| Paul & Bella Campbell; 2004 | Phoebe Cruze & Nate Talbutt; 2004 | This mile is your gift from the McGurin family. Rhode Island; 2004 | PARE Engineering Corporation; 2004 | 2004 Holiday for Dick, Peggy, Bill & Jane; 2004 |
| Namaste. Dr. Beverly Serabian; 2004 | John Shevlin; 2004 | Erik & Catherine Drukovskis; 2005 | In memory of Sheila O'Malley; 2005 | I love Mandy Jordan; 2005 |
| Dave & Sue Scheel; 2005 | For my dad, Ulf Krueger, in memory of Tom, whose Univega started it all and still rolls on to this day; 2006 | Sonita K Cummings; 2006 | Cross Alert Systems; 2007 | McCowan Mile; 2007 |
| In memory of Merckx Erkki Gronholm - Ride on, little dude!; 2007 | In memory of Michael O'Malley; 2007 | Nancy & Rick Fleeter; 2007 |
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