Report: RIDOT withdraws plans for new bike lanes in Cranston

PBN Staff

08/06/2026

BikePatch — A BICYCLIST follows detour signs posted at a gate blocking the eastern entrance to the East Bay Bike Path at New Meadow Road in Barrington and the now demolished wooden span over the Barrington River. The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is pulling a proposal to create a shared-use path along New London Avenue and Meshanticut Parkway. /WILL STEINFELD / RHODE ISLAND CURRENT

CRANSTON – The R.I. Department of Transportation is pulling a proposal to a build a bike lane through several neighborhoods that has drawn strong opposition from residents and city leaders. As part of the department’s bridge work plan along Route 37, RIDOT proposed a shared-use path along New London Avenue and Meshanticut Parkway. It would have

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