Community Forum on Aquidneck Island Bikeway To Be Held Tonight
There will be a public forum on the proposed creation of an island-wide multi-use bike trail at the CCRI Auditorium on Thursday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m.
The Aquidneck Island Planning Commission (AIPC) and Bike Newport will host a public forum on the proposed creation of an island-wide multi-use bike trail at the CCRI Auditorium on Thursday, Dec. 6, at 6 p.m. The presentation and discussion will be led by Carl Knoch, Manager of Trail Development for Rails-To-Trails Conservancy, the national voice for rail trails based in Washington, DC. Knoch is an expert on the creation and economic impact of multi-use rail trails across the country. The forum will focus on Rail With Trail, a potential recreational path alongside the rail currently used by the Old Colony Railway and the Newport Dinner Train. This forum is second in a series that engages the community in consideration of the proposed …
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Todd Chaplin
6:17 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012
This would be an excellent project that could connect the East Bay Bike Path to the island. Great scenery and fabulous alternative to go to Newport, as well as a great recreational resource. Difficult to bicycle at the north end of the island and this could serve to connect to less busy roads in the southern part of Portsmouth and continue on to Middletown and Newport. Great idea, hope it gets … more ›