Providence's Great Streets initiative is building protected and buffered bike lanes connecting downtown to the Blackstone River Bikeway, with city ordinances prohibiting parking, idling, or obstructing designated bike lanes citywide.
Providence adopted the Great Streets Initiative and Urban Trail Network plan to expand protected bike infrastructure and connect to the regional Blackstone River Bikeway and the East Bay Bike Path. City code prohibits parking or stopping in marked bike lanes, with parking enforcement actively ticketing violators on lanes such as South Water Street and Eddy Street. The Rhode Island Greenway Plan, administered by RI DOT, links Providence routes into a statewide network. New street resurfacing projects are required to consider bike facilities under the city's Complete Streets policy adopted by City Council resolution.
Parking or idling in a marked bike lane is a moving violation with fines starting at $50 plus possible towing on protected facilities.
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