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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
Fall River City Councilor Eric
Poulin accepted the invitation of the Fall
River Bike Committee to join them on September 17, 2011 for a ride
along the East Bay Bike path,
a 14.5-mile route that goes from Bristol to East Providence, RI. Fall
River Bike Committee chair Brian Pearson led the group along with Fall
River Mass In Motion coordinator Julie Kelly to demonstrate the
benefits of bicycle paths for recreation, economic development,
transportation and health. "There's no reason why Fall River can't
have the benefits of this kind of path," noted Poulin. Plans
are currently underway to develop a bicycle path through the
Quequechan River Greenway as well as through Britland Park connecting the
new Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Taunton River with the bicycle
path along South Watuppa Pond. The complete vision is for a Southcoast
Regional Bikeway from Providence to Provincetown. Click
here for the 
video of the ride. Click
here for a bike ride planning meeting, and here
for the recent Bikeway Summit. For more information,
contact Fall River Mass In Motion coordinator Julianne Kelly, at 508-324-2405
or Fall River Bicycle Committee Chairman Brian
Pearson. (Some
photos courtesy of Brian Pearson)
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(Top row) Mass In Motion coordinator Julianne Kelly greets Fall River City Councilor Eric Poulin as he joins the group at Independence Park in Bristol, RI, where the East Bay Bike Path begins. (Second row, left) George Banville and Karen Pearson pose for a photo in front of the Bristol harbor. (Second row, right) Julie Kelly rides through northern Bristol along side Fall River Bicycle Committee Chairman Brian Pearson. (Third row, left) Councilor Poulin listens to Healthy City Fall River coordinator David Weed as he describes the positive outcomes that the East Bay Path have had on Warren where Dr. Weed lives. (Third row, center) Julie Kelly points out the deck structure that could be used to create a bicycle path through the Quequechan River Greenway. (Third row, right) Tom Lapointe follows the group riding his recumbent bike. (Bottom row, left and right) Businesses along the Path, such as the Agave Restaurant in Bristol and Del's Lemonade in downtown Warren, get so many customers from the bike path that they have an abundant supply of bike racks to accommodate them. (Bottom row, center) The group stops beside a beautiful pond in Barrington, RI before heading up the Path to East Providence.
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