To the editor:

The aspect of allocating funds from the Green Economy bond issue for bike path funding is a proactive step for the state to pursue.

I’m in support of seeing this bond issue and hope other Rhode Islanders are also in favor of its passing.

Here in Tiverton, we have been anticipating for over a decade that the Tiverton bike path, along an almost two-mile stretch the Mount Hope Bay, between the Massachusetts state line and the Sakonnet River Bridge bike lane, would become a reality.

Not only do we anticipate to roll, we also want to run, jog and walk along this scenic way.

The bike path (Mount Hope) would be more than a path, it should be a linear park along this coastline.  It would open an environmental visual aspect that many Rhode Islanders are not aware of. It would provide access to the shore line to explore and to enjoy.

The prospective funding derived from the pending bond issue would be better spent on this path. The impact from dollars allocated to this project would result in a better return of value given to the taxpayers of Rhode Island. The costs are less, the land (railroad right-of-way) is owned by the RIDOT and there are no road crossings to deal with, as the tracks hug the shoreline.

As for a path, it would be instrumental in connecting our state and Massachusetts as biking advocates in that state are also working to meet that goal. Just think that this path would be an important link to connect the Cape and Newport. Let’s roll, walk, jog and hike to these designations without the aid an automobile.

An advocate for the path,

Peter Moniz

Tiverton