Without a doubt, Hamilton Allenton Road and both Route 1 and Route 1A. And I agree on Annaquatucket. Wouldn't it be nice if we could bike/run all around NK and not just where the bike path leads us? Taking the initiative to have walking/running/biking options on our main roads would be a great way to open NK up to more green options and a selling point for new residents and tourists.

Camp Ave. The elementary school alone should warrant sidewalks so parents can safely walk their kids to school. I see people walk on it all the time, and it is narrow and has a lot of curves. It is especially hard to see people at night.

Stony Lane would be so much better with a sidewalk.

Ten Rod Road!! I grew up in a town that had so many sidewalks - you could walk anywhere. I find it sad how difficult it is to walk in North Kingstown.

Annaquatucket Road and Prospect Street have become main travel roads for people going between Route 1 Tower Hill Road and Route 1A Boston Neck Road (including the high school) as well as Annaquatucket Road to the Town Hall, Wickford Village and Town Beach via Prospect Street. Traffic starts at about 6:00am week days and stops around 9:30 pm. And yes there are alot of people including kids who walk, jog, ride bikes and walk their dogs on each of these roads daily. This was not the first accident. Hydroplaning car crash during the 2010 floods just east of the intersection of Annaquatucket and Prospect. Heard it loud and clear.

Stony Lane. I am constantly amazed at the number of people who walk, jog, bike along this very curvy cut-through road from Quaker Ln. to Post Rd. Speeding on Stony Lane is a huge issue. I often fear for the folks who choose to use Stony as their place to get in their exercise routine. Please folks....drive your car in to the village and park in the town lot. Jogging and walking along the sidewalks of the village or along the streets in the historic district are much safer alternatives.

Sidewalks will take a long time...so...in the meantime...Kids, please wear lighter colored hoodies, carry a small flashlight, something to make yourself more visible to drivers. Thanks!

use the nice parks we have in 5-6 mile radius to bike and walk. World is getting bigger and cannot see spending millions on sidewalks. Parents plan ahead and find a safe route to and from events.please no more construction in this town Camp Ave is a mess and post road looks like shanty town USA.

Regarding Annaquatucket, I just realized that there was a big hue and cry for those sidewalks just near the high school entrance (Fairway Dr). That was finally approved and done a few years ago. It is a tight curve with lots of kids on it. Is it time to fully sidewalk that road from end to end? At the very least, the town manager Embury should reply to THIS thread with a ball park cost for that.

Ten Rod Road.......PLEASE

It IS time to have sidewalks, end to end, on Annaquatucket. There is a Healthy Places initiative, outlining where sidewalks are needed around town, Sam. I would imagine there are safety grants out there that could help fund some of the expense? Maybe another 5K road race could raise some money. If it is a cost issue, I don't want to hear it. The costs are too high to keep losing our town residents in these senseless accidents.

Annaquatucket on both ends, as Michelle said.
There are tons and tons of high school kids walking on this narrow road at ALL times. Where else are there as many kids walking around in this town as where the high school (1600 kids) is located, or any town for that matter? Sorry, not Camp Ave or Stony Lane. Elementary kids in general are walking with their parents, but high school kids are in sometimes large groups and often walking in the dark, whether it be in the morning or late at night after a school event. It's constant. The school is central in town and there are a ton of kids driving in or being driven in (too cool for the bus I guess), so it's a mess in the morning and afternoon with pedestrians while sometimes inexperienced drivers fly by. Now add piled up snow on the side of the road to the equation and those poor folks are IN the road! And then there are the runners on both Annaquatucket and Hamilton Allenton just as Hamilton Elementary is getting out and people are cutting through those streets to get out of town. Lots of traffic and a real need for sidewalks.
Please don't wait for another accident - there have been two fatalities on those two roads already this year. Nobody wants to be or know the next victim!

Ten Rod doesn't need sidewalks. There are very generous bike lanes on both sides for most of the stretch. What Ten Rod needs is for drivers to observe and LE to enforce the laws. Passing in the right is a major problem along that road, one I've seen far too many near misses as a result of. The bike paths are sufficient to allow for safe walking/running/biking if drivers would just stay in their lanes.

Growing up in Wakefield,RI there were sidewalks almost everywhere and we kids walked everywhere too. Much less childhood obesity in those days as well. Sidewalks throughout town, Annaquatucket, Tower Hill Road, Camp Ave, Ten Rod, Stoney Lane would make so much sense and would offer a way for families to get out and walk, run, etc.. safely.

Camp Ave is narrow and dark at night. Many children and adults walk in the road at all times of day. There has already been one hit and run resulting in injury.

Being a resident on Feather Bed Lane, I can also attest to the dangers of the roadways in our area. Sadly, Hamilton Allenton and Annaquatucket have both seen recent fatalities and they are regularly trafficked by pedestrians (as well as our little lane which is slated to reopen to through traffic). Prior to the closure of the north end of our lane (at Annaquatucket), we had a number of serious accidents involving youth... one drove right through a stone wall. It was sheer luck that none of them were seriously injured. I strongly agree that investing in infrastructure to make our area safer would significantly improve our town.

I find pond Rt. 1-A end of Annaquatucket Road too tricky to walk on as it becomes SO dangerous with a rising/setting sun. My heart beats wildly as I witness track members navigate speeding drivers in unfavorable light (for commuters, Annaquatucket Rd is a shortcut).
Also, attempting to walk from Hamilton to Wickford becomes a crapshoot as cars passing other vehicles making a left hand turn onto Annaquatucket Road is a disaster waiting to happen.

I live off Camp Road and driving it at night is hazardous because of people walking it in dark clothes. It's scary for everyone. And the trees are so close to the road it's hard to walk on the side so people stay in the street. I'd love a link to the Healthy Places recommendations. People in this town are very active and would bike and walk more if it could be done safely.

In principle, any road leading to a school should have sidewalks (many are identified above). Kids who live close to school are expected to walk and this is a dangerous activity in the morning twilight on sloping road shoulders with distracted drivers rushing to school (read Annaquatuckett). Start there and spiral outwards over time.

Old Baptist Rd. Needs bike/walk space

I lived at 203 Annaquatucket Rd. for 10yrs., that is another bend in the road waiting for a tragedy to happen. It's where Annaquatucket and Featherbed split, right at the fishery ladder. In all my year's there, I repeatedly viewed people driving well above the speed limit. It was very difficult to back out or pull out of our driveway. When I was in the yard and witnessed this speeding, I would try to hand signal the drivers to slow down, this did not prove to be successful. My opinion is that the NORTH KINGSTOWN POLICE DEPT. need to patrol it on a regular schedule. Maybe if driver's that use Annaquatucket Road for a pass through, were cited and fined for breaking the law, they would think twice.

I just moved to NK and live off of Camp Ave. we need sidewalks here! Even if on one side of the street. I agree with all other comments about Camp Ave. - narrow, dark and trees give more of a closed in feeling and contribute to safety concerns. More lighting please. And pave Camp Ave when work on gas and sewer lines is done.

I agree with statements on all the roads mentioned. I live on Old Baptist Rd. and the cars barrel down this road at speeds up to double the speed limit which is 25. I have a grand child going to Stony Lane Elementary and the speed of traffic on this road is an issue. Just going to retrieve the mail one could get hit very easily . Sidewalks expensive yes but what is important is saving lives!!!!!!!!

Good news folks. The town is researching costs to install sidewalks on Annaquatucket. I have begun talking to neighbors, and so far, the sentiment is "It's about time." Hopeful....

I understand that the recent car accident on Annaquatucket Road resulting in the death of a woman is the hot topic of the week here on Patch. I understand that sidewalks in town could be a good thing and they are safer then walkers/joggers on the roadway. However, I fail to see the link of a car crash (under police investigation) and how sidewalks correlate. If a person was hit walking on the roadway, then I see the link, but I see them as two separate issues.

Scott, the lack of sidewalk probably didnt contribute to the recent tragedy, but the topic brought forth the already issues of a road that daily is popular with school kids, especially junior and senior high kids, track team runners, recreational walkers and joggers, and bicycles. And increasingly, heavier commuters.. Throw in a couple serious bends, and the speeding high school kids who have cars, and you get the idea. It's pretty cool that we have Patch media, and a town hall that saw the need to look into a sidewalk project for this heavy-pedestrian road. Bravo. If the young womans tragic loss contributed to positive change then thats nice too.

Scott, you are correct. Sidewalks would not have saved Tina's life. The only link I can tell you is that on a daily basis, I worry about someone getting killed on the road I live on, and someone finally did, right next door. In that instant, her crash triggered my intolerance for an unsafe road. It triggered conversation here on Patch and around the community. It triggered an awareness of the consensus that something must be done. It triggered a willingness to work together - town and residents - to take action. It triggered some momentum to make something happen. We are also discussing additional measures to ensure that that another car doesn't hit that stump again, such as guard rails, additional reflective signage, etc. So, we all agree. That's a good thing. And, so is Patch for facilitating this conversation! :)

A bike trail to connect from Wickford to the trail in Quonset. It would be nice to safely take my bike up to the Y. People don't realize that bikes have the right to take up a lane and not just ride in the gutter. I have been nearly killed making a left turn on roads as small as that leading to the NK beach.

I hope we can get some new roads, bicycling is becoming a seemingly dangerous sport! i hope by the time i receive our new stuff from 2wheelbikes dot com we can have new roads and sidewalks!