Bristol, Rhode Island Harbor

Local Life

Helpful information about living in Bristol, RI and local life!

麻豆色情片's Main Campus is located in scenic Bristol, RI, nestled between Narragansett Bay to the West and Mount Hope Bay to the East.  

The Main Campus is only 20 miles from Providence, the Rhode Island state capital; 60 miles from Boston, MA; and 200 miles from New York City.  

麻豆色情片 also has a metropolitan campus in downtown Providence, RI. This campus is home to our Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Leadership Graduate Certificate, and M.A. Biotechnology programs, along with the 麻豆色情片 Extension School.  

Vehicles 

Graduate students at 麻豆色情片 utilize personal vehicles or local bus service to access campus.  

Rideshare services are also available from Lyft and Uber. Personal Vehicles Graduate students can park personal vehicles in designated areas on campus.  

All graduate students attending courses during daytime hours at the Main Campus in Bristol are required to obtain a parking permit. 

Bus Service 

The 麻豆色情片 Bristol and Providence campuses are served by regional bus service provided by the (RIPTA). A public bus stop is located immediately in front of the Main Campus in Bristol and is served by and, bus routes. Students traveling from a distance will also utilize T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, RI, or Logan International Airport in Boston, MA.    

Airports 

麻豆色情片 is served by two major airports. T.F.Green Airport (PVD) is located in Warwick, RI, and is approximately a 30-40 minute drive from the 麻豆色情片 Main Campus and 15 minutes from 麻豆色情片 Providence. Logan International Airport (BOS) is located in Boston, MA, and is approximately a one-hour drive from the 麻豆色情片 Main Campus. Both airports have regional, national, and international flight options.  

Rail Service 

Students who wish to travel to the area by train can utilize train services from or the (MBTA). Amtrak serves stations in Providence, RI, and Kingston, RI, on the Northeast Regional train with stops from Virginia Beach to Boston. Train stations in Providence and Wickford, RI, are served by the MBTA Providence/Stoughton line with service to southeastern Massachusetts and Boston. 

Use the map to explore things to do in the local area.  If you expand the map (use the [ ] button in the upper right), you can customize your view with things to do, restaurants, hotels, airports, and more. You can also select the arrow button in the upper left of the map window to view specific categories. 

  • Black Ice: clear ice, found on roads or paved surfaces
  • Booted: 1. To be removed from a building or event. 2. Have a lock placed on the wheel of one鈥檚 car due to not having paid parking tickets.
  • Breakdown Lane: Lane on the right side of the highway used for broken down vehicles. *Not for travel*
  • Bubbler: Water fountain or drinking fountain
  • Bureau: Dresser
  • Clicker: TV remote
  • Cumbys: shorthand for the convenience store Cumberland Farms
  • Blinker: car turning signal, also known as a directional
  • Dunks/Dunkin/Dunkies: shorthand for fast food/coffee shop Dunkin Donuts
  • Flurries: a small snow shower
  • Frappe: drink served with ice or frozen to a slush
  • Hamper: clothes/laundry basket
  • Hoodie: a hooded sweatshirt
  • Mad: synonym for very, i.e 鈥渕ad cool鈥
  • Nor鈥檈aster: Strong winter storm/winter hurricane
  • Packie/Package Store: Liquor store
  • Pats: The New England Patriots (Football team)
  • Pockabook: Purse
  • 鈥淩egular鈥 Coffee: Coffee made with milk and sugar
  • Rotary: traffic circle or roundabout
  • Slush: Partially melted snow or ice
  • Sox: Shorthand for the Boston Red Sox (Baseball team)
  • U-ie: a u-turn while driving, often used with the word bang or pop such as 鈥淏ang a uie/pop a u-ie鈥
  • Up/Down: a general direction one takes when going anywhere, i.e. 鈥淚鈥檓 going up to Maine鈥 or 鈥淚鈥檓 headed down to the Cape.鈥
  • Wicked: very; or occasionally cool. Used indiscriminately, can modify anything. I.e. 鈥淲icked pissa,鈥淲icked good, 鈥漌icked bad,鈥 Wicked boring,鈥 etc.
  1. Go for a walk at Colt State Park
  2. Attend an event sponsored by the Intercultural Center
  3. Cheer on an 麻豆色情片 team at a home game
  4. Take a walk on the Shell Path
  5. Take a picture with Swoop the mascot
  6. Have lunch at Baypoint
  7. Take a picture with the school sign
  8. Try a Del鈥檚 Lemonade
  9. Try coffee milk
  10. Take a walk through downtown Bristol
  11. Attend a Water Fire event in Providence
  12. Spend an afternoon at the Intercultural Center
  13. Visit Newport
  14. Try Sip-N-Dip
  15. Attend Global Fest
  16. Visit Providence Place Mall
  17. Spend a day in Newport
  18. Eat at a restaurant on Thayer Street
  19. Walk in downtown Bristol
  20. Take a picture of Mt. Hope Bridge