Advocating for people-friendly streets in Providence
Advocating for people-friendly streets in Providence
[español abajo] Following up from a phone poll we did in June 2019 to measure Providence residents’ attitudes about traveling in the city, this March we hired EMC Research, a full-service research and data analytics firm, to conduct another poll to see how things may have changed over the past two years. This March, 600 interviews were collected over the …
Sign up to testify at the Providence Green & Complete Streets Ordinance Public Hearing Monday, June 7th at 5:30pm on Zoom There will be a public hearing for the Providence Green and Complete Streets Ordinance in the City Council Ordinance Committee on Monday, June 7th at 5:30pm. Please sign up to provide written or verbal testimony! It can be as simple as “My name is ____ and I live at …
^ above, Community Angels’ Earth Day Community Cleanup on Broad Street, one of the 2021 Mini-Grant recipients The Providence Streets Coalition is proud and excited to be awarding a series of mini-grants to support community-led initiatives designed to promote better street safety, more inclusive transportation options, and creative activation of public spaces in neighborhoods across Providence. “RILA’s Museo del Barrio …
Street Stories is an interview series with Providence residents about how they move around the our city by local photographer Brittanny Taylor. Would you like to share your story? Get in touch. Name, age, any personal identities you feel like sharing, neighborhood where you live. Mel Rainsberger, 39. I live on the East Side near Stock/the Hope street area. I rent an …
Haga clic para español COVID19 has changed so much about our lives, but some things remain the same: everybody deserves to travel around Providence safely and easily. As the City and RIPTA continue to adapt to (and hopefully emerge from!) the pandemic and move forward building the Urban Trail Network and improving our transit system, we believe that artists, designers, …
Good news! Our partner, the Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition, has their Vulnerable Road User legislation (H5093, sponsored by Rep. Joseph McNamara) scheduled for a hearing in the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, February 2nd. If you are inclined to provide testimony, we welcome your input. Here’s how to participate: Contact members of the House Judiciary Committee (especially if they are …
Tonight at 5:30 on Zoom, City Councilors David Salvatore (Ward 14), Nirva LaFortune (Ward 3), Helen Anthony (Ward 2), John Goncalves (Ward 1), and Pedro Espinal (Ward 10) are introducing a “Green and Complete Streets” amendment to Chapter 23 “Streets, Sidewalks And Public Places” of the Providence Code of Ordinances. Read the proposed legislation here and send us your thoughts …
ACTION ALERT: Please sign the RI Transit Riders petition to halt the breakup of the bus hub at Kennedy Plaza so that transit riders and the general public can be adequately involved in developing a plan that benefits the many, not just the few. Background: According to a 2016 RIPTA report, the majority of bus riders (53%) are non-white, compared with 16.1% of …
Our Coalition was created to bring more safety and choices to Providence streets – but our work must go beyond infrastructure. The brutality of police departments across the country to Black lives, people of color, and protestors makes our streets and public spaces unsafe. As the killings of Black Americans show time after time, not everyone enjoys equal freedom to move on our streets. …
Aplicación en español This spring and summer, life is different and the ways we move around our city are changing. But while new regulations are shaping our daily lives, getting where we need to go — safely — isn’t canceled. Streets that were once full of traffic congestion are largely empty, sidewalks are narrow and cramped, RIPTA has had to adapt …