The Providence Streets Coalition is an alliance of community organizations, local businesses, schools, institutions, civic leaders, and engaged individuals advocating for people-friendly streets in Providence. We support providing more transportation options to improve safety, equity, sustainability, prosperity, health, and quality-of-life in our city and region.

We believe in constructing streets in a way that best accommodates all people safely and easily, no matter how they travel – whether driving, walking, biking, taking transit, and/or using mobility-assistance devices. More mobility choices and multimodal infrastructure will result in reduced traffic congestion and air pollution, fewer crashes, and a more healthy and just city. ​There’s peace on the road when everyone has a piece of the road.

The City of Providence released its Great Streets Initiative and Urban Trail Network Master Plan​ in January 2020, which envisions that every street in Providence should be safe, clean, healthy, inclusive, and vibrant. The plan also proposes the creation of a “spine” network of urban trails that will connect every Providence neighborhood.  The City also released its Climate Justice Plan in October 2019 – a vital roadmap for creating a truly equitable, low-carbon, climate-resilient city. In December 2020, the Division of Statewide Planning, RIPTA, and RIDOT formally adopted the state’s first Transit Master Plan and Bike Mobility Plan. The Providence Streets Coalition supports implementing these plans as quickly as possible in the most effective way possible.

- Promote your work related to bicycling, walking, transit, urban planning, transportation equity, affordable housing, smart growth, the climate crisis, public health, community organizing, social justice, and/or cultural identity via our communications channels (fall 2019-fall 2022).

- Deliver a ~$1 million advertising campaign supporting the implementation of multimodal infrastructure improvements throughout Providence. The campaign will direct its viewers to PVDStreets.org, where Supporter logos and websites will be listed and linked (spring 2020-fall 2021).

- Connect Partners and Supporters to each other in terms of programming opportunities, overlapping constituencies and missions, and support of local businesses (fall 2019-fall 2022).

- Develop bicycle education, urban planning, transportation equity, community organizing, and/or cultural identity programming, events, and workshops together.

- Host public events, rides, and walks celebrating the construction of urban trails.

- Develop governance, funding, and programming strategies for the PSC.

- Publicly express support for the Coalition’s stated goals by being listed as a Supporter (on website, brochures, etc).

- Vocalize support when needed online and in local communities.

- Receive email updates related to Great Streets projects and related transportation issues from the PSC.

- Commit to a healthy, prosperous, sustainable, equitable Providence community.

We, the undersigned organizations, businesses, community groups and associations, strongly support streets built to share that provide safe and convenient transportation options for everyone - whether driving, walking, biking, taking transit, or otherwise. Improving biking, walking, and transit infrastructure benefits everyone - even people who primarily drive - by increasing roadway safety for everyone, reducing traffic congestion and parking demand by providing alternative transportation options, promoting economic engagement with local businesses, fostering equitable access to opportunity and jobs, enhancing public health, and contributing to overall quality-of-life for everyone.