Providence is on the road to safe, equitable, and sustainable streets – help us keep our momentum going! PVD Streets Coalition Supporter, Cleverhood, will match up to $25,000!
Leader
Liza Burkin
Location
144 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903
Since launching in December 2019, the Providence Streets Coalition has successfully advanced safety, equity, and sustainability on our city streets. Our alliance of 70 community organizations, local businesses, schools, neighborhood and professional associations, and thousands of engaged individuals has broadened and deepened the local movement for people-friendly streets by:
Now, we need our community's help to keep our momentum going!
In 2022, the Providence Streets Coalition will:
We need this funding to continue deepening our strong partnerships with city staff and elected officials, building upon our proven track record of delivering projects and advancing mobility choices. Liza Burkin, Sid Terrero, and Kenya Fullen are a formidable community organizing team that meets residents where they’re at and brings everyone into the fold for a safer, healthier Providence.
Funds raised will support:
The streets of Providence belong to all of us. They are the veins that pump our community, economy, and family life.
Currently, our streets are primarily designed for people who drive personal vehicles. This leaves many others without affordable, reliable, and safe transportation – including children and youth, people who cannot afford cars, people who cannot drive due to disabilities, new immigrants and refugees, people who are legally barred from driving, and people who choose not to drive.
Recent increases in traffic congestion and people using bicycles, scooters, and other mobility devices are resulting in unsafe, uncomfortable, and frustrating streetscapes for everyone, including drivers. Better street design, informed by our community’s lived experience, can solve these problems for everyone. More mobility choices and people-centered roads will result in less traffic congestion and air pollution, fewer crashes, and a more healthy and just city.