East Providence
City-Specific Priorities
Protect students—not generate tickets.
Limit school-zone speed-camera enforcement to actual school hours. Add other student-focused safety measures wherever the facts show they are needed.
Remove the Flock cameras.
Absolutely no expansion of automated surveillance. Remove the cameras already installed.
Support a permanent farmers market.
Create a permanent, partially city-funded East Providence farmers market that also serves as an incubator for local businesses. Vendors who succeed there could earn rent assistance when they open an East Providence storefront. A permanent market would also give residents receiving SNAP greater access to fresh, locally grown food, and our CTC program students could participate as part of their learning.
Fix the state roads.
Pave them before they become undriveable. Budget for the work or charge the cost back to the state. We live here. “It’s a state road” is not an appropriate answer at this point.
Invest in our youth programs.
Inventory what our youth programs have, what they need, and what young people actually want. Then make those programs top-notch—even if the city has to fund them.
Help homeowners actually build ADUs.
Create a one-stop city program that gives homeowners clear, property-specific answers, realistic costs, help with design and permitting, and connections to financing and qualified contractors. Target public assistance to homeowners who cannot afford the expensive early steps.
Create a ward-by-ward city wish list.
Ask residents what development, retailers, services, and experiences they want in their neighborhoods. Publish the results by ward and use them to guide planning, recruit businesses, and pursue the projects people actually want.
Launch City Stewards.
Create a community-service program for residents looking for simple, organized ways to help. Maintain lists of Eagle Scout projects, assistance for older neighbors, small repairs such as broken school fences, and park cleanups—including flexible weekend crews during the summer. Fill the service gaps without adding full-time positions.
Invest in historic preservation and tourism.
Bring East Providence history to life with replica gates for the Ring on the Green, stocks, a replica garrison house, and a historically informed Narragansett seasonal settlement near Hunt’s Mill or another appropriate location.
