Traffic and Parking Ordinances

At a glance

• What: a run of neighborhood traffic and parking ordinances.
• Where it stands: Several were passed in September and October 2026; one was tabled and then approved.
• Next: Further requests are routine; none pending in the sources read.

Details

• Dover Ave no-parking signs, both sides, Warren Ave to Baldwin St: passed on second passage 2026-09-01.
• Bourne Ave one-way during school hours and a stop sign at Rhodes Ave and Burnside Ave: introduced 9/1, motions on second passage 9/15 (votes in the minutes).
• Warren Ave 15-minute parking: tabled to 9/15; a Warren Ave 60-minute parking ordinance was approved on second passage 2026-10-06.
• Handicap parking requests on 10/6: two approved and one denied on staff recommendation.
• Also on 9/1: naming a traffic island at Pawtucket Ave and Centre St.

Sources

• Minutes of 2026-09-01: https://clerkshq.com/Content/EastProvidence-ri/council/2026/sep01_26cc.htm
• Minutes of 2026-09-15: https://clerkshq.com/Content/EastProvidence-ri/council/2026/sep15_26cc.htm
• Draft minutes of 2026-10-06: https://clerkshq.com/Content/EastProvidence-ri/council/2026/oct06_26cc.htm

Log

2026-09-01 - City Council

• Dover Ave passed; Bourne, Rhodes/Burnside introduced; Warren Ave tabled.

2026-09-15 - City Council

• Bourne Ave and Rhodes/Burnside second passage.

2026-10-06 - City Council

• Warren Ave 60-minute parking and handicap requests.