Providence City Council passes resolution for one-way streets to enhance safety
by NBC 10 NEWS
Providence City Council passed a resolution to issue one-way streets in the city.
The resolution will issue one-way designations to streets between Benefit Street and North Main Street.
In the last 18 months, four people have died in the area.
“The accidents that have struck and killed pedestrians on North Main Street were all preventable tragedies,” said North Main Street Task Force Chair Sue Anderbois. “This resolution is one of many critical and sensible measures that we in the City Council can implement to keep everyone – motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists – safer on one of Providence’s most dangerous stretches of road.”
Edwin English, 57, was hit on New Year’s near Rochambeau Avenue. He died days later.
Zacory Richardson, 38, died on Valentines Day.
In October, 85-year-old Vanda Makovetskiy was struck while walking with her husband near Doyle Avenue.
This policy is a step towards the city’s Vision Zero goals to end all traffic fatalities and serious injuries.
The resolution passed on the floor and signage will be implemented by the Department of Public Works.
