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NORTH PROVIDENCE

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SEE THE AUDIT
RHODE ISLAND · AUDITED MAY 2026

BUILT FROM
PUBLIC RECORD.
NOT FROM
SIGNATURES.

0 OF 39

NONE OF THEM ACCEPT
A FILING ONLINE.

AUDIT_0139 MUNICIPALITIES // RECEIPTS AT /SOURCES
NORTH PROVIDENCE
100% ADJACENT
+ 80% OF STREET
PAPER ONLY
JOHNSTON
100% ADJACENT
+ 80% OF STREET
PAPER ONLY
BRISTOL
60% OF RESIDENTS
DOWNLOADABLE PDF
PAPER ONLY
WESTERLY
1/3 OF RESIDENTS
VIA POLICE DEPT.
PAPER ONLY
WOONSOCKET
NO PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 17 REVIEWED
NO PATH

0 / 39

ZERO RHODE ISLAND MUNICIPALITIES ACCEPT ONLINE FILING FOR TRAFFIC-CALMING REQUESTS
39 TOWNS
5 COUNTIES
1 STATE

BUILT FROM RECORD

  • 39 MUNICIPALITIES AUDITED
  • EVERY CLAIM CITED
  • EVERY UPDATE TIMESTAMPED
  • NO SPIN. NO ADVOCACY POSING.

MATERIAL TRUTH

  • FIVE TOWNS REQUIRE A PETITION
  • ZERO TOWNS ACCEPT ONLINE FILING
  • ONE TOWN HAS NO PROCEDURE
  • WORK ORDERS STOP THE COUNT
PHILOSOPHY
NO
PETITION

WE DON'T COLLECT NAMES.
WE COLLECT EVIDENCE.

IN MAY 2026, THIS SITE AUDITED ALL THIRTY-NINE RHODE ISLAND CITIES AND TOWNS FOR HOW A RESIDENT CAN ASK FOR A SPEED BUMP, A CROSSWALK, OR A STOP SIGN.

THE ANSWER WAS THE SAME EVERYWHERE: NOT ONLINE. PAPER, IN PERSON, OR NOT AT ALL. IN SOME TOWNS, ONLY WITH SIGNATURES FROM ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF YOUR NEIGHBORS.

WE DON'T ARGUE WITH THESE FACTS. WE PUBLISH THEM AND COUNT THE DAYS UNTIL THEY CHANGE.

AUDIT FINDINGS

05
TOWNS WITH PETITION
00
ACCEPT ONLINE FILING
01
NO PROCEDURE AT ALL
22
NO POLICY PUBLISHED
FULL AUDIT TABLE WITH SOURCE LINKS AT /SOURCES

BY COUNTY

PROVIDENCE COUNTY

16 MUNICIPALITIES
3 PETITION POLICIES VERIFIED
0 ONLINE INTAKE

WASHINGTON / BRISTOL

12 MUNICIPALITIES
2 PETITION POLICIES VERIFIED
0 ONLINE INTAKE

KENT / NEWPORT

11 MUNICIPALITIES
0 PETITION POLICIES VERIFIED
0 ONLINE INTAKE

RECENT ACTIVITY

ZERO OF
THIRTY-NINE.