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Cranston council approves traffic and parking ordinance changes affecting Garden City and Cranston Street intersections
Summary
Council amended and passed several traffic and parking ordinances, including banning right turns on red at Cranston Street and Gansett Avenue and creating one‑hour weekend parking on specified Garden City streets; sponsors said changes improve safety and clarify enforcement.
The Cranston City Council on Nov. 6 approved multiple ordinance amendments addressing traffic safety and parking restrictions.
Councilman Bonanno, lead sponsor of several items, proposed an amendment to prohibit right turns on red at the southbound approach of Gansett Avenue onto Cranston Street for clarity and enforcement; the council amended and adopted the ordinance by roll call. Bonanno and other councilors cited requests from crossing guards and a traffic engineer recommendation to remove time limits and make the prohibition in effect at all times.
Bonanno also led amendments to the city's no‑parking code and to add a new code section for one‑hour parking on Saturdays and Sundays on specific streets in the Garden City area (Hybrid Drive, Hollyhock Drive and Poppy Drive, described by pole and distance limits). Council discussed practical enforcement concerns (for example, how to enforce one‑hour weekend limits) and agreed the police could manage enforcement priorities.
Several of the amendments were described as language cleanups recommended by the traffic engineer and city legal staff; the council approved the motions and adopted the ordinances by roll call. Sponsors said changes aim to improve sight lines, pedestrian safety and traffic flow on narrow neighborhood streets.
