After taking July off to recharge, we’re back for our September general meeting! If you’ve been thinking about dropping in, now is the time! See you soon.

We also assisted attendees in making their voting plans. Active civic participation makes our neighborhoods stronger. 2/2

On Saturday, we were proud to take part in the 35th Annual Neighborhood Day at Onna Moniz-John Park! It was a meaningful day honoring those we’ve lost while celebrating our vibrant community. We love seeing this tradition continue to bring neighbors together. 1/2

EPiC will be at Neighborhood Day this Saturday. We hope to see you there! 🩵

Thank you to everyone who joined tonight's Community Education Series, "Vote Your Values: A Guide to Informed Voting." We appreciate the great discussion from residents, and a special thanks to Christine Stenning from the League of Women Voters of Newport County for sharing her expertise.

Deporting and detaining immigrants in the U.S. is not only cruel, it’s also very expensive. The federal government is using OUR federal taxes to fund it. That is not how we want our hard earned income taxes spent. 1/3

Our next Community Education Series event, Vote Your Values: A Guide to Informed Voting, is coming up NEXT WEEK on Monday, August 10 from 6:30 - 7:30pm at east 33 (33 Veterans Memorial Parkway). RSVP: www.facebook.com/events/23005... See you there!

Our next Community Education Series event is coming up on Monday, August 10 from 6:30 - 7:30pm. Vote Your Values: A Guide to Informed Voting is about one of the most powerful tools we have: the ballot. 1/2

Missed it? Donations to @pvdstreets.org are matched dollar-for-dollar (up to $2,500): secure.everyaction.com/ojBkTWTHC0yj...

Tonight we joined @pvdstreets.org for their Summer Boost Fundraiser! We're also proud to have signed onto their 2026 blueprint, "Small State, Big Headaches", a roadmap for safer streets & better transit in RI.

@brattlegirl.bsky.social cleaned up the EPiC traffic island this morning. If you haven’t walked by recently, you’re missing the beginning of the summer blooming!

Join us tomorrow, Monday, May 18th at the Riverside Library for our May General Meeting. 🩵

The City of East Providence is hosting a Housing Forum where residents can learn more about housing policy in our city and state. If you have questions you'd like answered, please submit them to mpaddock@eastprovidenceri.gov with the subject titled “East Providence Housing Forum."

Join us Monday, June 8, from 6:30–7:30 PM at Riverside Library for our Community Education Series! This session features guest speaker Brenda Santos of the Annenberg Institute at Brown University. Brenda worked on the new proposal for the public school funding formula. 1/2

Tonight, we showed up in support of the resolution adopting the East Providence Safe Streets and Roads for All Safety Action Plan. 🛡️ The plan proposes clear strategies, projects, and policy recommendations to improve roadway safety for all users. #EastProvidence #SafeStreets (1/4)

🚲 Join us for our first FAM JAM in East Providence! It’s a family-friendly ride for all ages and abilities. 📅 Saturday, May 2nd @ 1 PM 📍 Riverside Square No bike? No problem! Borrow one for free from our friends at @wrwcri.bsky.social by 4/29: www.eventbrite.com/e/bike-renta...

We'd like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who took time out of their day to help clean up our own little corner of this planet. 🌎🌲🗑️ 2/2

ICYMI: Last Saturday, over 30 community members came out for our Earth Day clean up of the East Bay Bike Path. 🩵🚲 In addition to EPiC members, we were also joined by folks who heard of our event on social media and an additional group of volunteers from Citizens Bank. 1/2

We also invite you to join us for Fam Jam - East Providence Family Bike Ride on Saturday, May 2nd at 1:00pm: It’s going to be a fun, family-friendly ride through the heart of Riverside. 🎈🚲 4/4

Missed the event? Here is how you can stay informed and get involved: • Sign up for EPiC’s newsletter @ www.epicri.org • Sign up for PVD Streets' newsletter @ pvdstreets.org/join — you can also sign up here for updates on the Save RIPTA campaign. 🚌 3/4

A big thank you to our guest speakers, @pfhlick.bsky.social (EPiC member, Bike Educator, and Creator at Bike Safe East Bay) and @dylancgiles.bsky.social (Operations Manager at @pvdstreets.bsky.social), for leading the discussion. 2/4

Tonight we hosted the first installment of our Community Education Series at Riverside Branch Library: "How to Advocate for Better Transportation in East Providence." 🚲 1/4

Join us tomorrow (4/20/26) from 6:30pm to 7:30pm at Riverside Branch Library for the first installment of our Community Education Series. Our first session will feature Sam Archer and Dylan Giles, two awesome advocates for biking, walking, and RIPTA. 🚲🚶‍♂️🚌 RSVP: www.facebook.com/events/14655...

• When forced to choose, 69% of respondents believe building more homes is more important than preserving "neighborhood character." 🏗️ • There is overwhelming support for solutions, ranging from 90% approval for building conversions to broad majority support for parking reforms. 🚗 (4/5)

Poll Toplines: Rhode Islanders Demand Action 📈 • 91% of residents agree that housing is a significant problem across Rhode Island. 🚨 • 61% strongly agree that the state legislature must take decisive action on housing. ⚖ (3/5)

EPiC members were glad to be in there in support of the release of this poll demonstrating what we were already hearing from our neighbors: that there is broad support for action to address housing affordability in our city and state. (2/5)

Today, @neighborswelcomeri.bsky.social held a press conference at East Providence City Hall releasing the results of their housing poll. We thank @bobdasilva.bsky.social, State Rep. June Speakman, & State Sen. @meghankallman.bsky.social for being there for the release of this important poll. (1/5)

The ever growing party on wheels, @pvdstreets.bsky.social’s Fam Jam, makes its way to Riverside for the first ever East Providence Fam Jam…LOOP DE LOOFF! 🚲🎠🩵 Join us on Saturday, May 2nd at 1pm in Riverside Square. 🎨Artwork by Riverside’s own Talia Clark. 1/6

We hope you will join us *next* Saturday, April 18th for our 2nd Annual Earth Day Park Clean up on the East Bay Bike Path. 🌎 RSVP here: www.facebook.com/events/94918...

This year, we're proud to support @fosterforward.bsky.social for #401Gives. Their mission to empower youth impacted by foster care is vital to our RI community, and we want to help them reach their goal of 401 individual donors. 👉 Give here: www.401gives.org/organization... 1/2