The Environment Council of Rhode Island is a coalition of more than 60 Rhode Island organizations that advocate for policies to protect and enhance the environment. Our policy priorities would address some of Rhode Island’s most pressing environmental issues.
Our legislative policy priorities address some of Rhode Island’s most pressing environmental issues.
Whereas, the Governor and the RI Department of Transportation are actively promoting a "multi-hub" plan to break up the central bus hub at Kennedy Plaza and send most of the buses and passengers to a more remote location off Dyer St where almost none of the riders want to go, thus making the bus system more confusing and less convenient to use;
Our mission is to cultivate a physical and social environment in Rhode Island that encourages bicycling for all ages.
RI Transit Riders is an independent grassroots group that has come together to preserve, expand, and improve public transportation in Rhode Island. We stand on the principle that access to safe and reliable transportation is a basic right, and we have been forced into the position where we must fight to keep it.
This act would reduce the gasoline tax by five cents ($.05) from thirty-two cents ($0.32) per gallon to twenty-seven cents ($0.27) per gallon.
This act would require the state properties committee to consider access to public transportation when selecting a site for a public facility and to state specific reasons for the lack of accessibility when they select a site less than one-half (.5) mile from public transportation. The act would also require the committee prepare an annual report to the general assembly to monitor compliance.
The Environment Council of Rhode Island (ECRI) biennial Green Report Card highlights critical environmental issues that were considered by the General Assembly during the 2011 and 2012 legislative sessions. State lawmakers were graded on 14 pieces of legislation that covered a broad host of affairs, ranging from matters on clean water, to state energy policies.
The Sierra Club of RI's goal is to preserve, enjoy, and protect our environmental resources.
