WE WON!! THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALLY AGREED TO EXPAND THE RISD RIDES HOURS AND SERVICE AREA TO KEEP US SAFE!! THANK YOU FOR STAYING LOUD AND PERSISTENT THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PROCESS BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO KEEP WATCHING TO MAKE SURE THESE CHANGES STAY PERMANENT!!
March 25, 2017
RISD Rides! Petition for more door to door hours + pick students up anywhere (not just an on campus location)!!
Final supporters
In response to the recent student robbing outside of Colonial Apartments (and previous Public Safety Crime Alerts) it is clear that our student body is in need of safe transportation. The robbing happened at 6pm, and many students won't use RISD Rides before 10pm because the "fixed routes" (that start at 7pm) are inconvenient. It's great that we have a "to-your-door" service, but we're on our own if we aren't at an on campus location, or if it's before 10pm. RISD needs to extend the hours of "to-your-door" service to at least when the sun goes down, and allow students to be picked up anywhere in Providence. THE SAFETY OF THE STUDENT BODY SHOULD BE RISD'S TOP PRIORITY!
This is the crime alert from Public Safety from January 20th:
Dear members of the RISD community,
At 6:00 p.m. today a RISD student entering the Colonial Apartments on
Benefit Street was approached and robbed by three males, one with a
handgun. After demanding the student’s cell phone, the suspects fled the area. Our student was not injured during the incident.
The assailants are described as three black males in their early twenties wearing dark clothing. All are described as under six feet tall; two of the assailants were slim built and the third had a heavy build.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Providence Police Department at 401-272-3121. When you are out at night, we remind you to walk in pairs or group in well-lit areas and utilize RISD Rides whenever possible. If at any time you feel unsafe or observe suspicious activity, call 911 or the Public Safety emergency number: 401-454-6666. We encourage you to store this number in your cell phone.
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
January 24, 2017
31 Comments
We have received emails of reports of crime occurring on campus at hours such as 6pm. I would feel safer as a small female with the comfort that I can call RISD Rides at any time no matter where I am going to or from if I feel unsafe.
It's REALLY unfair when R.I.S.D. rides refuses to pick students up from Charles Landing (which is PART of RISD campus), to another R.I.S.D. building. North Main Street is NOT safe at night, especially around the park! If shuttle services are provided from (ex. 15 West to any stop on R.I.S.D. campus), why can't Charles Landing students be given the same service? Brown University has amazing services when it comes to picking up and dropping off students... Hopefully some of their success can be implemented at R.I.S.D.
This is my first year living off campus, but even when I lived in risd housing, I never felt safe walking home in the dark (this means right at 5pm here in Providence) and I would feel so much safer if I could get a safe ride home rather than bracing myself in the dark thinking of how many ways I could use my water bottle or keys or hot tea as a weapon should I need to.
please do this. someone got mugged right outside of my apartment during peak exiting and entering hours. my apartment is part of school housing yet there is little to no security and I am a little nervous exiting and entering every day.
I feel unsafe walking anywhere at night and usually have to pay for an Uber if I want to get home safe or get to studio safely at night.
The safety of students should be the goal and should be supported and it is currently falling short.
It is absolutely RIDICULOUS that we are even having to petition for this service. Providence is not a safe city and our students should never have to feel unsafe.
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WE WON!! THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALLY AGREED TO EXPAND THE RISD RIDES HOURS AND SERVICE AREA TO KEEP US SAFE!! THANK YOU FOR STAYING LOUD AND PERSISTENT THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PROCESS BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO KEEP WATCHING TO MAKE SURE THESE CHANGES STAY PERMANENT!!
March 25, 2017
RISD Rides! Petition for more door to door hours + pick students up anywhere (not just an on campus location)!!
Final supporters
In response to the recent student robbing outside of Colonial Apartments (and previous Public Safety Crime Alerts) it is clear that our student body is in need of safe transportation. The robbing happened at 6pm, and many students won't use RISD Rides before 10pm because the "fixed routes" (that start at 7pm) are inconvenient. It's great that we have a "to-your-door" service, but we're on our own if we aren't at an on campus location, or if it's before 10pm. RISD needs to extend the hours of "to-your-door" service to at least when the sun goes down, and allow students to be picked up anywhere in Providence. THE SAFETY OF THE STUDENT BODY SHOULD BE RISD'S TOP PRIORITY!
This is the crime alert from Public Safety from January 20th:
Dear members of the RISD community,
At 6:00 p.m. today a RISD student entering the Colonial Apartments on
Benefit Street was approached and robbed by three males, one with a
handgun. After demanding the student’s cell phone, the suspects fled the area. Our student was not injured during the incident.
The assailants are described as three black males in their early twenties wearing dark clothing. All are described as under six feet tall; two of the assailants were slim built and the third had a heavy build.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Providence Police Department at 401-272-3121. When you are out at night, we remind you to walk in pairs or group in well-lit areas and utilize RISD Rides whenever possible. If at any time you feel unsafe or observe suspicious activity, call 911 or the Public Safety emergency number: 401-454-6666. We encourage you to store this number in your cell phone.
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
January 24, 2017
31 Comments
Necessary. The same company handles Brown's evening onCall ride service, so it's not like it can't be done.
We have received emails of reports of crime occurring on campus at hours such as 6pm. I would feel safer as a small female with the comfort that I can call RISD Rides at any time no matter where I am going to or from if I feel unsafe.
It's REALLY unfair when R.I.S.D. rides refuses to pick students up from Charles Landing (which is PART of RISD campus), to another R.I.S.D. building. North Main Street is NOT safe at night, especially around the park! If shuttle services are provided from (ex. 15 West to any stop on R.I.S.D. campus), why can't Charles Landing students be given the same service? Brown University has amazing services when it comes to picking up and dropping off students... Hopefully some of their success can be implemented at R.I.S.D.
This is my first year living off campus, but even when I lived in risd housing, I never felt safe walking home in the dark (this means right at 5pm here in Providence) and I would feel so much safer if I could get a safe ride home rather than bracing myself in the dark thinking of how many ways I could use my water bottle or keys or hot tea as a weapon should I need to.
please do this. someone got mugged right outside of my apartment during peak exiting and entering hours. my apartment is part of school housing yet there is little to no security and I am a little nervous exiting and entering every day.
I feel unsafe walking anywhere at night and usually have to pay for an Uber if I want to get home safe or get to studio safely at night.
The safety of students should be the goal and should be supported and it is currently falling short.
It is absolutely RIDICULOUS that we are even having to petition for this service. Providence is not a safe city and our students should never have to feel unsafe.
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Necessary. The same company handles Brown's evening onCall ride service, so it's not like it can't be done.