The Healthy Eating and Active Living program (HEAL) launched the Rhode Island Streets Transformation Project (RISTP) in 2023, showcasing community design that promotes physical activity and active transportation for Rhode Islanders. The RISTP awards funding to community-based organizations and municipalities to create temporary demonstration projects that enhance the built environment, encourage physical activity and active transportation, or develop community programs that promote physical activity. The goals for this initiative include the following:
- Build municipal support for safer, healthier streets;
- Expand outdoor green and public spaces;
- Expand transportation choices within communities.
Since its launch in 2023, the RISTP has successfully awarded 26 demonstration projects statewide.
To learn more about 2025 RISTP projects, please view the 2025 Press Release at ri.gov/press/view/49234.
To learn more about 2024 RISTP projects, please view the 2024 Press Release at ri.gov/press/view/47714.
To learn more about 2023 RISTP projects, please view the 2023 Providence Streets Coalition article, Seventeen projects selected to receive streets transformation grants.
There continues to be a great deal of interest in RISTP among Rhode Island organizations. The number of RISTP applicants exceeds the available grant funding. In 2026, RISTP will continue supporting projects that advance physical activity and active transportation for children and families across the state.