Name: East Side
Address: Providence

About the neighborhood

East Side offers a vibrant community with convenient access to numerous bike lanes enhancing its cycling infrastructure. The neighborhood features an assortment of businesses, specialty grocery stores, cafes, and restaurants, providing diverse dining and shopping opportunities. Residents have nearby access to primary, secondary, and private schools, making educational options easy to reach. The area boasts well-distributed green spaces such as Blackstone Park and India Point Park, providing ample opportunities to be outdoors. Wickenden Street stands out as a lively hub with well-spaced bars, adding to the community’s inviting atmosphere. The well-maintained housing includes spacious two- and three-bedroom homes alongside smaller apartment buildings, presenting varied choices.

Characteristics

Transportation

Getting around as a pedestrian is very practical for house buyers in East Side; many day-to-day needs are convenient to carry out without a car, and numerous businesses are very close at hand. Bicycling is also easy in this area since the cycling network is moderately well-developed. Getting around by transit can be sometimes challenging in East Side due to the low service level. Thankfully, commuters can rely on the Providence on the Foxboro Event Service and Providence/Stoughton Line. Residents have access to around 40 bus lines, and bus stops are not very far away from most houses. In contrast, East Side is fairly car friendly. It is a short drive to the nearest highway, such as US Highway 1 Alt, from any home in this community, and finding a place to park is generally easy.

Services

Locals will find that wherever their property is situated in East Side, both primary and secondary schools are nearby. Residents are served by public and private schools at both the elementary and high school level. With respect to food, it is usually possible for property owners in East Side to buy general and specialty groceries as pedestrians. Moreover, thanks to 300-odd restaurants and cafes in this area, there is generally a spot to get a meal or a beverage just around the corner. It is also very easy to access a number of clothing stores as a pedestrian, for example along Wayland Avenue.

Character

No matter what type of character home buyers prefer in a community, East Side is a good option. There are many things to do in this part of the city to visit. Despite the fact that there is a narrow selection of entertainment venues, there are often many people around, and places to go out at night are well-spread throughout the community. Main streets, like Wickenden Street, are excellent for those who enjoy going out. Most areas in East Side are quiet, as there are usually low levels of noise from traffic, although that is not the case near the railway line, I-95 or I-195. There are over 50 green spaces close by for residents to enjoy, including India Point Park and Rhode Island State House Grounds, and they are very well-spread out, which makes it easy to reach them.

Car friendly6.2

Good access to freeways and/or major arteries, with a low chance of parking problems

Cycling friendly5.4

Somewhat suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling

Pedestrian friendly8.0

Most day-to-day needs are within a few minutes' walk

Transit friendly4.8

Transit is available for most trips

Restaurants8.6

Wide variety of restaurants within a few minutes’ walk

Groceries8.2

Wide variety of groceries within a few minutes' walk