Cranston, RI Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or traffic control device, in any of the following places:

A. On a sidewalk;

B. In front of a public or private driveway;

C. Within an intersection;

D. Within eight feet of a fire hydrant;

E. On a crosswalk;

F. Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;

G. Within thirty (30) feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of roadway;

H. Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty (30) feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless the (traffic authority) indicates a different length by signs or markings;

I. Within fifty (50) feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;

J. Within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within seventy-five (75) feet of said entrance (when properly signposted);

K. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;

L. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;

M. Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway tunnel. (Prior code § 17-157)