Grow Smart Rhode Island has released a Briefing Book for Candidates. The book outlines recommendations for a sustainable economic growth agenda to candidates for elective office. You can get more information and...
Archive - October 2010
Jef NickersonElmwood Avenue Enhancement Report
From Community Works Rhode Island comes the Elmwood Avenue Enhancement Report . RIDOT has been planning for the rebuilding of Elmwood Avenue, and their proposals were typical RIDOT move as many cars as possible in the...
Dunk’s South Plaza Update
I snapped this quick pic of the South Plaza at the Dunk last week. Since then the landscaping has been finished and the construction fences have come down, I think it is done. A comment in the previous post about this...
East Providence, Village on the Waterfront
Rendering from Village on the Waterfront LLC ProJo reports that the East Providence Mayor and City Council are WICKED excited about the prospect of a $167 million condo, marina, commercial development on that...
RIDOT announces Clifford Street bridge to open Oct. 13, other traffic changes
RIDOT announced today a number of changes to the street patterns west of the Jewelry District as part of the Iway project: The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced that a number of changes...
Greater City ProvidenceNews & Notes
Rail Service Expansion Imperiled at State Level [The New York Times] “Any notion that somehow rail is subsidized, and other modes of transportation aren’t, is simply not factual,” said Mr. Smith, the...
Natural Food grocery sought for West Side location
Image from WBNA The WBNA has issued a Request for Proposals for a natural food grocer in their new building at 1577 Westminster Street. West Side group seeks natural foods grocery to partner Big incentives for...
LUCKEY: a documentary Screening and Q&A
Over the summer I visited the Providence Children’s Museum to see their new playspace, the Climber. This Wednesday, at the Cable Car, their is a screening of a documentary about the creators of the Climber and...
