Lots of stuff happening Saturday! Saturday! Saturday!: Rock n Roll Yard Sale and Sidewalk Sale on Westminster Street, Downcity, 11am-5pm. Boats, Birds, and BBQ at the Providence Community Boating Center, India Street...
Category - Asides
Turning downtowns into suburbia
Christopher T. McCahill and Norman Garrick look at how land use devoted to parking may turn our downtowns into a sort of office park in the city. Case in point, Hartford. At the Travelers Companies, Inc. – an...
Preserving Rocky Point
The Warwick Beacon reports on an open house at Rocky Point on June 6th. Also, State Rep. Frank Ferri’s proposed bond issue of $10 million to acquire the remaining 83 acres of land at Rocky Point.
State subdivision plan for Route 195 land
I’m sure we’ll look at this further soon, but you can head over to ProJo now and download the state plans for subdividing the Route 195 land. There’s some controversy about some of the parcels being...
House hearing on Transportation funding
Positive reaction to transportation funding bills at State House Finance Committee hearing. [State Rep. Art] Handy’s proposals would start paying the bill with a new fuel tax, increased vehicle registration fees...
Johnson & Wales scales back plans for Route 195 land
Johnson & Wales University has scaled back their plans for land to be vacated by the removal of Route 195, according to the Providence Journal. The University originally sought 4 acres of the Route 195 land for...
Hotel groundbreaking at Quonset
Ground broken on hotel at Quonset Point Business Park. Builders hope to recieve LEED certification for 103 room, 4-story Towne Place Suites by Marriott hotel.
Working on the parking problem
ProJo reports on Parking lot attendants being trained on providing better service. Isn’t the problem not the attendants but rather the management and knowing which lots are open when and how much it costs to park...