[alert type=”muted”]Notice of Regular Meeting Tuesday, June 18, 2013 • 4:45pm Department of Planning and Development • 1st Floor Meeting Room 444 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903[/alert]...
Category - Government
State to study Garrahy Courthouse Garage. Again.
Image from Google Maps Ian Donnis tweeted out a link to the legislation authorizing a new Downtown Garage Commission: Here’s the bill for the downtown garage commission: tinyurl.com/le7bxqh Panel is due to report...
Downtown Design Review Committee Meeting – June 10, 2013
[alert type=”muted”]Notice of Regular Meeting • Monday, June 10, 2013 – 4:45pm Department of Planning and Development, 1st Floor Conference Room 444 Westminster Street, Providence, RI...
WPRI: Providence seeks to seize control of Arnold Building
George C. Arnold Building (aka The Narrow Building), photo by Jef Nickerson The Providence City Council is set to give Mayor Angel Taveras the green light to seize a landmark downtown building that’s been decaying...
Providence Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting – May 30, 2013
[alert type=”muted”]May 30, 2013, 4:30 PM City Administrative Building 444 Westminster Street, First Floor[/alert] Agenda 4:30: Welcome and introductions 4:35: City signs and bike locks (guest: Parking...
City Plan Commission Meeting – May 21, 2013
[alert type=”muted”]City Plan Commission Meeting Tuesday, May 21, 2013 – 4:45pm 444 Westminster Street, First Floor[/alert] Opening Session Call to Order Roll Call Approval of minutes from April 23...
Downtown Design Review Committee Meeting – May 13, 2013
[alert type=”muted”]Notice of Regular Meeting • Monday, May 13, 2013 – 4:45pm Department of Planning and Development, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 444 Westminster Street, Providence[/alert] Opening...
City Plan Commission Meeting – April 23, 2013
Moar parkings pleaze! [alert type=”muted”]Notice of Regular Meeting Tuesday, April 23, 2013 – 4:45pm Department of Planning and Development • 1st Floor Meeting Room 444 Westminster Street...
Developing: Mayor’s Economic Report
Pledging Action, Mayor Taveras Outlines Plan to Grow Providence's Economy - 'Putting Providence Back to Work' report presents roadmap to improve the business climate, infrastructure and human capital in Rhode Island's...
195 Redevelopment District Commission Meeting – March 11, 2013
I-195 Redevelopment District Commission will be held at Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, 315 Iron Horse Way, Providence, Rhode Island, on Monday, March 11, 2013, beginning at 5:00 p.m., for the following purposes
Vote for Providence in Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge
Providence is one of 20 finalists in the Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge. Mayor Taveras has submitted a plan to increase school readiness and literacy for the city's youngest children.
A cornucopia of highway safety bills at House Judiciary – March 5, 2013
The General Assembly House Judiciary Committee will have hearings on the following bills Tuesday, March 5th:
Newsmakers: Housing crisis with Mayor Angel Taveras
Newsmakers 2/28: Housing crisis with Mayor Angel Taveras
Brown Daily Herald: Fee on non-R.I. Brown students proposed
Rep. John Carnevale, D-Providence and Johnston, introduced legislation in the General Assembly that would place a $50 fee per semester on every out-of-state student attending Brown, the Rhode Island School of Design and...
Guest post: Parking reform should start at the State House
The State House is a great place to start reforming Providence's parking crisis. The great map that Jef put up last April shows that the State House contributes considerably to the overwhelming of our downtown space by...
City Plan Commission Meeting – February 26, 2013
[alert type=”muted”]]Notice of Regular Meeting Tuesday, February 26, 2013 – 4:45pm Department of Planning and Development • 1st Floor Meeting Room 444 Westminster Street, Providence[/alert]...
Providence Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting – February 20, 2013
[alert type=”muted”]Providence Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Agenda February 20, 2013, 4:30 PM, 444 Westminster Street, First Floor[/alert] [box style=”alert”] Meeting is Wednesday...
Plowing done wrong
East Avenue near the Pawtucket/Providence line. I’m seeing a lot of bellyaching on social media about streets not being plowed yet. While, my street is showing signs of blacktop, I feel others pain, but. We got...