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Providence College presented its Institutional Master Plan (IMP) to the City Plan Commission (CPC) at its meeting Tuesday, May 20. The plan outlined proposals to renovate some of its existing facilities, add a 330+ bed dormitory, and expand the institutional zoning boundary to include part of a city block to the north of campus. The…
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While there have been several mill conversions in Providence over the last 25 years, Atlantic Mills is one of the largest industrial buildings in the Olneyville neighborhood that has not (yet) been redeveloped or converted into residential, office space, or other uses. With an abundance of space and an active weekend flea market, the Mills…
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Providence’s Capital Center Commission (CCC) will disband after nearly 45 years. The Commission was established in 1981 to develop the area between the State House, Union Station, and Downcity. The CCC led the development of the vast majority of the parcels in the area, and now municipal and state governments believe it is time to sunset the…
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Zoning changes to be implemented from the Comprehensive City Plan were the focal point of the City Planning Commission’s Dec. 17 meeting. The changes have been broken up into two phases, with the thornier and more complex zoning issues to be sorted out in the second round. The Phase 2 zoning changes include limits on…
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With the Providence Place mall recently entering receivership — essentially state-level bankruptcy — the future of the carpeted shopping center is in limbo. The enormous Providence Place mall building was built roughly 25 years ago, but today mall tenants are dwindling. GoLocalProv columnist and former Parks Director for Providence Bob McMahon has already suggested a few new…
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The Comprehensive Plan for Providence passed the first of two City Council votes on Nov. 7, and throughout the amendment process, one proposal snagged headlines: a potential ban on the construction of new gas stations within Providence city limits. In the finalized version of the plan, the ban isn’t really a ban at all —…
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Several councilors said though the Comp Plan is “not perfect,” it’s a good starting point The Proposed Comprehensive City Plan, the roadmap for Providence’s next decade, passed the City Council at its meeting on Nov. 7. The Plan will officially be ratified once it passes another City Council vote in the next few weeks — and…
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The Comprehensive Planning process for the City has reached its final stages — and for months, Providence residents, elected officials, and organizations (including PPS) have been focused on advocating for as strong a Plan as possible. As the draft Comp Plan goes to a City Council vote, PPS decided to sit down with Joe Mulligan, the…
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