Public Street. Photo via Google Street View.
The Plan to Make Public Street a Public Good
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Sandwiched between scrap metal recycling and mounds of salt, Providence’s Public Street is getting a makeover. As a result of the Washington Park community’s efforts to find a way to cohabitate with the Port of Providence, Public Street — one of the 234 public right-of-way [...]

17
Jun
Oil tanks a view of Providence’s skyline in the distance. Photo by Joshua Geaughan.
The Future of the Port of Providence
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Editor’s note: This article is the latest installment in a series of articles about the Providence port and ProvPort’s Master Planning process, written and researched by the team of student journalists at Communities of Hope. Read previous articles here and here. According to The Grantham [...]

07
May
Stacks of lumber being unloaded from a cargo ship at ProvPort. Photo: Joshua Geaughan.
ProvPort: One Piece in a Larger Puzzle
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The Port of Providence is the second largest deep-water port in New England and is an economic engine for the city. While cities in neighboring Massachusetts have Designated Port Areas (DPAs), the city of Providence does not own or control all the land in the [...]

09
Apr
An aerial shot of ProvPort facilities. Photo courtesy of ProvPort’s website.
Paying Attention to Providence’s Port and Its Impact
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For Ward 10 residents, including the Washington Park neighborhood and parts of South Providence, some see the Port of Providence as a hassle to their community. “It’s been going on for a long time…I’ve been calling DEM [Department of Environmental Management] about odors and responding [...]

12
Mar