Photo by Joshua Geaughan.
The Providence Port, by the Numbers
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This past Saturday, May 17, The Providence Eye hosted its first ever public event. Providence Port Day, a free event held at Johnson & Wales’ Harborside campus and various locations around the port, aimed to shed light on some of the port’s main functions — [...]

21
May
The cover of the 2025 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook. Illustrated by Gail Greenwood.
It’s a fact — Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
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Rhode Island KIDS COUNT is a nonprofit organization aimed at providing “information-based advocacy to achieve equitable public policies and programs for the improvement of children’s lives.” Part of this work includes publishing an annual Factbook that uses data to tell the story of Rhode Island’s [...]

14
May
Graphic from Women’s Fund Rhode Island.
Providence Women’s Well-Being Index
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Editor’s Note: This article has been adapted from Providence-specific data provided by Women’s Fund of RI. Some portions have been edited for clarity. The Rhode Island Women’s Well-Being Index (WWBI) provides access to publicly available data specific to local, regional, and statewide levels, and aggregated [...]

07
May
The City Hall chambers before Mayor Smiley’s Budget Address on April 16. Photo from the Providence City Council livestream.
Mayor Smiley’s Proposed 2026 Budget
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Providence is in a tough financial spot right now. Unavoidable higher costs combined with a state law capping total property tax increases to 4% per year would leave the city at least $6 million in the hole next year, according to Mayor Brett Smiley. To [...]

30
Apr
Providence Port Day
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23
Apr
Map of Providence from EIG’s interactive online tool, the Distressed Communities Index. (Edited to include zip code labels.)
Mapping Economic Disparities with the Distressed Communities Index
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According to the Distressed Communities Index (DIC), a data tool that visualizes and compares economic well-being across U.S. communities, “Fifty million Americans live in distressed zip codes, roughly the population of Texas and Florida.” Meanwhile, the largest number of Americans live in prosperous zip codes. [...]

16
Apr
Crash Data
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Among its many good deeds, the Providence Streets Coalition has done an amazing job of collecting data on crashes involving motorized vehicles striking pedestrians, cyclists or scooter users since 2010. When the Rhode Island Department of Transportation stonewalled the Coalition’s request for Providence crash data, [...]

09
Apr
Image: PPL
HAPPY 150TH ANNIVERSARY TO THE PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY
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The Providence Public Library (PPL) is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year! Along with a birthday party on Saturday, April 12 there will be other celebratory events throughout 2025. The PPL was created when the libraries of the Franklin Society, The Franklin Lyceum, the RI [...]

02
Apr
The new zoning map. Areas with a bold outline indicate proposed base zoning change areas. Photo from the Comprehensive Plan Proposed and Existing Base Zoning Mapper tool.
New Zoning Ordinance Amendments Signed into Law by Mayor Smiley
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Zoning Ordinance Amendments that were passed by City Council last week were signed into law by Mayor Smiley on Monday. These amendments are the first phase of two total amendment phases being made in order to implement the Comprehensive Plan. The new zoning map is [...]

26
Mar
Photo: PNPP
Plant a Tree
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“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is NOW.” – Anon/Chinese Proverb Founded in 1988, the Providence Neighborhood Planting Program (PNPP) is a partnership between the Mary Elizabeth Sharpe Providence Neighborhood Planting Program Fund, the City of Providence, [...]

19
Mar