Why Is Rhode Island Building New Roads When Its Current Roads Are Falling Apart?

Rhode Island has built far more highways than it can afford to maintain. So why on earth is it building another one?

It’s time we change our zoning rules to allow more small commercial spaces to help spice up and enliven our residential streets and neighborhoods.

Zoning, Top StorySeth ZerenMarch 30, 2022zoning, Rhode Island, walkability, commercial real estate, mixed use, corner store, corner stores

There’s No Parking Like Snow Parking

This Rhode Island community came together to advocate for parking improvements in their neighborhood—and it worked.

In Rhode Island, the pieces are there. Don’t squander them.

Many Rhode Island cities have “good bones” — the infrastructure, walkable neighborhoods, and sturdy buildings that could build resilience and prosperity. So why are so many cities in The Ocean State squandering that inheritance now?

Urban Renewal, Urban Design, Top StoryMatthew RobareMarch 11, 2021Rhode Island, infastructure, blight

Little Bets

Recommended Reading, MarohnCharles MarohnSeptember 5, 2011Government Consolidation, Rhode Island, too big to fail

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