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Build the Hub. Build the Transit System.
Here's our take on RIPTA's new transit hub. What's yours? Find our op-ed in yesterday's @projo or on our website here:
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Calling all Community Leaders and others committed to building better Main Streets to join us at the Main Street Together Conference hosted by @MainStreetRI and @GrowSmartRI on Sat. October 17th! Connect, share ideas and learn best practices. REGISTER: tinyurl.com/yy6uu956
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Join us on Wednesday, September 16 at 7 PM for a virtual Friends of NWRI meeting! Together, we’ll process the recent primary election results and discuss key opportunities to advocate for more housing options in our local cities and towns.
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/fri…
We're all ears for Main Street revitalization! Tune in to hear how Main Street RI is working with the Downtown Woonsocket Collaborative to turn around their Main Street. @GMancieri
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A highlight of our recent Summit: the Gubernatorial Candidates Forum. Helena Foulkes (D), Ken Block (I) & Aaron Guckian (R) shared their smart growth visions for RI. (Gov. McKee's team said he couldn't attend.) @ProvidenceJournal has the breakdown today — tinyurl.com/4d7fuehs
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🏡 5 days to go! Our South County Happy Hour is Tuesday, July 14th, 5:30-7pm @ Pancho O'Malley's in Narragansett.
Free & family-friendly — come meet your neighbors and talk housing over a drink. RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/sou…
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It's officially the end of session, and we're celebrating the best way we know how: good people, great conversation, and delicious offerings from Track 15.
Join us as we honor Joe Shekarchi, Thom Deller, Annette Bourne, and Scott Wolf for their impact on housing in Rhode Island.
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ICYMI: @DanMcGowan interviewed Scott Wolf, @GrowSmartRI ED & HWRI at RWU Advisory Board member, to discuss Scott's career, impact on the housing & transportation sectors, and future after retirement. Check out their Q&A via #RhodeMap here: view.email.bostonglobe.com/?… @BostonGlobe
Hear Providence Mayor Grebien and other officials talk about Tidewater Landing at the Power of Place Summit this Friday, 6/26, on RISD campus — among many other sessions on housing, transportation, community engagement, and more.
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By @chris_m_gavin -- Pawtucket to move forward on next phases of Tidewater Landing development. The development along the eastern shore of the Seekonk River will include 70 units of affordable housing and 325 market-rate units, officials said Monday
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Who will shape RI's future? We'll cap off our 6/26 Power of Place Summit with a gubernatorial candidates forum. Jim Hummel will moderate Q&As with 3 major candidates* —Guckian, Foulkes, and Block (McKee's campaign manager declined invite).
Register:
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We kick off the Power of Place Summit on Friday 6/26 by celebrating these Smart Growth Award winners.
Join us, 9 am in the RISD Auditorium. growsmartri.org/power-of-pla…
You've still got time to register for our June 26 Power of Place Summit in PVD!
Choose sessions on housing, transportation, climate resilience, community engagement, and more along with keynote, "Fix the Places, Keep the People," on sprawl repair.
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.@GrowSmartRI's Scott Wolf to step down after 27 years -- Rhode Map by @DanMcGowan bostonglobe.com/2026/06/12/m… via @BostonGlobe
For more than 27 years Scott Wolf has been the heart of Grow Smart RI: a tireless advocate, trusted voice, and friend to everyone who cares about building a better RI. Scott plans to step down as executive director at the end of December 2026. growsmartri.org/announcing-e…
More here about Scott Wolf's legacy and plans:
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⏱️The clock is ticking! We've extended early bird rates through Friday, 6/12, for the Power of Place Summit on Friday, 6/26. Sign up now for a day chock-full of creative ideas for advancing a more vibrant and thriving Rhode Island.
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Lawmakers are listening. Make sure they hear from you!
Send a letter of support to let your elected leaders know: We Stand Up for More Homes!
More details here: actionnetwork.org/letters/th…
Next meeting of the Rhody Streets Network is Thursday, June 4, 5:30-7 pm at 30 Exchange Terr, 1st floor, PVD.
Learn from others across RI who are improving their communities for walking, biking, and transit.
Reserve your seat here:
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As part of her Power of Place keynote address, Galina Tachieva will point to examples of sprawl in Rhode Island and suggest ways to transform the spaces.
Join us on the RISD campus in Providence on Friday, 6/26. Register now for early bird Summit pricing!
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Join Grow Smart RI’s Power of Place Summit, convening RI’s cross-sector changemakers, on June 26. Keynote speaker Galina Tachieva will address how to fix sprawl; 3 RI gubernatorial candidates will share their visions on smart growth. Register: tinyurl.com/4mx6h9hu