Fiscally healthier city will help spur private investment

Housing was never expected to be at the forefront of development in Providence’s I-195 Redevelopment District. Back in 2011, then-Mayor Angel Taveras called the newly created district a ”once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity to bring jobs and commercial investment to the city. But success, he said, would depend heavily on fiscal recovery for Providence, which was then facing

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