Public meeting on Kennedy Plaza improvement plan to be held Aug. 16

A PUBLIC MEETING on planned updates to Kennedy Plaza will be held on Aug. 16 at the Joseph A. Doorley Jr. Municipal Building in Providence. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Department of Planning and Development and the R.I. Public Transit Authority are hosting a meeting, regarding the latest plans for changes to Greater Kennedy Plaza, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Aug. 16 at the Joseph A. Doorley Jr. Municipal Building, located at 444 Westminster St.

In September 2017, Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza proposed a nearly $5 million Phase I redesign of the plaza that included rerouting of traffic to create a more-continuous public space, concentrate bus traffic and reroute car traffic, including the creation of a new crosswalk at the center of the plaza.

The goal, as stated in 2017, is to make the park more walkable – connecting the Biltmore Hotel and Burnside Park.

Funding for the project came from the Downtown Transit Connector project, RIPTA and the city’s Capital Improvement Plan.

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The Department of Planning and Development said the meeting will be an update on the latest improvement plans.

Spanish translation will be provided.

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