Tag: Kennedy Plaza
The Providence Foundation to present past accomplishments, future priorities at 50th...
PROVIDENCE – When David Salvatore recalls the downtown of his childhood, he sees a drab picture: Swaths of concrete, a federal highway traveling through...
‘You Belong Here’ wayfinding trail set to drop anchors in Providence
PROVIDENCE – Beginning in September, the Downtown Providence Park Network wants to prove "You Belong Here."
The public-private partnership announced Tuesday it is creating a...
Stuck in transit: Is RIPTA’s long hunt for bus hub location...
In 2014, the R.I. Department of Transportation produced a video promising a state-of-the-art transit hub to replace the “overcrowded” Kennedy Plaza in downtown Providence,...
For 50 years, an advocate for downtown success
Unless there was a sporting event or the circus was in town, David Salvatore was probably not venturing into downtown Providence when he was...
Providence opens outdoor ice rink at Kennedy Plaza
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley alongside city officials and actors from Trinity Repertory Company’s “A Christmas Carol” opened the city’s downtown outdoor ice...
RIPTA is considering putting bus hub near Providence train station, again
A final recommendation for the R.I. Public Transit Authority’s new state-of-the-art transit facility will be ready as early as late November, the agency’s interim...
What’s happening with Parcel 35 and a new bus hub in...
Nearly eight months after the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission agreed to hold off trying to sell Parcel 35 so the R.I. Public Transit Authority...
Should RIPTA move its Providence bus hub away from Kennedy Plaza?
Debate persists over where Providence’s central bus hub should be located.
A City Council Ordinance Committee on Oct. 2nd unanimously approved an amendment to the...
City Council committee wants transit hub language removed from Providence Comprehensive...
PROVIDENCE – The City Council Ordinance Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan removing language they argue indicates community support...
Five Questions With: David Salvatore
David Salvatore | Executive director, The Providence Foundation
1. What are your goals as executive director of The Providence Foundation, and why are you...

















