Tag: Liza Burkin
Proposed ProvPort tax, lease agreement extensions advance despite public protest
PROVIDENCE – Controversial extensions to the tax and lease agreements with the operators of Providence's industrial port received preliminary approval from a city panel...
LEGACY RACE: Will Providence’s next mayor keep their predecessor’s big ideas...
Term-limited Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza doesn’t let criticism stop him. That’s been especially true in the past year, as he’s raced not toward...
Concerns raised over expanded e-bike, scooter program
Some neighborhood and business leaders in Providence are worried that the city’s plan to allow more rental electric bikes and scooters on the streets...
Plans for Microfibres site please some, worry others
FOR THE FIRST TIME since Microfibres Inc. went out of business in 2016, the former fabrics factory at 1 Moshassuck St. in Pawtucket appears...
Lack of explanation over state bus hub plan leaves riders with...
PROVIDENCE – State transportation officials will continue making their case at public meetings on Tuesday for a new public transit hub on Dorrance Street...
BATTLE LANES: Mobility advocates fight for space on road, but opposition...
The 8½-mile cycling route from Robert Isenberg’s Cranston home to his job at the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island on Providence’s East Side...
New strategy to ease bike backlash is limited
Hoping to curb some of the resistance to bike lanes, street safety and cycling advocates are trying a different approach by offering a preview...
Providence coalition plans demonstration bike lane on Hope Street
PROVIDENCE – A group of cycling advocates is taking the wheel on efforts to win over naysayers to the city’s ambitious bike lane network.
The...
City touts speed reduction from contested bike lane project
PROVIDENCE – A contested city project to build a bike lane along the Providence waterfront is already achieving its intended safety effects, according to...
Does restaurants’ expanded sidewalk seating need limits?
Outdoor seating on sidewalks, bike lanes and city streets have helped save restaurants and bars during the pandemic, but some say it’s making it...
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