Tag: Martina Haggerty
App launches to reduce traffic, driving time in Providence
PROVIDENCE – An app designed to help drivers reduce their time behind the wheel has hit the streets in Providence.
GoEzy, an app developed by...
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...
Providence’s ‘urban trails’ plan draws objections
Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza rolled out his Great Streets Initiative master plan on Jan. 27, but it didn’t take long for some residents...
Grow Smart RI to host June forum on transit-oriented development
PROVIDENCE – The smart-growth nonprofit Grow Smart Rhode Island will host a forum in June on “Making Transit-Oriented Development Work for Rhode Island.”
The June...
Five Questions With: Martina Haggerty
Martina Haggerty is the special projects director for the Providence Department of Planning and Development. She oversees planning, redevelopment and transportation projects, including the...
Most-read stories during May 2017, on PBN.com
1. PBN names Best Places To Work in 2017
POSTED ONLINE: May 12
Providence Business News has announced the awardees of its 2017 edition of the...
Providence nears deal for bike-share program
Updated at 3:24
PROVIDENCE - The Providence Department of Planning and Development has narrowed prospective sponsors for a Providence bike-share program to three companies, Social...