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Providence bike lane network getting renewed attention

More than three years after Providence secured a $27.2 million federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant, Mayor Brett P. Smiley says construction...

UPP Global to refund $1.35M to R.I. drivers over hidden parking...

PROVIDENCE – UPP Global LLC, known locally as RI Parking Co., will pay $1.35 million to refund eligible Rhode Island drivers after the state...
DYNAMIC DUO: Kenneth Zorabedian, left, is the owner and his brother, Robert Zorabedian, is the director of United Parking LLC, a Providence-based valet and parking management company that just took over the Mt. Fuji/ Huntington Exchange parking lot in Providence. The brothers recently celebrated 20 years in business.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

3-point turn pays off for United Parking

It’s been 20 years since Kenneth Zorabedian started United Parking LLC in 2005. At the time, he was a 25-year-old parking cars for upscale...

Should Providence set a so-called consumption tax of 7% on the...

Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley is proposing a 7% sales tax on commercial parking lots and garages. Smiley estimates the tax could raise an estimated...

Parking tax might be on horizon in Providence

If Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley has his way, parking in private lots in the city could get a little more expensive as the...

Outdoor dining expanded in East Providence

EAST PROVIDENCE – Outdoor dining is expanding across the city as businesses cope with the Washington Bridge closure.  The City Council on Wednesday approved recommendations...
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE is installing new parking meters and is extending metered street parking in many areas, which is concerning at least on neighborhood leader. / PBN PHOTO

Extended hours for Providence parking meters draw mixed reaction

Providence is extending the hours its parking meters are operational to 9 p.m. throughout the city, and business leaders predict uneven effects on commerce...
A MOTORIST PULLS into an open parking spot along Empire Street in downtown Providence on one recent afternoon. PBN PHOTO

Do concerns about parking deter you from patronizing businesses located in...

Parking has always been a source of complaints in Providence. For people accustomed to driving to a suburban shopping plaza, they're used to finding...
ONE OF NUMEROUS surface parking lots in downtown Providence is located next to the Arcade and across from the Industrial Trust Co. Building on Westminister Street. / PBN FILE PHOTO/FRANK MULLIN

Many argue lack of downtown parking not the problem it once...

A longtime concern of visitors to downtown Providence – the lack of parking – has become a less-pressing issue as the city is still...

RIAC planning parking program at Block Island and Westerly airports

NEW SHOREHAM – The R.I. Airport Corp. plans on unveiling a mobile app-based parking system at the Block Island State Airport and Westerly State...
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