Tag: Parking
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...
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...
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...
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...
Providence offers free business corridor parking; urges businesses to apply to...
PROVIDENCE – Providence will be offering free two-hour parking in select business corridors to help local businesses operating through COVID-19-related restrictions, the city announced...
Newport announces series of financial relief programs
NEWPORT – A new series of financial relief measures have been put in place to help ease the potential economic impact of the COVID-19...
