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HOLDING POTENTIAL: Pawtucket has narrowed down the proposals for the so-called “Downtown Gateway Project,” the 20 acres of property in the downtown area, including the former Apex department store property at the far right. 
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Apex redevelopment enters critical new phase

After more than six months of review, Pawtucket officials have narrowed six proposals for the former Apex department store property to three finalists, pushing...
HOMEWARD BOUND: Passengers disembark from a commuter train at the Pawtucket-Central Falls station on a recent weekday afternoon. The train arrived from Boston. 
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RIDING THE RAILS: Is $63M train station helping to put Pawtucket...

The train platform at the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center is bustling, and longtime Pawtucket resident Charlie Zechel is among the dozens of people waiting...
DRINKING UP: Jeremy Duffy, co-founder of Isle Brewers Guild LLC, thinks the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center has helped his business, though others say the station has not noticeably boosted foot traffic along nearby Main Street. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Train station sparks hope in city eyeing new direction

Positive economic changes don’t come easily in old mill cities, and Pawtucket has been no different. For every step forward, there’s often another backward....

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...

Groundbreaking held for new RIPTA passenger facility in Pawtucket

PAWTUCKET – Federal, state and local officials gathered on Monday to officially break ground on the R.I. Public Transit Authority’s new passenger facility at...
RENEWED INTEREST: Pawtucket Foundation Executive Director Jan A. Brodie stands in front of the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center, which has been attracting residential and commercial development interest to the area since opening on Jan. 23. 
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Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center seeing heavy traffic, development interest

The long-awaited Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center is finally here, and many agree it’s been a success so far. The new transit center – comprised of...

Officials mark opening of Pawtucket-Central Falls train, bus station

PAWTUCKET – Plans to make Pawtucket a public transportation destination with a new commuter rail and bus stop are chugging along. Federal and state officials...
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