Tag: zoning
Zoning change brings surge of building activity to major streets in...
Three years into a building boom, downtown Providence has expanded its active commercial spaces along major streets, attracting dozens of new and expanded businesses.
The...
I-195 Commission adopts city zoning as interim plan for district...
PROVIDENCE – A new state law turns over development decisions in the Interstate 195 Redevelopment District to the commission that oversees the area, effectively...
Legislation alters flood-area zoning height exemptions
PROVIDENCE – Among the bills signed into law by Gov. Gina M. Raimondo following the most recent legislative session, one included a zoning ordinance...
Zoning reform alone won’t make housing affordable
During the past few years, it has become clear that housing affordability is a major challenge facing the U.S. Rent is consuming an increasing...
Lawmakers have returned to tackle a host of familiar issues
The General Assembly reopened Jan. 1 with a new configuration of legislators facing many of the same issues that have been circulating in the...
Zoning proposal would cap college students living in duplexes at 3
PROVIDENCE – A proposed zoning amendment would restrict the number of college students who could share a two-family house, or duplex, in the R-1...