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Grow Smart RI leads and engages Rhode Islanders in advancing neighborhood revitalization, environmental stewardship, and economic opportunity for all.

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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
@ripta.com Bd. member Normand Benoit "Our only realistic path forward is to get it fixed once & for all," Benoit said of RIPTA's recurring budget gaps. "If we don't get it fixed, we're going to be in that death spiral where ridership will go down & down." www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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RIPTA is, again, studying a Providence bus hub. Here's where.
The new bus hub would be built on lawn above the Northeast Corridor tracks
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Grow Smart RI's Scott Wolf moderating a discussion about ‘Creative Local Solutions’ to delivering housing that’s affordable with Central Falls Mayor Maria Rivera & Linda Weisinger, ED of Pawtucket Central Falls Development. @AARPRI @SmartGrowthUSA Housing for the Care Economy
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
ProJo: In explaining why he would vote against the plan, Wolf said that "although there are some excellent projects, looking at this as a whole ... we think this [plan] is mostly a status quo roadmap." tinyurl.com/4vshrnjr
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'Status quo roadmap': Critics say new RI transportation plan fails climate, transit goals
The State Transportation Improvement Plan for 2026-2025 lays out $11.5 billion worth of spending on roads, bridges, buses and ferries.
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
The State Transit Improvement Program was approved by the council 19-1, with Scott Wolf being the sole dissent. “We need to move in a more transit and bike and ped-friendly direction,” Wolf said. tinyurl.com/mpb4a99n @RICurrent
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Edward Fitzpatrick @fitzprov.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
After years of underfunding @ripta.com, it will take political leadership and a forward-looking funding model to strengthen the system, write @growsmartri.bsky.social’s executive director and RI Hospitality Association’s president www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/20/m...
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R.I. needs to move in the right direction by investing in better public transit - The Boston Globe
After years of underfunding RIPTA, it will take political leadership and a forward-looking funding model to strengthen the system, write Grow Smart RI’s executive director and RI Hospitality Associati...
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Worth a watch on @ripbs-tpr.bsky.social: Experts talk about the dire situation with our RI Transit System, and what the options might be as deep service cuts at @ripta.com are threatened tinyurl.com/4x35za4x
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Trump vs Brown University + RIPTA Collapse in Rhode Island | Expert Talk
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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Zachary Agush @zagush.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
As a holder of an MSc in Transport Planning and Management, I just read the Governor’s letter. This is my blunt and personal response (not an official @ripta.com statement): this is outrageous.
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
"We need the business leaders to speak up, and we need them to speak up now!" Wise words from Patrick Crowley, @ripta.com board secretary, regarding proposed budget cuts. tinyurl.com/2vyhjk3j
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Be heard on bus funding before it’s too late
Too busy running or managing your own business to pay attention to the public debate over $10 million in proposed budget cuts to the R.I. Public Transit Authority? While understandable, Patrick Crowle...
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Are you a local changemaker who dreams of better Transit? If so, join us at our Active Transportation Workshop on 8/25 where you'll gain an understanding for how transportation planning works in RI and how you can influence better outcomes for residents in your community. tinyurl.com/2xsbjx7k
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Main Street RI @mainstreetri.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Did you hear the big #MainStreetRI news? The RI General Assembly approved legislation allocating $125K to our Main Street Coordinating Program! Read all about it and all we plan to do with you here in RI to transform our Main Streets into great streets in this PBN story: tinyurl.com/3enp6aec
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A new attempt to breathe life into R.I.’s main streets
The colloquial “Main Streets” are vital for community cohesion and small-business growth. Yet, these areas don’t develop naturally, and many local commercial corridors struggle to reach their full pot...
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
We're here at #CNU33 with Scott Wolf moderating the day's Open House event. We'll be here every day learning, sharing and connecting. Come find us! www.cnunewengland.org
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Grow Smart RI's Scott Wolf in @projo: "If we had adequate supply, the fact we've got a lot of affluent out-of-state home buyers might not have much of an impact on the cost trends in our market - It just underscores the importance of encouraging more housing production." tinyurl.com/yzz3rb3m
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Out-of-state buyers are purchasing more RI homes. Is that a good thing or bad thing?
Fewer homes are changing hands, and a larger share of them are being sold to people outside Rhode Island. That could be a boon to the state's economy.
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Here's a chance to make real progress building out RI's planned network for safe active mobility. Lawmakers to consider $25M voter ref. that could earn up to $125M more in fed matching funds. Take 5 mins to voice your support - sample letter and how-to here - rb.gy/4me8ea. Or join us 5/21 onsite!
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Main Street RI @mainstreetri.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Next up for our #MainStreetRI Roundtables: @billbartholomew.bsky.social discusses Social Connection on Main Street. Next Thursday May 22nd @12pm #zoom #free! Register today! growsmartri.org/main-street-...
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
In celebration of the sold-out home opener at The Centreville Bank Stadium this weekend, Saturday, May 3, we're thrilled to feature our #rhodiesintransit with the City of Pawtucket and The Pawtucket Foundation.
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Are you one of the many people whom have been touched by Barbara Sokoloff's super powers in building our communities? If so, join us in honoring her great work on May 8th -- register for the awards today! And please share! tinyurl.com/RISmartGrowt...
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Three cheers to Barrington for their Walker Farm project! Join us in celebrating this great project at our Smart Growth Awards on May 8th. Final days to register! growsmartri.org/2025-smart-g...
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Early Bird pricing on the 2025 Smart Growth Awards ends today! Get your tickets now to enjoy a fun evening of celebration, connections and inspiration! tinyurl.com/RIawards
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Have you seen our lineup for our 2025 Smart Growth Award Winners?! Join us on May 8th to celebrate these exemplary people and projects & hear Keynote Speaker @BillBartholomew speak to how our built environment can be reimagined to foster social connection. REGISTER: tinyurl.com/ub5zewwp
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Main Street RI @mainstreetri.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Join us 4/24 @12pm on zoom for our next #MainStreetRI Roundtable: Day in the Life of a Main Street Manager with the Connecticut Main Street Center. Learn more and Register: growsmartri.org/main-street-...
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Nashville, Tennessee was one of 46 cities across the U.S. in 2024 that successfully passed a ballot initiative to improve public transit. Let's do this Rhode Island! @pvdstreets.bsky.social @ripta.com
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Excited for our #rhodiesintransit forum today!
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Some #rhodiesintransit selects 🔥 lookin good @ripta.com!
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Throwing it back to a snowy February day where we took the Rhode Island Department of Health on Rhode Island Public Transit Authority for a site visit to One Neighborhood Builders to hear about the One Central Providence initiative. Read more about our trip on our blog: growsmartri.org/ridoh/
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Invest Today for Rhode Island's Quality of Place Tomorrow #401GIVES. www.401gives.org/organization...
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Looking to improve foot traffic, bring new energy, preserve and beautify your Main Street? Let's talk storefront and facade improvement! Next #MainStreetRI Roundtable on 3/27 @12pm we'll look at East Providence's Storefront Improvement Program. Register now... It's free! tinyurl.com/2uusexvy
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
We're joining forces with the Providence Foundation on a #RhodiesInTransit Forum on April 10th at the RI Convention Center to engage RI's business & civic leaders on the positive role of better public transit to RI's economic competitiveness & quality of life. FREE to REGISTER! tinyurl.com/yftda2u6
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Have you submitted your 2025 Smart Growth Nomination yet? Today is the last day to do so! Nominate the best of Rhode Island's projects, policies / plans or leaders that exemplify smart growth values. We can't wait to see what you're excited to share! growsmartri.org/2025-smart-g...
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Shhh! Our next #MainStreetRI Roundtable explores ...The Secret Lives of Bus Stops! Thurs Feb 27 @12pm. You'd be surprised by how much there is to learn about bus stops & what's involved in installing one on your street. Join us! Free to Register: tinyurl.com/3mp4fh6c
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Main Street RI @mainstreetri.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
(re)Introducing #RhodyLoveNotes: a collective mapping project that builds community around beloved places and spaces hidden across #RhodeIsland. Explore 75+ Love Notes to special RI places and write your own! tinyurl.com/2d96abjv
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
What do main streets and public transit (@ripta.com) have in common? They both provide vital means of connecting to our neighbors and communities. Loved this breakdown from @amo.house.gov and these essential insights from Still On Main's Leslie Moore. Full video here: growsmartri.org/representati...
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Grow Smart RI's John Flaherty shared in @bostonglobe.com that a $32.6M budget gap in Gov. McKee's proposed state budget for RIPTA can only mean "very drastic service cuts" tinyurl.com/3fr3b83y
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McKee’s budget shortchanges RIPTA, transit advocates say - The Boston Globe
“This is taking us in an exact wrong direction from a climate change perspective, from a school attendance perspective, and from an economic perspective,” one advocate said.
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Speaking to the question of the success of reclaiming 195 land our own Scott Wolf says while the overall impact hasn't been flawless, it has been positive: "it has extended the downtown, extended the revitalization of the riverfront quite a bit..." Read for more ... tinyurl.com/2p6eabd6
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Has RI's 14-year road trip to reclaim I-195 land been a success? What's worked, what's stalled
The relocation of I-195 completed a 30-year cycle of public works that would reshape Providence's waterfront. Has it been a success worth replicating?
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Save the date for the 2025 Smart Growth Awards Ceremony on Thursday May 8 at the Providence Public Library 🏆 Call for nominations now open! growsmartri.org/2025-smart-g...
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
What a pleasure it was to visit Still On Main with @RepGabeAmo on the bus line he grew up using. Stay tuned for a #rhodiesintransit about how public transit can connect each distinct town and neighborhood with each other and the aspirations we have for our communities. @rideripta
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Excited to support the efforts of Senator Zurier in his introduction of two bills to shore up RIPTA funding. While it's not enough to close the funding gap, it moves us in the right direction. Next up: implement the Transit Master Plan! tinyurl.com/5n98n79a tinyurl.com/2rmkwwkk
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
✊Transit Equity Day // Access to Opportunity 🚌✨ 🚌Transit Equity Day 📆Feb. 3, 2025 ⏰1:00pm 📍Kennedy Plaza See you there! 🙌 Reposted from @providencestreets
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Providence nightlife generates $990 million a year. But workers can’t catch a bus after bars close. www.aol.com/providence-n...
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Providence nightlife generates $990 million a year. But workers can’t catch a bus after bars close.
Some certainties in life: Death, taxes, and the fact that Haven Brothers will pull into its usual haunt alongside Providence City Hall right as the 9-to-5 crowd is getting off work. The famous diner-o...
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
While growing up, @ttanzi95.bsky.social was ahead of her time - delaying a rite of passage (getting a driver’s license) when most everyone else couldn’t wait. We caught up in Narragansett (on the #14 bus to Cool beans Cafe) to discuss the state of transit in Rhode Island. #rhodiesintransit
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Are you registered for Next Week's @mainstreetri.bsky.social ROUNDTABLE? You should be! We've invited our friends from Connecticut Main Street Center to lead us in a webinar introducing the core, proven concepts of Main Street management. tinyurl.com/3y35bxf6
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Grow Smart RI @growsmartri.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
ADVOCACY ALERT: HELP SAVE RI’S HISTORIC TAX CREDIT PROGRAM! SIGN HERE: tinyurl.com/bdhe86dc RI's best economic & community development tool is broken. SIGN THE PETITION to tell our legislators to fix this vital program that creates housing, revitalizes neighborhoods & protects our environment.
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