Strengthening the historic core and creating vibrant public spaces

摘要

Mayor Angel Taveras has put quality of place at the center of three projects to reshape the city of Providence. The renovated Kennedy Plaza will relocate a hub-and-spoke transportation system closer to the rail network, bring the street up to grade, remove ironwork blocking connections to Burnside Park, and turn the plaza into a central square with public programming, dining, picnic concerts, and movies. "Great cities have great spaces," he says. "We're looking at it not just as design but as economic development. It's going to transform the whole area around it."