Final report is available here
The City of Providence and Arup have joined forces to engage the community in 6-month journey to reimagine the public spaces in and around Greater Kennedy Plaza to be more inviting, inclusive, and connected.
VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETINGS
Public Meeting #1
Public Meeting #2
PROJECT PAGE
An interactive webpage has been created to keep the community up-to-date on the status of Imagine Downtown Providence. We encourage you to visit www.imaginedowntownpvd.com to learn more about the process and to sign up to receive alerts specific to our work.
PROJECT SCOPE
Through a community engagement process and a review of the needed changes to the City’s infrastructure, our team is proposing three fundamental changes to the area:
A friendlier Kennedy Plaza for transit and pedestrians
- Closing of Washington St. and East Approach
- New RIDOT bus locations
- New drop-off and multimodal transportation parking areas
- Downtown/Uptown bus traffic routed on Fulton St.
Reclaim of the public spaces throughout the greater Kennedy plaza for public activation
- New shading structure on Kennedy Plaza
- Amenities for people in need
- Bathrooms, café, new performance stage
- Welcome Center
- New seasonal Ice Skating Rink
- Interactive water feature
- Free Space area at the old ice rink location for youth engagement and creativity
Modernization of the Riverwalks
- New access with an elevate platform connecting Exchange Terrace with Memorial Boulevard
- New crossing of Memorial Boulevard
- New Riverwalk walkways built on top of the existing ones to resist sea-level rise at least until 2100
- An experiential mist ring installation over the basin
- Renovated performance stage and audience seating
- New lighting and event infrastructure
Contact Us
Contact Jess Lance, AICP, Principal Planner, with any questions about the project
401-680-8519