GrowSmartRI

People. Places. Planet. Prosperity. Helping communities effectively integrate land-use, transportation, housing and conservation to shape great places for all.

[GrowSmartRI @GrowSmartRI]

We kick off the Power of Place Summit on Friday 6/26 by celebrating these Smart Growth Award winners.
Join us, 9 am in the RISD Auditorium. https://t.co/hh9YaDDQg8

[GrowSmartRI @GrowSmartRI]

You've still got time to register for our June 26 Power of Place Summit in PVD!

Choose sessions on housing, transportation, climate resilience, community engagement, and more along with keynote, "Fix the Places, Keep the People," on sprawl repair.
https://t.co/hh9YaDDQg8

[Edward Fitzpatrick @FitzProv]

.@GrowSmartRI's Scott Wolf to step down after 27 years -- Rhode Map by @DanMcGowan https://t.co/xEqEMcwa5h via @BostonGlobe

[GrowSmartRI @GrowSmartRI]

For more than 27 years Scott Wolf has been the heart of Grow Smart RI: a tireless advocate, trusted voice, and friend to everyone who cares about building a better RI. Scott plans to step down as executive director at the end of December 2026. https://t.co/wWSTpkP6R5

[GrowSmartRI @GrowSmartRI]

More here about Scott Wolf's legacy and plans:
https://t.co/wWSTpkP6R5

[Edward Fitzpatrick @FitzProv]

.@GrowSmartRI announces that Scott Wolf is stepping down after 27 years as executive director

[GrowSmartRI @GrowSmartRI]

@IanDonnis Yes, more on Scott's legacy and plans here:
https://t.co/wWSTpkP6R5

[GrowSmartRI @GrowSmartRI]

⏱️The clock is ticking! We've extended early bird rates through Friday, 6/12, for the Power of Place Summit on Friday, 6/26. Sign up now for a day chock-full of creative ideas for advancing a more vibrant and thriving Rhode Island.

https://t.co/hh9YaDDQg8

[Neighbors Welcome! Rhode Island @rhodyneighbors]

Lawmakers are listening. Make sure they hear from you!

Send a letter of support to let your elected leaders know: We Stand Up for More Homes!

More details here: https://t.co/QwddBIdBRD

[GrowSmartRI @GrowSmartRI]

Next meeting of the Rhody Streets Network is Thursday, June 4, 5:30-7 pm at 30 Exchange Terr, 1st floor, PVD.

Learn from others across RI who are improving their communities for walking, biking, and transit.

Reserve your seat here:
https://t.co/q7FbvQh91D

[GrowSmartRI @GrowSmartRI]

As part of her Power of Place keynote address, Galina Tachieva will point to examples of sprawl in Rhode Island and suggest ways to transform the spaces.

Join us on the RISD campus in Providence on Friday, 6/26. Register now for early bird Summit pricing!
https://t.co/hh9YaDDQg8

[GrowSmartRI @GrowSmartRI]

Join Grow Smart RI’s Power of Place Summit, convening RI’s cross-sector changemakers, on June 26. Keynote speaker Galina Tachieva will address how to fix sprawl; 3 RI gubernatorial candidates will share their visions on smart growth. Register: https://t.co/L6TMXYEnLC

[GrowSmartRI @GrowSmartRI]

Join us Weds 4/29, 4:30 pm as Andy Glines of Fuss & O'Neill shows us how a Nightingale Redevelopment parking lot became an urban innovation model by using street tree filters to clean roof runoff, widen sidewalks, and grow the tree canopy.

Register here: https://t.co/zPeViqqtyv

[GrowSmartRI @GrowSmartRI]

Last week the RI House Finance Committee heard testimony on a $25M bond referendum supporting the state’s Bicycle Mobility Plan. GrowSmart RI's John Flaherty noted that RI lacks connectivity to make its bike paths reliable and safe options.
https://t.co/Ts2FhW0O6Z

[GrowSmartRI @GrowSmartRI]

The smallest state is representing big time this week at #MainStreetNow in Tulsa! Grow Smart RI and our friends from Woonsocket, Central Falls, & South Kingstown are excited to be part of the @NatlMainStreet movement to build thriving commercial districts. #msn2026

[GrowSmartRI @GrowSmartRI]

Action alert! Tomorrow, 4/14, RI's House Finance Comm. hears a funding resolution for $150K in continuing support for our Main Street RI program. Share your voice: Rm 35 in the State House, hearing begins approx 4:30 pm; our bill is 2nd from last.

[GrowSmartRI @GrowSmartRI]

Today at noon! Join us to talk about Activating Public Spaces with placemaking leader C.J. Opperthauser.

[GrowSmartRI @GrowSmartRI]

Tomorrow, 4/9, noon: C.J. Opperthauser joins us for Activating Public Spaces, our next #MainStreetRI Roundtable. C.J. is exec dir of Friends of Congress Square Park in Portland, ME, and a creative regional leader in #placemaking.

Free to register: https://t.co/Fjr06Wr45T

[Ted Nesi @TedNesi]

NEW: RIDOT has quietly scrapped plans to put a $25M federal grant toward a bike path off the Henderson Bridge that would have linked East Bay Bike Path & Blackstone River Parkway

At Trump administration's urging, money will now go to paving Pawtucket Ave https://t.co/RJ7Ow0EdGH

[GrowSmartRI @GrowSmartRI]

Tomorrow, 4/9, noon: C.J. Opperthauser joins us for Activating Public Spaces, our next #MainStreetRI Roundtable. C.J. is exec dir of Friends of Congress Square Park in Portland, ME, and a creative regional leader in #placemaking.

Free to register: https://t.co/Fjr06Wr45T

[GrowSmartRI @GrowSmartRI]

The decisions that shape RI’s future emerge through shared strategy and leaders coming together across sectors to envision what comes next.

Join us for 6/26 Power of Place Summit! Send in your Smart Growth Award nominations & breakout session proposals.
https://t.co/hh9YaDDQg8

[GrowSmartRI @GrowSmartRI]

Come along with Bob Billington and John Flaherty on a Rhodies in Transit ride to talk sustainable tourism, transit connections, and future possibilities for the Blackstone Valley.

@TourBlackstone
https://t.co/TV9Wj31Ao2