Planning Department

Providence Capital Infrastructure Investment Plan

Vibrant public spaces are a big part of Providence’s reputation as a creative and captivating destination. Making Providence a city that works for every resident and business owner has been a top priority for Mayor Smiley. This means building roads that are safe, accessible and encourage multiple forms of transportation, putting us on the cutting-edge of urban design. By doing so, we are investing in the residents, in our business owners, our families and youth who depend on these resources daily.

PROJECT SUMMARY

Awarded Amount: $20,150,000.00
Amount Committed: $4,981,297.20
Remaining Balance: $15,168,702.80

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Complete Streets – Citywide

CIP 1.03

Amount Funded: $2,000,000.00
Amount Committed: $1,546,893.00
Balance Remaining: $453,107.00

Project notes:

Improvements to make the following streets safer for people walking, biking, and using public transit: South Water Street, Empire and Chestnut streets, and Lower Manton Avenue.
Improvements of traffic calming, signage, and striping along various neighborhood streets (“neighborhood greenways”) in the West End, Federal Hill, South Providence, Elmwood, Washington Park, and Olneyville.

Greater Kennedy Plaza

CIP 1.08

Funding:

Amount Funded: $4,000,000.00
Amount Committed: $565,032.31
Balance Remaining: $3,434,967.69

Project notes:

Remainder of project scope is currently being redefined and rebid.

Off Road Shared Use Paths & Trails

CIP 1.15

Funding:

Amount Funded: $750,000
Amount Committed: $871,527.64
Balance Remaining: $-121,527.64

Project notes:

Engineering and construction underway

Woonasquatucket Greenway/Woonasquacket Riverwalk

CIP 4.01

Funding:

Amount Funded: $1,750,000.00
Reallocation: $2,700,000.00
Amount Committed: $558,870.56
Balance Remaining: $3,891,129.44

Project notes:

Engineering and continued community engagement currently underway for new shared use path, pedestrian safety improvements, green infrastructure, kayak launch, and pocket parks. These improvements along Promenade and Kinsley are currently at about 60% engineering and all remaining funds will be expended to construct the first phase of improvements in Summer 2022.
Additional funds for enginering and construction provided by State Transportation Improvement Program, RIDEM Green Economy Bond, and the Southeast New England Partnership.
$2.7mm has been reallocated to this project from the Upper South PVD/Trinity Square Project making the full, funded allocation $4,450,000. (Total amount left to be spent is $4,279,425)

The Woonasquatucket River Greenway Project will connect Olneyville, Valley, and Smith Hill to Downtown Providence– completing a critical connection in the regional Woonasquatucket River Greenway, which extends from Olneyville to the neighboring town of Johnston.

This project will provide a critical connection between Olneyville– an Environmental Justice neighborhood- and Downtown- through an extension of the existing Woonasquatucket River Bike Path that extends to Johnston.

This project will transform the Eagle Street/Kinsley Avenue intersection with a new pocket park, green infrastructure, new shared use paths that will connect to the existing path at Eagle Square, and on – street parallel parking along Eagle Street.

City Walk

CIP 4.02

Funding:

Amount Funded: $1,000,000.00
Amount Committed: $188,938.00
Balance Remaining: $811,062.00

Project notes:

Improvements to make Broad Street safer for people walking, biking, and using public transit
Additional funds for engineering and construction provided by the State Transportation Improvement Program.

Urban Trail Network Improvements

CIP 4.03

Funding:

Amount Funded: $200,000.00
Amount Committed: $196,333.00
Balance Remaining: $3,667.00

Project notes:

Signage package for citywide ped/bike wayfinding and interpretive signage nearly complete.

DeSoto Street Extension and DeSoto/Natareno Pedestrian Bridge

CIP 4.04

Funding:

Amount Funded: $50,000
Amount Committed: $0
Balance Remaining: $50,000

Project notes:

Ped/bike bridge to connect part of Woonasquatucket River Greenway in Valley neighborhood.
Awaiting matching funds from other sources to move forward with initial design and engineering work.

Upper South PVD/Trinity Square Project

CIP 4.09

Funding:

Amount Funded: $10,000,000
Reallocation: $-2,700,000
Amount Committed: $653,702.69
Balance Remaining: $6,646,297.31

Project notes:

Addresses public infrastructure needs in Upper South Providence area such as sewer and drainage repairs, sidewalks, road paving, street trees, street lighting, and pedestrian safety improvements.
City will engage consultant to develop fully engineering plans and construct improvements during Summer 2022 at which point all remaining funds will be expended.
A reduction of $2.7mm has been discussed with all stakeholders. That funding has been reallocated to the Woonasquatucket Greenway/Riverwalk project. The actual funded allocation for this project is $7,300,000. (Total amount left to be spent is $7,144,530)