Providence River Relocation Project: Creating a Place for Community and Art
Providence, Rhode Island
2003 Silver Medal Winner
General Information
| Location: |
Providence, Rhode Island |
| Award Cycle: |
2003 |
| Awarded: |
Silver Medal Winner |
| Completed: |
4/1/2002 |
| Budget: |
$60,000,000.00 |
Award Types
Overview
Through the reclamation and re-direction of the Woonasquatucket and Moshassuck urban rivers, the Providence River Relocation Project has created a new urban amenity out of formerly blighted downtown areas. The river relocation has been a key factor in the revitalization of the downtown, has re-knit adjacent neighborhoods, and has created public art programming and water access that attracts workers, students, reside. Also included in this transportation-based project designed to improve traffic flows in and through downtown Providence are development of 1.5 miles of auto-free riverwalks and construction of twelve new bridges which restored historical links among Providence’s Capital Center, College Hill, and the downtown; rail relocation and construction of a new train station; realignment and extension of major streets with highway connections, pedestrian walkways, small parks and plazas; and construction of a new urban park with restaurant, amphitheatre, fountain, boat landing and multiple pedestrian connections, as well as three docking sites for boat traffic accommodated by uniform bridge clearances and dredging.
Subject Headings
- Community development, Urban--Rhode Island--Providence.
- Providence River (R.I.)
- Providence River Relocation Project (Providence, R.I.)
- Public spaces--Rhode Island--Providence.
- Urban beautification--Rhode Island--Providence.
- Waterfronts--Rhode Island--Providence.
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