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Sep 7, 2017

New waterfront walking path unveiled in Providence

Mayor Jorge O. Elorza met with representatives of Save The Bay and ProvPort Inc. Thursday to announce a newly developed waterfront walking path at ProvPort. The pathway will be open to the public, and is designed for walking, bird watching, fishing, dog walking and photography. The trail will not have any public facilities.

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Sep 7, 2017

CRMC, ProvPort, Save The Bay open newest Urban Coastal Greenway

The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council, along with ProvPort, the City of Providence and Save The Bay, will open more green space and public access along the waterfront in the city with the creation of an Urban Coastal Greenway (UCG) at an old landfill situated between ProvPort and Save The Bay headquarters.

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Sep 7, 2017

New waterfront walking path unveiled at ProvPort

Officials at ProvPort and Save The Bay on Thursday unveiled a new public walking path with a stunning view of Narragansett Bay on a decommissioned landfill off of Allens Avenue.

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May 24, 2017

Ports in RI, CT, MA, plot course to deal with changing shipping industry

Cargo ships are growing. Shipping rates have plunged. Ports are expanding across the East Coast. What do those and other changes mean for New England ports and Rhode Island businesses? That was one of the questions industry experts mulled Wednesday at Bryant University's World Trade Day. "If New England ports continue to focus on areas where they have a competitive advantage, there is a bright future for them," John Reeve, president and founder of Reeve & Associates.

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