Welcome to the Broad Street Regeneration Initiative's
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In 2007, the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council (BVTC) began
working with Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Cumberland to develop
regional cooperative solutions to some of the issues plaguing
Broad Street.
BVTC then asked for, and was awarded, a Preserve America
grant from the National Park Service to undertake a regional
planning project. This planning project will help develop an
action plan, or road map, which will chart the course for the
larger effort to revitalize the Broad Street corridor.
Broad Street today is a unique place. A mixture of uses –
businesses, homes, churches, schools, industry, parks and
government buildings - can all be found within this dense 3 mile
stretch. Many of these buildings are reflective of the street’s
history and there are a number listed or eligible for the
National Register of Historic Places. As well, Broad Street is
and has always been a melting pot of rich cultures, from the
European and Asian immigrants of the 1700 and 1800’s, to the
Latin American, Caribbean, and African immigrants of today.
Globally, there has been a heightened interest in Smart
Growth and sustainability as a way for communities to guide
development. But many of the components that characterize Smart
Growth and sustainable development - a compact development
pattern, mix of uses, and development within urban areas -
already characterize Broad Street.
This study will embrace the existing development along Broad
Street while encouraging appropriate infill and redevelopment
that addresses the needs of the current residents and
businesses.
Before any agendas are set or any plans are made, Pawtucket,
Central Falls and Cumberland have to reach out to the people who
live, work, shop, pray and play on Broad Street.
The Broad Street Action Plan will respond directly to the
concerns and comments of the existing businesses and residents
and will capitalize on Broad Street’s strengths.
Alex Sommer
Broad Street Project Coordinator
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
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