Rhodemap RI Public Workshop

The gathering represent Round Two of a four-part Great Places workshop series. This effort is just one part of the ongoing RhodeMap RI planning process, a comprehensive statewide planning strategy that also includes plans for housing and economic development. Includes the identification, mapping and intersection of Green Resources (water supply, farmland, cultural areas, historic sites, recreation and open space areas), Economic Resources (land use, transportation networks, water and sewer, power and communications), and Social Resources (community facilities, social services, public transportation, labor/workforce opportunities). This will result in a series of regional, city and town maps showing those areas of the state where growth and revitalization makes the most sense, based on the location of roads and other infrastructure and the need to protect important natural and cultural resources.
Those who attend will hear an update on the green assets mapping presented at the first round of meetings. Next, a brief presentation on the existing Economic and Social Resources mapping will be followed by small group discussions, where participants will be asked to confirm what is represented on the maps and identify opportunities for future growth and conservation.