Building for Rhode Island’s Future 2014 Power of Place Summit. Friday, May 23, 2014

Then & Now 1960:  It’s all about building interstates  Homogeneous audience base 2014:  It’s all about mobility and creating livable communities  Heterogeneous audience base; “transportation choice” is prioritized BUILDING FOR RHODE ISLAND’S FUTURE

Creating Capital Center RIDOT contributed $10M toward the building of rail tracks and expansion of Providence Station Commuter rail service to Boston began in 1988 Freed up land which led to more than $600M in private development throughout the 1990s Relocated railroad tracks that cut through the city, physically separating downtown from Capitol Hill

BUILDING FOR RHODE ISLAND’S FUTURE Upcoming Site Improvements at Providence Station

BUILDING FOR RHODE ISLAND’S FUTURE A Statewide Intermodal System

BUILDING FOR RHODE ISLAND’S FUTURE The Opportunity

BUILDING FOR RHODE ISLAND’S FUTURE Challenges Getting the bond question on the ballot Air right negotiations with Amtrak Building over live tracks and catenary lines

BUILDING FOR RHODE ISLAND’S FUTURE Significance of Rail Corridor Supports economic development  Many local businesses find a strategic advantage in locating near rail facilities  Transportation choice helps to attract younger generations, minimize brain drain in the area, and promote tourism Important link between major metro areas  Vital connection in the movement of people and goods throughout the region

BUILDING FOR RHODE ISLAND’S FUTURE The Next Frontier Weekend commuter rail service to T.F. Green and Wickford Junction Intrastate commuter rail shuttle (Providence, T.F. Green, Wickford) Indoor connections between Providence Station and other downtown amenities Coach rehab at Quonset Business Park

BUILDING FOR RHODE ISLAND’S FUTURE Phillip Kydd Deputy Director