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Rep. Carlos
Tobon, Mayor Donald Grebien
and RI Housing Exec. Director Barbara Fields
tour developments
in Boston, MA
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Plans to add a
Pawtucket/Central Falls stop on the MBTA commuter-rail line are moving forward after
Rhode Island was awarded a federal TIGER grant from the US Department of Transportation.
Rhode Island Housing hosted a bus tour
to the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester to see the new Transportation Oriented
Developments that were built following the opening of four new stations along
the Fairmount Indigo line.
These
developments were spurred by access to transit hubs. They serve as an example
of the increased investment opportunities that may arise near current train
stations in Rhode Island in addition to the proposed station in Pawtucket.
Over 35 public
and private community leaders from Rhode Island and Massachusetts participated,
including Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien, Central Falls Mayor James Diossa, General
Assembly members Sen. Elizabeth Crowley (D-District 16; Central Falls,
Pawtucket) and Rep. Carlos Tobon (D-District 58; Pawtucket), and representatives
from Warwick, Providence, Pawtucket and Central Falls.
