Woonasquatucket River Greenway Improvements

The City of Providence’s Woonasquatucket River Greenway Improvement Project is transforming a one-mile stretch of the Greenway connecting Providence Place Mall to Eagle Square

Opportunity

Project improvements include a new off street urban trail along the Woonasquatucket River, two new pocket parks, two new kayak launches, and extensive tree planting and green stormwater infrastructure. The approximately $14M improvements are part of the implementation of 2018 Woonasquatucket Vision Plan, funded by a U.S. EPA brownfields planning grant.

Solution

Horsley Witten Group was part of the 2018 Vision Plan consultant team and collaborated with Bowman, Cogent Services, and DiChiera Consulting on the Greenway project visioning, public outreach, design, and construction oversight with specific responsibility for the placemaking, green infrastructure, sustainability, and landscape architecture elements of the plan. Project construction has commenced and is scheduled for completion in the spring of 2025.