On Thursday and Friday, Providence WaterFire hosted the Art of Placemaking conference in the Downtown Omni hotel. This conference brought...

Sometimes, what we write here on Brown Political Review can seem distant for the average Brown Student. What is a Brown student to do...

The BPR Media Team explores perspectives on the crisis in syria from Christian Syrians in Providence via Op-Doc. #MiddleEast #Providence...

Joey DeFrancesco became a short-lived Internet celebrity in 2011 after the then-24 year old posted a video of himself quitting his job at...

Towns across America are hitting a troubling paradox in downtown revitalization: people do not want to move downtown until there is a...

A new term has sprung up in the urban policy world: Buffalo Hunting.  This describes when city chambers of commerce, economic development...

Photo Author’s Own Many cities with desperate downtowns are attempting to lure big business in by hook or crook.  The New York Times...

From Wikimedia Commons Lots of cities and states subsidize and promote their airports, and Rhode Island is no exception.  Policy has been...

Photo Credit: Adam E. Moreira Brown students get the privilege of riding RIPTA for free, a fairly common setup for students in college...

Photo by author Here, urban density and neighborhood spirit combine to make a fun community. Having a lot at hand is especially important...

Urbanist Richard Florida talks often about hub cities. These are cities that define a region – Atlanta in the Southeast, Boston in New...