Legislative Wrap with Rep. Jay O'Grady
A Quality of Place: The Grow Smart RI Podcast
Release Date: 09/18/2018
The Climate Crisis Campaign
A Quality of Place: The Grow Smart RI Podcast
Host John Flaherty is joined by Priscilla De La Cruz & Mal Skowron of the RI Climate Crisis Campaign. The campaign calls upon the Rhode Island government to take immediate action to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions by phasing out fossil fuels, create a just and equitable transition to a sustainable economy, and invest in adaptation and resilience to protect the people and places we love.
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The Year Ahead with Scott, John, & C.J.
A Quality of Place: The Grow Smart RI Podcast
Hosts Scott Wolf, John Flaherty, & C.J. Opperthauser give you an inside look at the opportunities, challenges, and priorities of Grow Smart RI for 2020.
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Giving Tuesday Special Edition
A Quality of Place: The Grow Smart RI Podcast
Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world on December 3, 2019 and every day.
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The Humanities & Smart Growth with Elizabeth Francis & Dennise Kowalczyk
A Quality of Place: The Grow Smart RI Podcast
Host Victoria Picinich is joined by Elizabeth Francis, Executive Director of the RI Council for the Humanities; and Dennis Kowalczyk, creator and host of the podcast Artclectic New England. Enjoy this lively talk about how smart growth, along with arts and culture contribute to the outstanding quality of place in RI.
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2019 Legislative Wrap with Rep. Carlos Tobon
A Quality of Place: The Grow Smart RI Podcast
Scott Wolf & John Flaherty are joined by State Representative Carlos Tobon of District 58 in Pawtucket, RI to discuss the 2019 legislative session of the RI General Assembly. This episode offers an insider's perspective into the ups and downs of the RI legislative session. Scott, John, & Carlos discuss economic development, the transit master plan, and state budget.
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Providence Raptors with Peter Green
A Quality of Place: The Grow Smart RI Podcast
Peter Green is a photographer and graphic designer living and working in downtown Providence. He walks the city, documenting Peregrine Falcons and more urban wildlife from Red-Tailed Hawks nesting on rooftops to American Kestrels hunting in graffiti-covered alleys. Peter and host C.J. discuss the interesting wildlife Peter has seen around the city of Providence as well as ways to make Providence more Raptor friendly!
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Special Guest: Former MA Gov. Michael S. Dukakis
A Quality of Place: The Grow Smart RI Podcast
Grow Smart RI is honored to present this episode with our guest, former MA Governor, 1988 Democratic Presidential Nominee, & Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Northeastern University, Michael S. Dukakis. A strong advocate (and patron) of mass transit, Governor Dukakis discusses the important role that improved transit plays in the health of our economy and environment, along with his vision for the future of transit in the Northeast.
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Scott & Anne Marie of Symposium Books
A Quality of Place: The Grow Smart RI Podcast
Host C.J. Opperthauser is joined by Symposium Books Owners Scott McCullough and Anne Marie Keohane. They started symposiumbooks.com and Symposium Books Wholesale 2003 at a warehouse in Providence and opened the store in 2004. In 2014, they added Vinyl Records to the store. In 2019, they added Symposium Gallery. This year, the store is celebrating its 15th year anniversary.
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A Business Perspective on Smart Growth with Junior Jabbie
A Quality of Place: The Grow Smart RI Podcast
Host Scott Wolf is joined by Junior Jabbie, a former Grow Smart RI Board Member and the President and Chief Executive Officer of Banneker Industries, a leading provider of end-to-end supply chain management and integrated third-party logistics solutions to a wide range of Fortune 100 companies in multiple industries.
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Providence's Past & Future with Cliff Wood
A Quality of Place: The Grow Smart RI Podcast
Hosts Scott Wolf & John Flaherty are joined by Cliff Wood, the Executive Director of The Providence Foundation. They discuss how The Providence Foundation and Grow Smart RI have shaped Providence's renaissance, and what needs to happen to continue to improve the quality of place across RI.
info_outlineScott Wolf and John Flaherty are joined by soon to be retired State Representative Jay O'Grady to discuss the 2018 legislative session of the RI General Assembly that saw several advances in policies to support and encourage smarter growth, but efforts stalled to recapitalize the State Historic Tax Credit, the rush to clear-cut forestland across Rhode Island for utility-scale solar development continues as competing bills failed to get traction by lawmakers, and the first ever Transit Master Plan is enacted in RI.