Local Firm Selected to Create Statewide Plans for Economic Development and Housing as Part of Sustainable Communities Initiative

Providence, R.I. – April 24, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today announced the next action step in a multi-agency effort over the next two years to develop an integrated approach for the state to economic development, housing, transportation, and land use, as part of the Sustainable Communities Initiative. Through an open Request for Proposals (RFP) issued November 21, 2012 by the Rhode Island Division of Planning’s Statewide Planning Program, Rhode Island has selected a consulting team led by the Horsley Witten Group to create statewide plans that address economic development housing and growth centers while linking them to strategies for transportation, land use, and the environment with the goal of creating a better place for all Rhode Islanders