Land Use 2025 - RhodeMap RI

Advisors to the Technical CommitteeSusan Bodington, Rhode Island HousingRoger Warren, Rhode Island Builders AssociationScott Wolf, Grow Smart Rhode IslandDivision of Planning StaffThis plan is the product of several years of efforts by many individuals, organizations,and agencies. It is based upon a series of special projects, technical analyses, and plansconcerning aspects of land use in Rhode Island. The Technical Committee of the StatePlanning Council served as the advisory committee to the staff during the last two yearsof the plan’s preparation. The entire staff of Statewide Planning, over the past ten years,has contributed to aspects of this complex project. Support to the Technical Committeein preparation of the final land use plan was provided by:Kevin M. Flynn, Associate Director, Division of PlanningJohn P. O’Brien, Chief, Statewide Planning ProgramGeorge W. Johnson, Assistant ChiefBlanche Higgins, Supervising PlannerKatherine Trapani, Supervising PlannerBruce Vild, Supervising PlannerNancy Hess, Principal Environmental PlannerKevin J. Nelson, Principal PlannerBenny Bergantino, Senior PlannerChristina Delage Baza, GIS Technician IIKim A. Gelfuso, Information Services Technician IIPhotographs provided by:Block Island aerial photo courtesy iStock photography. Providence sewage tunnel photoby Gilbane/Jacobs and courtesy The Narragansett Bay Commission. Other photos byHousing Network of Rhode Island, Puffin Enterprises, the RI Department ofEnvironmental Management, the RI Department of Transportation, the RI Division ofPlanning/Statewide Planning Program, Rhode Island Sea Grant, Rhode Island TourismDivision, Sakonnet Vineyards, the planning departments of East Providence,Narragansett, Newport, Providence, Warwick, and Woonsocket.Land Use 2025: Rhode Island State Land Use Policies and Plan (April 2006)iii