AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoRIPTA Transit Hub Move: The RIPTA board has authorized the next step—design, engineering and pricing—for relocating Providence’s main downtown bus hub from Kennedy Plaza to parcels beside Providence Station on Francis Street, with a future firm construction price still to be set. Homelessness: OpenDoors’ Woonsocket shelter will stay open another year and expand from 50 to 75 beds under a new lease agreement headed for City Council approval in September. Education Attendance: Rhode Island chronic absenteeism fell again in 2025-26 to 19.7%, with Providence and Central Falls hitting all-time lows and the state reporting 4.4 million instructional hours recovered. Invasive Species: URI researchers are recruiting native-insect help against spotted lanternflies, while state guidance urges residents to keep squashing egg masses. Public Health: CDC modeling says COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in all 50 states (Rhode Island included). Local Economy: Providence Place’s sale is finalized after years in limbo, with new owners paying $133 million. Environment/Traffic: A Narragansett squid truck rollover created a “Squidpocalypse of ’26,” closing an intersection for hours.
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