Our Mission
Watch a video about our Strategic VisionThe Pawtucket Foundation represents the business and not-for-profit sector as an advocate and catalyst for downtown, riverfront and transportation gateway enhancements within the City of Pawtucket. As civic entrepreneurs, we foster a vision of the community's future by mobilizing and coordinating research, information, talent and resources to positively impact the City.
Our Vision
We envision an attractive, sustainable and livable place with the Blackstone River as the centerpiece of a vibrant, distinctive community. Modernized infrastructure and a 21st-century multi-modal transportation network serve a thriving business community, a diverse resident population and active visitor market.
Policy White Papers
The following policy white papers are short, issue-based summaries on various topics related to the revitalization of Pawtucket. These papers are intended to help guide decision-making and prioritization of necessary actions to achieve economic growth in Pawtucket. We believe public-private cooperation and coordinated, strategic investments in the City will lead to an expanded tax base.
Blueprint: Downtown Business Development in Pawtucket (pdf) Planning for Commuter Rail & Transit Oriented Development (pdf) Roosevelt Avenue Mixed Use Development (pdf) Branding & Marketing Pawtucket's Assets (pdf)
News & Events
Experience the Foundation's 11th Annual Meeting
Arts as Economic Development Presentation
2012-2014 Strategic Plan: download our Strategic Plan (pdf)
Prospectus for Marketing Pawtucket's Assets (pdf)
Watch Now: Four part series of interviews with Foundation members
New traffic patterns and streetscapes unveiled at public meeting
Pawtucket Commuter Rail Station entering preliminary engineering
The Times covers the Foundation in four part series
This fall The Times is covering The Pawtucket Foundation with a four part series appearing in the Business Section each Monday. The opening article outlined the Foundation's history and mission within the community. Follow up articles cover the Foundation's, transportation, downtown and riverfront agendas. Each article is available for download below:
- Part 1: Foundation Introduction, Room to Grow article (pdf)
- Part 2: Transportation, Times Gateways to Prosperity (pdf)
- Part 3: Downtown, Times Rebuilding Downtown (pdf)
- Part 4: River, A River Runs Through It (pdf)