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Does anyone know if there is planning around connecting the public space (trail along the water in front of stadium) to anything south? Would be great to have a system passing Swan Point eventually. I think north of that the intent is for developers of those parcels to include a public waterfront component.
 
Does anyone know if there is planning around connecting the public space (trail along the water in front of stadium) to anything south? Would be great to have a system passing Swan Point eventually. I think north of that the intent is for developers of those parcels to include a public waterfront component.
There is supposedly a plan to have a pedestrian bridge linking both sides of the river by the stadium just south of the Division Street Bridge. It is my thinking that it will one day become part of the off road route for the Blackstone River Bikeway linking India Point/East Bay Bike Path to the off road section in Cumberland. It presently uses the road network for much of it in CF, Pawtucket, and Providence. There is currently small off road sections in the three cities. The off road spur from India Point Park now ends near the Crook Pt RR bridge. Would think the state could easily get access rights through Blackstone Park, Butler Hospital campus and Swan Point Cemetery to extend it to Pawtucket. The West Bank of the river in Pawtucket runs through Riverside Cemetery, city owned recreational fields, and the Tidewater Landing site which I think could easily accommodate the bike path. Many conceptual drawings for Tidewater show a path between the stadium and River connecting to the proposed pedestrian bridge which is supposed to link new developments on both sides of the river. The path would then have to go under both the Division St and Rte 95 road bridges on the eastern side. The Apex site to the north of these road bridges is now owned by the city and I suspect the bike path might be planned to run through as part of its future development. Path would then use the Main Street road bridge which already has wide sidewalks. This would then link it to the existing off road bike path section that goes in and around the Slater Mill Historic Site and City Hall on the west bank. Given the city had been accumulating land to the north on the East bank by Tolman and Collette Travel, I suspect the path would use the Exchange Street Bridge and follow the river below Tolman. Would think the path will one day follow the river and perhaps have another pedestrian bridge taking it into CF near an existing off road section by Macomber Field. This then gets it close to the Broad Street Bridge by Cumberland within a few blocks of the existing 10+ mile off road section of the Blackstone River Bikeway that is the most used portion between Worcester and Providence.


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There is the possibility the URI football program, just off advancing to the 2nd round of the FCS Playoffs, may play its home games at Tidewater Landing for the 2026 season. The URI Athletic Director Thorr Bjorn recently told the PBN that work on Meade Stadium on the Kingston campus will begin in November and take 18 months to complete. The stadium will not be available during this time and the school is looking into its options to play elsewhere. Tidewater Landing might be the alternative provided the cost can be worked out.

 
 
The parking is surely going to be a big issue early on. The long term plan for the stadium included parking related to other businesses next to it and across the river connected by a pedestrian bridge. The thinking was that the surface lots and possible parking garages for these would be available on weeknights and weekends when games or other events would take place. None of these other developments have seen any action as yet and with the way the present economy is going may not happen for a very long time. The initial parking plan mostly relies on existing lots that are quite a distance away which will require a long walk or shuttle ride. There will only be a few hundred parking spaces on site for this summer (with most not yet available for opening day) for the 10k capacity venue. Nearby on street parking will not be an option as the city is instituting resident only parking restrictions in the neighborhood. The main road to the stadium, Taft Street, will be closed on event days to enable more pedestrians walking to the stadium. I think parking this upcoming season will be a big issue and will not be quickly resolved until more components of the long range plan are hopefully later developed.

 
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The city maintains the flexibility to add streets to the Tidewater Stadium Zone.



I think parking is going to be quite the challenge in the first year with plenty of changes likely made to adapt to what officials see actually happening on the ground during events.
 
I think parking is going to be quite the challenge in the first year with plenty of changes likely made to adapt to what officials see actually happening on the ground during events.
I think it's going to be a challenge, but I don't think it's going to be quite the catastrophe that both abutters and potential attendees are making it out to be. It'll definitely improve if/when the bridge and further development happen.
 
Could not find how much they are paying but given it is a small local (RI and CT only) bank with just 19 branch locations, I cannot imagine it is significant. The much larger national insurance carrier Amica pays $900k per year for the Providence arena which hosts the P-Bruins, PC Friars, and concerts and other events. Digital Credit Union in MA pays $600k per year for naming rights to the Worcester arena. Would think Centerville is paying much less than those two businesses.
 
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Based on photos from the naming announcement, it appears the eastern/river side stands are now in place. They look to be basic temporary type bleachers unlike the individual chairback seating on the three other sides. My guess is that if there are concerts, the stage would be set up in front of the scoreboard facing out to the three sides with more seating and amenities.

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NEW: The developer behind the construction of the Centreville Bank Stadium has released its plans to bring more housing, including affordable options, to Pawtucket. More on the expansion of the Tidewater Landing project below.
Wood Partners and Pennrose are the two developers. Wood Partners gets the bulk of it (two larger buildings, riverfront parks, stadium plaza), and Penrose gets the smaller mixed-income development. Both have fairly extensive portfolios, so that's a positive. But the permitting and financing are going to be major hurdles.
 

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