The Problem with Plan E On March 20, 2000, the Lowell Plan hosted an all-day event called “Lowell 2000 and Beyond.” The keynote speaker was Buddy Cianci, the Mayor of Providence. Cianci was riding high at the time, and he was widely credited with transforming Rhode Island’s capital city from the post-Industrial doldrums of prior decades into a vibrant model of what a city could be in twenty-first century America. (Cianci’s subsequent conviction for racketeering has not diminished the credit he receives for Providence’s turnaround).
February 6, 2022
February 6, 2022
February 6, 2022
The Problem with Plan E On March 20, 2000, the Lowell Plan hosted an all-day event called “Lowell 2000 and Beyond.” The keynote speaker was Buddy Cianci, the Mayor of Providence. Cianci was riding high at the time, and he was widely credited with transforming Rhode Island’s capital city from the post-Industrial doldrums of prior decades into a vibrant model of what a city could be in twenty-first century America. (Cianci’s subsequent conviction for racketeering has not diminished the credit he receives for Providence’s turnaround).