Providence, RI — Council President Backs Streetcar

December 2014

Newly sworn in City Council President Luis Aponte is a supporter of the proposed streetcar system according to WPRI Television. However, he wants to delve further into the funding for the proposed $117 million project. Federal TIGER funding of $13 million has been allocated to the project. The proposed route would connect Brown University on College Hill in the north with the Hospital District in South Providence.