I think that by now, we should all be aware that the I-195 commission is just a bunch of crooks giving valuable property away to their rich friends. (Either that or they are shit business people, either way we got fucked)

https://www.golocalprov.com/business/the-195-commission-blasted-for-raiding-downtown-businesses-paolino-calls-me

This was supposed to be green space https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/21/taxpayer-financed-providence-pavilion-downtown-restaurant-owners-angry-threat-business/10085804002/

The land for trader Joes got sold at $100,000

https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/10-years-later-old-195-land-is-getting-developed-but-land-sales-fall-far-short/

Crooks fighting over who is going to do the crookery http://www.gcpvd.org/2018/10/03/wpri-senate-president-wants-to-strip-providence-of-zoning-oversight-on-195-land/