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Metro Bay Special Area Management Plan Rhode Island Sea Grant is working in coordination with Cranston, East Providence, Pawtucket, and Providence to make Narragansett Bay's largest urban waterfront a more appealing place to live and work by: Improving the economic, social, and environmental resources of the working waterfront Attracting world-class developers by making permitting more predictable and efficient Providing recreational opportunities and public access to the water Rhode Island Sea Grant and the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council have supported these efforts through development of the Metro Bay Special Area Management Plan (SAMP). SAMPs refine the state coastal program by taking a regional integrated approach in setting coastal management goals and policies. SAMPs are federally recognized upon state approval. . PROGRAM AREAS Ecosystem Based Management Coastal & Marine Spatial Planning Training RI Ocean SAMP Protocols for Renewable Energy Aquidneck Island SAMP Metro Bay SAMP Greenwich Bay SAMP Vibrant Waterfronts Renewable Energy Siting Partnership Newport Harbor RI Ports & Harbors Inventory Coastal Smart Growth Climate Change in Rhode Island	Contact Jennifer McCann Coastal Programs Leader Tel: (401) 874-6127 Fax: (401) 874-6920 E-mail: mccann@gso.uri.edu Documents Urban Coastal Greenways Policy Design Manual Woonasquatucket Plan Partners/Funders RI Coastal Rrcs. Mgmt. Council GIVING TO RI SEARGANT

Metro Bay Special Area Management Plan

Rhode Island Sea Grant is working in coordination with Cranston, East Providence, Pawtucket, and Providence to make Narragansett Bay's largest urban waterfront a more appealing place to live and work by:

Improving the economic, social, and environmental resources of the working waterfront
Attracting world-class developers by making permitting more predictable and efficient
Providing recreational opportunities and public access to the water

Rhode Island Sea Grant and the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council have supported these efforts through development of the Metro Bay Special Area Management Plan (SAMP). SAMPs refine the state coastal program by taking a regional integrated approach in setting coastal management goals and policies. SAMPs are federally recognized upon state approval.

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