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Legal Research Highlights Gaps in Shoreline Property Disclosure Law 

Legal Research Highlights Gaps in Shoreline Property Disclosure Law 

by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Dec 5, 2024 | News, Students

Rhode Island Sea Grant Law Fellow finds short-term renters may be surprised by public access on waterfront property   Escalating conflicts over shoreline access in Rhode Island prompted the General Assembly to pass legislation in 2023 clarifying the portion of...
Bristol Walking Tour Highlights Hidden Shoreline Access Gems—Including the People Who Care for Them

Bristol Walking Tour Highlights Hidden Shoreline Access Gems—Including the People Who Care for Them

by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jul 26, 2024 | Events, News, Uncategorized

Shoreline access signs sometimes disappear or are damaged or obscured. The town of Bristol has solved this problem at a number of their rights-of-way (ROWs) by installing granite markers—monoliths that go several feet into the ground and are carved with the words...
Take the RI Shoreline Access Survey

Take the RI Shoreline Access Survey

by Rhode Island Sea Grant | May 11, 2023 | Coastal Communities, News

In the pursuit of more inclusive shoreline access across the state, the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (RI CRMC) and partners Rhode Island Sea Grant and the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve are seeking feedback from the people...
Webinar Features Narragansett Coastal Access Efforts

Webinar Features Narragansett Coastal Access Efforts

by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jun 16, 2022 | Coastal Communities, Events, News

The Narragansett Town Council, in 2021, allowed parking at three CRMC shoreline rights-of-way in Point Judith, and established the Coastal Access Improvement Committee (CAIC) to study shoreline access issues and make recommendations to the council. In a public webinar...
Municipal Parking and Public Shoreline Access

Municipal Parking and Public Shoreline Access

by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Apr 12, 2022 | Coastal Communities, Marine Law, News

By Erica Meier Availability of parking near public rights-of-way to the shoreline is key to allowing meaningful access, but it’s also a source of conflict between coastal community residents and non-residents. Each municipality in Rhode Island handles parking...
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