The Go Green Alliance Supports:
- Providing comments on the T.F. Green Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) so that the Federal Aviation Administration can produce a Record of Decision.
- Improvements to T.F. Green Airport, including extended runway, providing the foundation for economic success and passenger safety at the airport well into the 21st Century. This action will ensure increased safety for passengers, flexibility to accommodate innovations in aircraft design, greater travel options, and access to nonstop service to the West Coast for Rhode Island businesses and residents.
Economic & Environmental Impact:
The Rhode Island economy is integrated into a regional, national and global business network, connected by air travel and air cargo. Our prospects for success in the 21st Century economy are largely based on financial services, consumer and industrial products, homeland security/defense, marine and environmental technologies, health and life sciences, information technology and tourism, as well as the vibrant higher education and research sector. One common thread in all these endeavors is reliance upon air travel and air cargo to conduct business.
To keep pace with the competition, the first step in the process is through the completion of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). An EIS is a document required by the Federal government, which documents the environmental impact of a project. Twenty-two resource categories are evaluated including: noise, land use, air & water quality, wetlands, social impacts and induced socioeconomic impacts.
Project Information:
(Updated June 3)
The Federal Aviation Administration has evaluated the environmental impacts of the proposed Alternatives (No-Action Alternative, Alternative B1, Alternative B2, and Alternative B4). Alternative B4 would extend the main runway (Runway 5-23) south for a total of 8,700 feet. To accommodate this with current FAA safety requirements, Main Avenue would be realigned to the south. Each alternative has been taken to 30% design and thus far, Alternative B4 has the least community and environmental impacts when compared to the other build alternatives
Go Green Alliance Leadership:
Richard A. Plotkin, CPA/PFS, Tofias PC, Chair of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce Transportation
If you are interested in supporting the Go Green Alliance:
The Go Green Alliance is an organization of community leaders, economic development professionals and visionary business executives, who support the completion of a revised Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and, based on the results, are committed to helping Green Airport maintain the momentum of the Rhode Island economy while improving the safety of air travel.