An orchestrated and facilitated workshop series, held among residents, to look at the villages parking issues and develop recommendations.

Currently, New Commons serves on a four-person consulting team with Donald Powers, Cornish Associates, and Sandy Sorlein, to develop design guidelines, form-based code, and a pattern-book to guide the development of the village of Jamestown.

New Commons is currently working on an economic development plan for the Northern RI Tri-Communities Coalition (Given the unique conditions faced with the communities, the key element of the strategy will be to answer the question: how do you prepare immigrant workers for a knowledge and creative economy, and what follows?

From a competitive perspective conventional economic development means will not have the same impact on these communities - they need to develop strategies that leverage the knowledge economy, but also leapfrog them into a strong position into a post-knowledge, next economy.