Affiliation: Associate professor of geography in the department of political science at Rhode Island College in Providence, RI. Dr. Motte earned his Ph.D. in city planning and urban policy development at Rutgers University, and has undertaken research and consultitative projects for an array of NGO's and government agencies in the fields of human services, education, and community development. He has published two articles on the redevelopment of Providence, RI and, with his colleague Dr. Francis Leazes, Jr., is completing a book on whether Providence truly is America's “21st Century Renaissance City.”