After a group survey of the urbanistic qualities of the Broadway-River Lane block (Newport, Rhode Island), this project investigates the privatization of alleyways by densely adjoined retail spaces. An urban transect was created to organize information gathered through photogrammetry and LiDAR scans. In collaboration with Leica Geosystems of Newport, documentation with their laser scanners and digital modeling software allowed us to take on this large-scale project during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.