[2] Doyle has been credited with shepherding the revitalization of Pawtucket, as well as the expansion of the city's arts scene, during his thirteen years as the mayor.
[2] By 1997, the year he was elected mayor, Doyle was working as a salesman for an envelope company in nearby Massachusetts.
[2] Additionally, Doyle was a strong proponent for the renovation and development of the city's numerous blighted, abandoned mill buildings, many of which had fallen into disuse by the 1990s, into new residences, beginning with the Riverfront Lofts on the waterfront.
[2] In 2005, Doyle lobbied a California-based developer to convert a vacant, 650,000-square-foot mill building into the Hope Artiste Village, which is now home to more than 100 small businesses which employ more than 500 people, as of 2016.
The Pawtucket Water Supply Board began a system wide improvement project and the Doyle administration initiated plans for a commuter rail station.