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A salt truck just went by my office and its not even snowing yet.
The kids should get stuck on the buses more often, this is great.
Hey, maybe if school kids got stuck on a sidewalk we could get people to shovel!
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At the bottom of the front page of the Metro Section today, there was a small blurb and photo of a demolition of a building in the Jewelry District at the corner of Chestnut and Elbow, across the street from the building where Jewel is located. It said that there was going to be a new building constructed at that location. Any idea what will be built?
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Seems like there is a lot of projects being discussed at the December 13th Providence Redevelopment Authority Meeting. Anyone familiar with some of the items. Bomes Theater and Loutitt are the only ones familiar to me.
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From The Providence Journal, November 16, 2007
Contributing column by Michael Solomon, Providence City Councilman (Ward 5 - Mt. Pleasant/Elmhurst)
[url=http://www.projo.com/opinion/contributors/content/CT_sol16_11-16-07_PC7QK2V_v19.2a7f63b.html]Michael Solomon: In defense of city
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The second city council vote on the revised Comprehensive Plan will be coming up soon. Bob Azar, DPD Principal Planner, mentioned the importance of the new plan from this perspective at the September 17 city council meeting:
From The Providence Journal: Providence City Council questions Comprehensive Plan timetable, September 18, 2007
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Ironman 70.3 Adds Rhode Island to Its Family of Events
Taking place on July 13, 2008, the inaugural event will consist of a 70.3 mile journey that includes a 1.2 mile swim, a 56 mile bike and a 13.1 mile run. The course will utilize a variety of Rhode Island's scenic areas to include Narragansett, the picturesque communities along State Road 102 and downtown Providence.Sounds cool.
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Providence City Council will vote this Thursday, November 1st, as to the adoption of the new Comprehensive Plan.
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You ever notice how Rhode Island is always used as a size comparative.
How Big Is Rhode Island? Plus, why the state is the nation's yardstick.
As the smallest U.S. state, Rhode Island has the distinction-or perhaps the misfortune-of being one of the news media's most convenient geographic yardsticks. -
For all who are disgusted with the low quality new construction in Providence, I give you an example of high quality, unapologetically, traditional urban development from our brothers and sisters at UP Chicago. We need some of this here.
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When is it gonna be tomorrow already?
Providence City Council is looking ahead to waaaaay beyond tomorrow:
From the October 29, 2007, Committee on Urban Redevelopment, Renewal and Planning Agenda:
Resolution Requesting the City Council to establish a Panel of Futurists to Envision Life in Providence in Twenty, Fifty and One Hundred Years.Providence URRP Committee -October 29, 2007 06:00 PM
You can't accuse City Council of a lack of strategic thinking.
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I would think this will be an important meeting. Is it open to the public?
City Council As A Whole - September 17, 2007 Agenda
Department of Planning and Development invited for briefing relative to An Ordinance Adopting Providence Tomorrow: The Comprehensive Plan, as the City -
I just want to know what we are going to do about the Parking Crisis Downcity. I mean where's FEMA?
From the transcript of the May 30th CPC meeting:
The last time we did a count on parking spaces, if my memory is correct, was something like 28,000 spaces in what we call downtown. -
trust me, i said far more quotable things than that. but journal couldn't print them.
No worries. Now we can enjoy all your quotes right here.
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Comprehensive Plan update gets initial approval
Of course it would not be complete without a quip from the ever quotable one:
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love this pic
Where did you find this picture?
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Comprehensive Plan update focuses on use of city waterfront
The article describes how Planning has tried to revise the Comp Plan section on the waterfront based on public input.
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In the new pact, the city agrees to abandon a portion of Broad Street adjacent to the property.
Can someone clarify what this means? Are they abandoning one lane or will the whole street end in front of the property and start a couple of blocks later?
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3 hour time differences suck! i'm starving because it's supposed to be dinner time, but it's only 4:00 here in CA. i've been awake since 6am EDT, and the last time i ate was at 10:30 CDT (unless you count the pretzels on the plane that i had at like 1:00 CDT).
and UCSD has nothing within walking distance! talk about sprawl (something i noticed coming into SAN). it's really pretty out here, but it's sprawl hell.
Nice to see you were able to prove your identification to the airlines. Did the state send you your license?
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What was the general feedback from the first meeting?
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FYI - the CPC Public Hearing originally scheduled for tomorrow has been moved to May 8th.
Thanks. Has the comment period been extended also?
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I'm glad you're OK Garris.
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One of the big problems this illustrates is that, in my opinion and observation thus far, much of what fuels opposition of or support for many community initiatives (especially by reactionary neighborhood groups) is anger.
I'll take your point one step further. In my opinion, the anger is the result of a broken trust between parties, most likely promises/commitments made by government or developers were not fulfilled. The hard part is that once that trust is broken, it is extremely hard to restore.
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"carpetbaggers" will never be seen as looking out for those specific communities.
I agree that there is a lot mistrust. But if that argument was true in all cases, then surely the neighborhood would not trust a developer from another STATE vs. the people who are from same city, while maybe not from the same neighborhood. How is a Tennessee developer able to win support from a Rhode Island neighborhood, and what can be learned from their approach so that those who advocate for urban-friendly and beneficial development in neighborhoods other than our own can build trust as well? That is a key question.
Providence Tomorrow
in Providence
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Plan documents that have resulted from the neighborhood charrettes are now available here!
http://www.providenceplanning.org/index.ph...ry&catid=34