A Mighty Wind at Hope Street Fair
Despite winds that threatened to take us, the tent we were in and our little dog Toto, too, off to Oz all afternoon, about 59.5 neighbors stopped by the Summit Neighborhood Association table at the Hope Street Fair on Sunday (Oct. 16), judging by the number of citizen’s sticky dots attached to our oh-so-scientific poll-taking machinery. (Everyone got two votes, 119 were cast). That’s not counting our mayor, who declined to vote, saying, “I think Providence is a wonderful city.”
For the record, “walkability” and “environment” topped the count with 33 and 32 dots respectively. The modest total of 10 dots on “auto impacts” hardly reflects the depth of resident feeling, pro and con, about those traffic-calming bumpouts on Hope, Lorimer, Hillside, and, soon, Summit. Read more
Thursday, Oct 20: Open Board meeting on North Main Street
This Thursday, Oct 20, the SNA will hold a special public board meeting focused on what needs to happen to make North Main street an asset to our neighborhood again. We will meet at Javaspeed Scooters, 1184 North Main Street with discussion of North Main Street issues beginning at 7:30. Read more
Your Neighborhood Park
A conference to explore how together we can continue to turn the Parks and Greenspace of Providence into the community assets we all deserve
When: Saturday Oct 22 8:45 AM to 3PM.
Where: Conference to be held at the Silver Lake Community Center on Plainfield Street in Providence.
City Considers Miriam Master Plan Tuesday, Oct 18
The City Plan Commission will review Lifespan’s five-year Miriam Hospital Institutional Master Plan for 2006-2010 at a hearing next Tuesday. The Commission will hold its meeting at the M.L. King Elementary School, starting at 4:30. The Lifespan/Miriam matter is the last of a long agenda, so you can probaby show up late. Read more