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Year 2001 Neighborhood Notes
Providence Plan Website Profiles Neighborhoods
Dec 4 - The Providence Plan today announced the release of their
new website. The Providence Plan
is a non-govermental, non-profit organization devoted to addressing
poverty and urban decline in the City of Providence. Summit residents
will be interested to read their
profile of Hope
Neighborhood (also known as Summit).
Neighbors Hear Plan to Calm Traffic
Oct 10 - More than 50 Summit area residents gathered last evening to
hear consultants describe the results of a traffic study
and present a preliminary plan for slowing traffic in our
neighborhood. A final plan is expected in about a month.
For more information, see our
traffic study page.
October Newsletter Published
Sep 21 - The third issue of the
Summit News went to press today,
featuring news of the upcoming traffic study public meeting, news
on the DOT's plans for North Main Street, an update on the Library's
plans for the Rochambeau branch, and more. The newsletter is distributed
by our hardworking leafleters to over 4500 households in the greater
Summit area.
Traffic Study Public Meeting Announced
Sep 14 - The SNA today announced that it will host a public meeting to present
traffic study results and a preliminary traffic calming plan for Summit
Neighborhood. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 9th from
7pm to 9pm at Hillside Health Center, 99 Hillside Avenue.
For more information, and the latest news, see the
traffic study page.
SNA Website Back Online
Sep 11 - Our web hosting service disappeared without a trace, leaving the SNA
website offline for more than a week. We are back with a new
and hopefully more reliable provider.
PPS Hires Consultant for History Project
Aug 10 - The
Providence Preservation Society
has hired a professional consultant, Kathryn Cavanaugh, to complete
the nomination of Summit Neighborhood to the
National Register of Historic Places.
Ms. Cavanaugh is the former Preservation Planner for the City of Providence
and a resident of the neighborhood.
Volunteers are needed - see the
History Project page.
Urban Forest Mapping Project Underway
Jun 15 - Volunteers for the
Providence Urban Forest
Analysis Project began collecting field data this week. The
project's goal is to produce a detailed portrait of the City's
urban forest canopy by integrating data from a variety of sources,
including field data collected by Summit-area volunteers.
City Officials Tour Neighborhoods
Jun 14 - A busload of municipal department heads got a close-up look at some of
the City's neighborhoods today. Neighborhood leaders were invited to
conduct a tour of their neighborhoods, pointing out strengths and
weaknesses and raising issues for the officials to bring back with them.
Today's tour allotted 30 minutes each to College Hill (Barry Fain),
Mount Hope (Lenny Long), Summit (John Bazik) and Blackstone (Harriet Wrenn).
The mood was constructive and engaged and the issues ran the gamut.
Neighbors Speak Out at Traffic Meeting
May 30 - More than 50 residents and local business people attended a
public meeting to discuss parking and traffic in Summit. The
engineering team from
BETA Group that is conducting a traffic
study of our neighborhood listened to complaints about speeding
and pedestrian safety throughout the neighborhood. For more information,
see our
traffic study page.
PPS Issues Summit RFQ
May 25 - The
Providence Preservation Society today
issued a Request for
Qualifications for consulting services for the
National Register
nomination of Summit Neighborhood.
Traffic Study Meeting Announced
May 14 - The SNA today announced that it will host a public meeting to gather
comments from neighbors and business owners on the proposed traffic
study of Summit Neighborhood. The meeting will be held on Wednesday,
May 30th at 7:00pm at Hillside Health Center, 99 Hillside Avenue.
For more information, and the latest news, see our
traffic study page.
Yard Sale a Success
May 12 - The SNA's annual
Yard Sale, held today,
was a tremendous success. A sunny spring day and a wide selection
of merchandise drew crowds to the annual fundraiser. Thanks to the
neighbors who donated goods, to the volunteers who set up and ran it,
and to all who stopped by.
May Newsletter Published
Apr 16 - The May
newsletter went
to press today, with articles on the demise of community policing
in Providence, a Friends of the Moshassuck tree planting scheduled
for May, the Maximum Recycling program, the History Project and more.
PPS's Fred Stachura Meets With Board
Mar 14 - At the Association's March board meeting, Providence Preservation
Society Projects Director Fred Stachura brought the board up to
date on the current status and plans for the Summit History Project.
Mr. Stachura discussed the grant that was recently awarded by the
State Historical Preservation Commission, and the timing and scope
of the project.
Traffic Study Proposals Solicited
Feb 15 - The Summit Neighborhood Association today issued a
Request for
Proposals (RFP) for the Summit Neighborhood Traffic Plan. The
plan will propose solutions to traffic problems throughout the
neighborhood and will also suggest streetscape improvements to
the Hope Street commercial district. For more information, see
Traffic Study.
Annual Meeting Defies Weather
Feb 5 - Despite a snowstorm that blanketed Providence throughout the day
today, the Summit Neighborhood Association's annual meeting was held as
scheduled. The Association's charter requirements and the expense and
effort required to advertise the meeting made rescheduling impractical.
To the surprise of organizers, more than 30 people braved the weather,
including nearly all the scheduled speakers. Those who came out were
rewarded by spirited discussions on several topics that ran right up to
the 9:00 pm cutoff.
History Project Gets Funding
Jan 31 - The Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission today
announced a CLG grant award of $6,000 to the Providence Preservation
Society to "survey and prepare a National Register nomination for a
portion of the Summit neighborhood." This grant will allow a
consultant to be hired to complete the nomination that was begun by
neighborhood volunteers, who have spent countless hours researching and
photographing the neighborhood. For more information, see
History Project.
January Newsletter Published
Jan 15 - The first
newsletter of the new millenium went
to press today, with articles on the upcoming Traffic Study, an Urban
Forestry project that seeks volunteers, a new interpretation of the
Institutional Master Plan ordinance, the Friends of the Moshassuck,
and more. An announcement and agenda for the Annual Meeting is on
the back page.
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