[Summit] Providence Tomorrow

[Greg Gerritt]

Brooks is being sold, but my guess is that the next owner will open even
more pharmacies rather than close them.  This would not be the first corner
in RI with pharmacy giants going head to head. greg gerritt


on 1/25/07 5:34 PM, Bresler E at breslerfamily at gmail.com wrote:

> I thought I heard Brooks was closing? Why would they close if there was enough
> business?  Why is Walgreens opening if there is not? Am I misunderstanding how
> close to Brooks the Sears building is? Those stores are almost identical in
> their services.  I don't get it...
> 
> Elianna
> 
> On 1/25/07, Leveille, Brian <bleveille at verisign.com> wrote:
>> It looks like the Sears Automotive building on N. Main is coming down, and a
>> Walgreens is rumored to be going up in it's place.
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>> http://www.artinruins.com/arch/rip/searsauto/#
>> <http://www.artinruins.com/arch/rip/searsauto/>
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>> Does everyone think we'll continue to see sprawl, rather than smart growth?
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>> http://www.nrdc.org/cities/smartGrowth/contrast/contr3.asp
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>> Regards,
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>> Brian Leveille
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>> MSS Business Systems Analyst
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>> W: 401.456.1826 F: 401.456.0599
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>> bleveille at verisign.com
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>> __________________________________
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>> Veri Sign
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>>    Where it all comes together
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>> From: summit-bounces at sna.providence.ri.us
>> [mailto:summit-bounces at sna.providence.ri.us] On Behalf Of Jonathan Howard
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 9:43 AM
>> To: Summit at sna.providence.ri.us
>> Subject: [Summit] Providence Tomorrow
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>> The Dept. of Planning and Development begins its use of "charrettes" to get
>> community input on citywide growth, development goals and target areas today.
>> 
>> This is the Providence Tomorrow project we've discussed and anticipated for a
>> long time. The various charrettes take place during the day and evening at
>> 400 Westminster Street - the corner of Empire and Westminster down near Blue
>> Cross. For retro-directionals, that's the old Harris Fur building across from
>> where the original Lupos used to be. There is an article in the ProJo's Metro
>> section this morning with details. I attach the schedule provided by DPD.
>> 
>> The Providence Tomorrow Web page:
>> http://www.providenceplanning.org/matriarch/MultiPiecePage.asp_Q_PageID_E_4_A
>> _PageName_E_ProvTomorComprPlanning
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>> <http://www.providenceplanning.org/matriarch/MultiPiecePage.asp_Q_PageID_E_4_
>> A_PageName_E_ProvTomorComprPlanning> DPD also says:
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>> Parking will be validated for Charrette events !
>> At the Charrette, pick up a parking slip to present to the parking attendant
>> at the Weybossett Street lot (across from the URI Shepard Building)
>> to recieve free parking for all Providence Tomorrow Charrette events.
>> 
>> Let me comment that while SNA and other neighborhood associations pushed very
>> hard for public engagement in city planning, a campaign that eventually led
>> to the Providence Tomorrow process, we were not consulted on the design,
>> location, timing or content of these sessions.
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>> 
>> Jonathan Howard
>> President, Summit Neighborhood Association
>> 401 331 2272
>> jhoward at sna.providence.ri.us
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