[Summit] Summit Digest, Vol 71, Issue 16

Fri Feb 18 23:20:22 UTC 2011

I agree. The bus shelter isn't very effective and doesn't have much flavor. 
I hope when we start putting shelters on North Main soon that we maybe take 
a look at Olneyville Square or something similar. Just my two cents.
Pete
http://mfkworks.blogspot.com/2009/04/olneyville-square-bus-shelters.html

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>   1. The Cancer Center Project At The Miriam Hospital (Monica Anderson)
>   2. bus shelter at Hope x Rochambeau (Kate Sanders)
>   3. Re: bus shelter at Hope x Rochambeau (Greg Gerritt)
>   4. Re: bus shelter at Hope x Rochambeau (e2shatter2 at cox.net)
>   5. Re: bus shelter at Hope x Rochambeau (Jim Kelley)
>   6. Re: bus shelter at Hope x Rochambeau (James Barfoot)
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> Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:38:44 -0800 (PST)
> From: Monica Anderson <majaprov at yahoo.com>
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> Subject: [Summit] The Cancer Center Project At The Miriam Hospital
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> Dear Neighbors,
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> Today I distributed over 75 notifications to neighbors who live within 
> 200?feet of The Fain Building regarding a construction project for the 
> Cancer Center.? I wanted to include this information on the list serve so 
> that all of you could be aware of the work that will be taking
> place on Saturday, February 26th.
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> See below:
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> Dear Neighbors,
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> This letter is to notify you of an upcoming project regarding the 
> Comprehensive Cancer Center, located at the Fain Building on Fifth 
> Street.? This project is time sensitive because most patients visiting the 
> Cancer Center are very ill, and need the care provided at the center 
> during normal business hours.? Due to infection control issues, we can 
> only perform this project when the Cancer Center is closed on the weekend.
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> On Saturday, February 26 (weather permitting) we will be utilizing a crane 
> to remove and replace outdated equipment on the roof of the Fain Building, 
> which feeds the Cancer Center. Due to the size and weight of the 
> equipment, it will take between 12-14 hours in order to safely rig, hoist, 
> unload and position the new equipment into its proper location on top of 
> the building. Work will begin at 8:00am, and will not extend beyond 
> 8:00pm.? Should the project need more than 12 hours to complete, work will 
> resume on Sunday morning, February 27th at 8:00am.
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> Please be aware that the size of the crane requires approximately 8 
> support trucks and flatbeds of counter weights.? The flatbeds will be 
> staged from North Main Street, one at a time. ?There will be support 
> trucks positioned along 5th Street during the operation, with police 
> detail to assist with traffic.??
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> Please know that this project is weather dependant, and could be postponed 
> to the first or second weekend in March. Should you have any questions, 
> please feel free to call me at (401) 793 4040 or email me at 
> tmhneighbors at lifespan.org
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> Sincerely,
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> Monica Anderson
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> Monica
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> From: Kate Sanders <katesndrs at yahoo.com>
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> Subject: [Summit] bus shelter at Hope x Rochambeau
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> I saw in the most recent SNA newsletter that there's at least one person 
> who likes the new bus shelter at Hope and Rochambeau. Just curious .. do 
> others agree?
> imo, it is attractive and makes a nice statement, "there is a bus stop 
> here," but you'd have a tough time actually sheltering under it. :-) ? All 
> in all, it's really nice for people driving by and looking at it, but 
> fairly useless for actual bus passengers. (And that's before we even start 
> talking about shoveling the space between the shelter and the street, 
> which is another whole thread ...)
> KateSixth Street
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> Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:32:49 -0500
> From: Greg Gerritt <gerritt at mindspring.com>
> To: Kate Sanders <katesndrs at yahoo.com>, Summit Neighborhood
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> I like the look, though I can definitely see your point about 
> practicality.
> I sometimes wonder if the shelter is only symbolic, a place to gather
> without real shelter, but I have very good raingear.  Greg gerritt
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> on 2/17/11 7:23 PM, Kate Sanders at katesndrs at yahoo.com wrote:
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>> I saw in the most recent SNA newsletter that there's at least one person 
>> who
>> likes the new bus shelter at Hope and Rochambeau. Just curious .. do 
>> others
>> agree?
>> imo, it is attractive and makes a nice statement, "there is a bus stop 
>> here,"
>> but you'd have a tough time actually sheltering under it. :-)   All in 
>> all,
>> it's really nice for people driving by and looking at it, but fairly 
>> useless
>> for actual bus passengers. (And that's before we even start talking about
>> shoveling the space between the shelter and the street, which is another 
>> whole
>> thread ...)
>>
>> Kate
>> Sixth Street
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> Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:35:51 -0500
> From: <e2shatter2 at cox.net>
> To: Kate Sanders <katesndrs at yahoo.com>
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> I haven't used that particular bus stop. It looks nice but I can't imagine 
> one can sit on those stones comfortably. They couldn't
> be any worse, however, than the seats at regular, less artsy, bus stops.
> ---- Kate Sanders <katesndrs at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I saw in the most recent SNA newsletter that there's at least one person 
>> who likes the new bus shelter at Hope and Rochambeau. Just curious .. do 
>> others agree?
>> imo, it is attractive and makes a nice statement, "there is a bus stop 
>> here," but you'd have a tough time actually sheltering under it. :-) ? 
>> All in all, it's really nice for people driving by and looking at it, but 
>> fairly useless for actual bus passengers. (And that's before we even 
>> start talking about shoveling the space between the shelter and the 
>> street, which is another whole thread ...)
>> KateSixth Street
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> From: "Jim Kelley" <jim-kelley2 at cox.net>
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> Subject: Re: [Summit] bus shelter at Hope x Rochambeau
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> I've noticed over the past few years that there have been many additions 
> to the streetscape: some attractive and some useful kind of like adding 
> things to your backyard. Is there a point where less is better than more? 
> I don't remember being asked for my opinion regarding additions to the 
> public space which is our streetscape. I usually like it when newspaper 
> kiosks are removed.
> Jim Kelley
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> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:36:33 -0500
> From: James Barfoot <jimbarfoot at cox.net>
> To: Kate Sanders <katesndrs at yahoo.com>
> Cc: summit at sna.providence.ri.us
> Subject: Re: [Summit] bus shelter at Hope x Rochambeau
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> Depends on what you're sheltering FROM. As a rain shelter it's fairly
> ineffective; it's better as a sun shelter. Let's hope we have more
> chance to experience that utility in the near future. Ideally, as you
> suggest, it's best at sheltering us from the image of a mundane city
> streetscape.
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> On Feb 17, 2011, at 7:23 PM, Kate Sanders wrote:
>
>> I saw in the most recent SNA newsletter that there's at least one
>> person who likes the new bus shelter at Hope and Rochambeau. Just
>> curious .. do others agree?
>>
>> imo, it is attractive and makes a nice statement, "there is a bus
>> stop here," but you'd have a tough time actually sheltering under
>> it. :-)   All in all, it's really nice for people driving by and
>> looking at it, but fairly useless for actual bus passengers. (And
>> that's before we even start talking about shoveling the space
>> between the shelter and the street, which is another whole thread ...)
>>
>> Kate
>> Sixth Street
>>
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