[Summit] Projo: Brown plans to knock down 7 College Hill buildings

Greg Gerritt gerritt at mindspring.com
Fri Jan 22 16:54:39 UTC 2016


This deal violates the first principle of no subsideies to the rich, but
what makes this even more off putting is that as long as we base economic
growth on the growth of the medical industrial complex it is absolutley
impossible to keep the cost of health care reasonable.  A strategy to have
more and more money going into the medical and healthcare industries is
going to mean that the cost of healthcare must go up faster than wages in
most of the economy.  And we can not afford it now.

Yes, I  know about the great strides in medicine over the last 50 years, but
sewers and clean water have added much more to life expectancy in the US
than any amount of high tech medicine.  The US first in cost of healthcare,
37th in healthcare outcomes.  First in the world in healthcare related
bankruptcies.  An economic development strategy that forces many into
bankruptcy can not be a good thing.  Greg gerritt

From:  Jeffrey Cavanaugh <jeff at cavanaugh.org>
Date:  Friday, January 22, 2016 at 11:42 AM
To:  Greg Gerritt <gerritt at mindspring.com>, Coryndon Luxmoore
<coryndon at luxmoore.com>, Jim Kelley <jim-kelley2 at cox.net>, Peter Gallant
<Pete1188 at cox.net>
Cc:  Summit Neighborhood <Summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
Subject:  Re: [Summit] Projo: Brown plans to knock down 7 College Hill
buildings

Gregg, I agree in principle with you and the World Bank, but I've also
observed that it has become cold reality for states trying to attract and
keep businesses. I ultimately think the Federal government is best
positioned to help with this, except for the lack of political will.

Is there a right way for a small state like RI, or a small city like
Providence, to deal with this reality in the fairest and most productive way
possible?

Is this good news? 

http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20160122/wexford-cv-properties-sign-to
-buy-195-land-for-66-million


On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 10:39 AM Greg Gerritt <gerritt at mindspring.com>
wrote:
> As the World Bank noted, subsidies to the rich in the name of economic
> development are a very bad idea and make the economy worse.  Providence and
> Rhode Island seem to have no other strategy and can not even comprehend how
> misguided the subsidy game is.  Greg gerritt
> 
> From:  Coryndon Luxmoore <coryndon at luxmoore.com>
> Date:  Friday, January 22, 2016 at 8:45 AM
> To:  Jim Kelley <jim-kelley2 at cox.net>, Peter Gallant <Pete1188 at cox.net>
> Cc:  Summit Neighborhood <Summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
> 
> Subject:  Re: [Summit] Projo: Brown plans to knock down 7 College Hill
> buildings
> 
> Part of the cause of both of these issues (demo, bland thayer) is connected to
> the current city tax policy. Those buildings are two families mostly and
> paying non-owner residential taxes which means the tax bill is about half of
> the rental revenue before other expenses. Local merchants struggle to pay for
> the commercial property tax which borders on double the owner occupied
> residential rate.
> 
> When you see Aponte handing over millions to demo building and build hotels
> and the state taking the 195 land off the city tax rolls for a decade + just
> know this process will continue.
> 
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 5:46 PM Jim Kelley <jim-kelley2 at cox.net> wrote:
>> The current situation of no parking lots and no permit only parking and no
>> meters  seems to be at an equilibrium favorable to both residents and
>> businesses. I think the following factors also contribute: tolerant residents
>> on side streets; less commercial and residential density than Thayer or, say,
>> Somerville; and businesses such as Citizens Bank that tolerate after hours
>> parking.
>> 
>> Good health and happiness,
>>   Jim Kelley
>> Good health and happiness,
>>   Jim Kelley
>> 
>> 
>> Peter Gallant <Pete1188 at cox.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I agree that it's short sighted to knock down buildings to accommodate more
>> parking. To me, there seems to be a lot of restricted/resident stickered
>> parking that isn't always used. If you take the spot, you get a ticket and
>> it's not the easiest thing to figure out where you can and cannot park down
>> around Thayer. (I've gotten a couple of tickets.) I'd go for more metered
>> spots with slightly longer stay times and waaay less restricted/resident
>> spaces. (They didn't used to have as many as they do now and it was always
>> cool.)
>> 
>> The Thayer area in general, like Harvard Square, has made some short-sighted
>> moves to allow bigger chains to come in and displace smaller/local more
>> interesting businesses. Heck, the Brown book store itself is a friggin' gift
>> shop, let's be honest. The College Hill bookstore was waay better. In Your
>> Ear . . . go down the list. It's pretty boring now.
>> 
>> 
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>>> >   1. Volunteer judges needed Jan 28th Exhibition Night Blackstone
>>> >      Academy Charter School (Gayle Gifford)
>>> >   2. truck/van -moving (flutesy at cox.net)
>>> >   3. Re: Projo: Brown plans to knock down 7 College Hill buildings
>>> >      for new parking lot (Aaron Masri)
>>> >   4. Re: Projo: Brown plans to knock down 7 College Hill buildings
>>> >      for new parking lot (Greg Gerritt)
>>> >   5. Re: Projo: Brown plans to knock down 7 College Hill buildings
>>> >      for new parking lot (John Bazik)
>>> >   6. Re: Projo: Brown plans to knock down 7 College Hill buildings
>>> >      for new parking lot (Aaron Masri)
>>> >   7. Re: Projo: Brown plans to knock down 7 College Hill buildings
>>> >      for new parking lot (Greg Gerritt)
>>> >   8. Re: Projo: Brown plans to knock down 7 College Hill buildings
>>> >      for new parking lot (Linda Pietras)
>>> >   9. Re: Projo: Brown plans to knock down 7 College Hill buildings
>>> >      for new parking lot (Jeffrey Cavanaugh)
>>> >  10. Re: Projo: Brown plans to knock down 7 College Hill buildings
>>> >      for new parking lot (Jim Kelley)
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>>> >
>>> > Message: 1
>>> > Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 23:54:54 +0000
>>> > From: Gayle Gifford <gayle at ceffect.com>
>>> > To: "summit at sna.providence.ri.us" <summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
>>> > Subject: [Summit] Volunteer judges needed Jan 28th Exhibition Night
>>> > Blackstone Academy Charter School
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>>> > Blackstone Academy Charter School, a progressive public charter high
>>> > school just over the border on Pleasant St in Pawtucket is looking for
>>> > volunteer judges for next Thursday. The Winter Exhibition features work
>>> > from 10th and 11th graders. It will be held on Thursday, January 28, 2016
>>> > (snow date 2/4) from 4:30 - 6:30. Students will showcase projects from
>>> > English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Spanish, Arts, PE or Community
>>> > Improvement Projects. 11th graders will do 15 minute presentations as in
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>>> > indicate that on your response form.
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>>> > the content of the schoolwork. It's great fun and you'll get training at
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>>> > year.
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>>> > Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 22:21:52 -0500
>>> > From: <flutesy at cox.net>
>>> > To: summit at sna.providence.ri.us
>>> > Subject: [Summit] truck/van -moving
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>>> > Hello,
>>> >
>>> > Would anyone have  truck or van and be willing to help me  move boxes and
>>> > small furniture from here to CT?
>>> >
>>> > Thank you.
>>> >
>>> > Phyllis
>>> >
>>> > Should I be on Market for this...?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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>>> > ------------------------------
>>> >
>>> > Message: 3
>>> > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 9:59:33 -0500
>>> > From: Aaron Masri <amasri1 at cox.net>
>>> > To: Summit at sna.providence.ri.us
>>> > Subject: Re: [Summit] Projo: Brown plans to knock down 7 College Hill
>>> > buildings for new parking lot
>>> > Message-ID: <20160121095933.PAMCU.196845.imail at eastrmwml113>
>>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>>> >
>>> > So the city approved it, pending further information from Brown on their
>>> > future plans for the site.  It's embarrassing how short sighted our public
>>> > officials can be.  Think about how many parking lots there are in
>>> > Providence where a house or business used to stand.  Are we honestly
>>> > better off because of it?  Do businesses in the city really benefit from
>>> > having our housing stock flattened for their patrons?  I mean, no matter
>>> > how many demolitions in the city occur, there will never be enough
>>> > parking.  So when is it enough?  When do we take the long view of our land
>>> > development decisions and decide to say "no more".  It's just very
>>> > frustrating and goes against everything Providence as a "walkable city"
>>> > should stand for.  Of course, if we decide that the status quo is good
>>> > enough, then we should be honest and admit that walk ability is just not
>>> > as important making it easy to park our cars.
>>> >
>>> > ---- Aaron Masri <amasri1 at cox.net> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > =============
>>> > I don't agree that more parking is needed on Thayer Street, but I get the
>>> > point that people feel that this is the case.  This parking lot will
>>> > provide 80 spaces.  There's a number of less destructive ways that 80
>>> > spaces can be created.  What about Brown University allowing parking in
>>> > their private lots on the weekends?  They could also allow the public to
>>> > park on those streets that the city abandoned when Mayor Taveras
>>> > renegotiated the PILOT agreement.  They could add a deck to one of the
>>> > surface lots they already own.  Or they could pursue one or more of the
>>> > strategies outlined in the Planning Department Study that I linked.  It's
>>> > sad that an institution such as Brown University with its vast resources
>>> > is choosing the lowest possible usage for valuable real estate and not
>>> > heeding the lessons learns by other preservation efforts, such as Benefit
>>> > Street.
>>> > ---- Anne Diffily <adiff11 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > =============
>>> > But is a multilevel parking garage any worse than a flat blacktop lot at
>>> > ground level?
>>> >
>>> > The truth is that more parking is needed to absorb the needs of the Thayer
>>> > commercial strip.... not just the stores serving local students, but lots
>>> > of nice/interesting restaurants, the Avon Cinema, etc. that appeal to
>>> > year-round residents.
>>> >
>>> > Just MHO.
>>> >
>>> > Anne
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > ------------------------------
>>> >
>>> > Message: 4
>>> > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:15:20 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
>>> > From: Greg Gerritt <gerritt at mindspring.com>
>>> > To: Aaron Masri <amasri1 at cox.net>, Summit at sna.providence.ri.us
>>> > Subject: Re: [Summit] Projo: Brown plans to knock down 7 College Hill
>>> > buildings for new parking lot
>>> > Message-ID:
>>> > <8567586.1453389320969.JavaMail.root at elwamui-hound.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
>>> >
>>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>>> >
>>> > This is a key issue that capitalism and the crony type governments it
>>> > creates ignore all the time, the issue of cumulative impact.  Each
>>> > decision on its own can be good or bad, but clearly death by a thousand
>>> > cuts is what is ignored.  greg gerritt
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>>> >>From: Aaron Masri <amasri1 at cox.net>
>>>> >>Sent: Jan 21, 2016 9:59 AM
>>>> >>To: Summit at sna.providence.ri.us
>>>> >>Subject: Re: [Summit] Projo: Brown plans to knock down 7 College Hill
>>>> >>buildings for new parking lot
>>>> >>
>>>> >>So the city approved it, pending further information from Brown on their
>>>> >>future plans for the site.  It's embarrassing how short sighted our
>>>> public 
>>>> >>officials can be.  Think about how many parking lots there are in
>>>> >>Providence where a house or business used to stand.  Are we honestly
>>>> >>better off because of it?  Do businesses in the city really benefit from
>>>> >>having our housing stock flattened for their patrons?  I mean, no matter
>>>> >>how many demolitions in the city occur, there will never be enough
>>>> >>parking.  So when is it enough?  When do we take the long view of our
>>>> land 
>>>> >>development decisions and decide to say "no more".  It's just very
>>>> >>frustrating and goes against everything Providence as a "walkable city"
>>>> >>should stand for.  Of course, if we decide that the status quo is good
>>>> >>enough, then we should be honest and admit that walk ability is just not
>>>> >>as important making it easy to park our cars.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>---- Aaron Masri <amasri1 at cox.net> wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >>=============
>>>> >>I don't agree that more parking is needed on Thayer Street, but I get the
>>>> >>point that people feel that this is the case.  This parking lot will
>>>> >>provide 80 spaces.  There's a number of less destructive ways that 80
>>>> >>spaces can be created.  What about Brown University allowing parking in
>>>> >>their private lots on the weekends?  They could also allow the public to
>>>> >>park on those streets that the city abandoned when Mayor Taveras
>>>> >>renegotiated the PILOT agreement.  They could add a deck to one of the
>>>> >>surface lots they already own.  Or they could pursue one or more of the
>>>> >>strategies outlined in the Planning Department Study that I linked.  It's
>>>> >>sad that an institution such as Brown University with its vast resources
>>>> >>is choosing the lowest possible usage for valuable real estate and not
>>>> >>heeding the lessons learns by other preservation efforts, such as Benefit
>>>> >>Street.
>>>> >>---- Anne Diffily <adiff11 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >>=============
>>>> >>But is a multilevel parking garage any worse than a flat blacktop lot at
>>>> >>ground level?
>>>> >>
>>>> >>The truth is that more parking is needed to absorb the needs of the
>>>> Thayer
>>>> >>commercial strip.... not just the stores serving local students, but lots
>>>> >>of nice/interesting restaurants, the Avon Cinema, etc. that appeal to
>>>> >>year-round residents.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>Just MHO.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>Anne
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > ------------------------------
>>> >
>>> > Message: 5
>>> > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:07:02 -0500
>>> > From: John Bazik <jbazik at gmail.com>
>>> > To: Aaron Masri <amasri1 at cox.net>
>>> > Cc: Summit at sna.providence.ri.us
>>> > Subject: Re: [Summit] Projo: Brown plans to knock down 7 College Hill
>>> > buildings for new parking lot
>>> > Message-ID: <20160121160702.GH7474 at cs.brown.edu>
>>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>>> >
>>> > On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 09:59:33AM -0500, Aaron Masri wrote:
>>>> >> So the city approved it...
>>> >
>>> > By "city" do you mean the City Plan Commission?  Providence's
>>> > Comprehensive Plan contains strong language discouraging the creation of
>>> > new surface parking lots and encouraging the redevelopment of existing
>>> > ones.  Adding surface parking to Thayer St is directly in opposition
>>> > to the city's planning goals.
>>> >
>>> > John
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > ------------------------------
>>> >
>>> > Message: 6
>>> > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:10:48 -0500
>>> > From: Aaron Masri <amasri1 at cox.net>
>>> > To: summit at sna.providence.ri.us
>>> > Subject: Re: [Summit] Projo: Brown plans to knock down 7 College Hill
>>> > buildings for new parking lot
>>> > Message-ID: <20160121111048.IZA70.197332.imail at eastrmwml113>
>>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>>> >
>>> > Yes, I meant the City Plan Commission, and, yes, the comprehensive plan
>>> > and Thayer Street Planning Study discourage the creation of surface lots.
>>> > Unfortunately, it appears that these documents are not worth the paper
>>> > they're printed on.
>>> > ---- John Bazik <jbazik at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > =============
>>> > On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 09:59:33AM -0500, Aaron Masri wrote:
>>>> >> So the city approved it...
>>> >
>>> > By "city" do you mean the City Plan Commission?  Providence's
>>> > Comprehensive Plan contains strong language discouraging the creation of
>>> > new surface parking lots and encouraging the redevelopment of existing
>>> > ones.  Adding surface parking to Thayer St is directly in opposition
>>> > to the city's planning goals.
>>> >
>>> > John
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > ------------------------------
>>> >
>>> > Message: 7
>>> > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:18:18 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
>>> > From: Greg Gerritt <gerritt at mindspring.com>
>>> > To: Aaron Masri <amasri1 at cox.net>, summit at sna.providence.ri.us
>>> > Subject: Re: [Summit] Projo: Brown plans to knock down 7 College Hill
>>> > buildings for new parking lot
>>> > Message-ID:
>>> > <3921057.1453393099000.JavaMail.root at elwamui-hound.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
>>> >
>>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>>> >
>>> > or even the electrons
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>>> >>From: Aaron Masri <amasri1 at cox.net>
>>>> >>Sent: Jan 21, 2016 11:10 AM
>>>> >>To: summit at sna.providence.ri.us
>>>> >>Subject: Re: [Summit] Projo: Brown plans to knock down 7 College Hill
>>>> >>buildings for new parking lot
>>>> >>
>>>> >>Yes, I meant the City Plan Commission, and, yes, the comprehensive plan
>>>> >>and Thayer Street Planning Study discourage the creation of surface lots.
>>>> >>Unfortunately, it appears that these documents are not worth the paper
>>>> >>they're printed on.
>>>> >>---- John Bazik <jbazik at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >>=============
>>>> >>On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 09:59:33AM -0500, Aaron Masri wrote:
>>>>> >>> So the city approved it...
>>>> >>
>>>> >>By "city" do you mean the City Plan Commission?  Providence's
>>>> >>Comprehensive Plan contains strong language discouraging the creation of
>>>> >>new surface parking lots and encouraging the redevelopment of existing
>>>> >>ones.  Adding surface parking to Thayer St is directly in opposition
>>>> >>to the city's planning goals.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>John
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
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>>>> >>Summit at sna.providence.ri.us
>>>> >>http://sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us
>>>> >>SNA Website: http://sna.providence.ri.us/
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > ------------------------------
>>> >
>>> > Message: 8
>>> > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 16:36:47 +0000
>>> > From: Linda Pietras <l_pietras at hotmail.com>
>>> > To: <amasri1 at cox.net>, <summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
>>> > Subject: Re: [Summit] Projo: Brown plans to knock down 7 College Hill
>>> > buildings for new parking lot
>>> > Message-ID: <BLU170-W579F734CA20B50113E684094C30 at phx.gbl>
>>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>>> >
>>> > Hope St shops do well without any parking lots north of Rochambeau.
>>> >
>>> > Linda
>>> >
>>>> >> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:10:48 -0500
>>>> >> From: amasri1 at cox.net
>>>> >> To: summit at sna.providence.ri.us
>>>> >> Subject: Re: [Summit] Projo: Brown plans to knock down 7 College Hill
>>>> >> buildings for new parking lot
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Yes, I meant the City Plan Commission, and, yes, the comprehensive plan
>>>> >> and Thayer Street Planning Study discourage the creation of surface
>>>> lots. 
>>>> >> Unfortunately, it appears that these documents are not worth the paper
>>>> >> they're printed on.
>>>> >> ---- John Bazik <jbazik at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> =============
>>>> >> On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 09:59:33AM -0500, Aaron Masri wrote:
>>>>> >> > So the city approved it...
>>>> >>
>>>> >> By "city" do you mean the City Plan Commission?  Providence's
>>>> >> Comprehensive Plan contains strong language discouraging the creation of
>>>> >> new surface parking lots and encouraging the redevelopment of existing
>>>> >> ones.  Adding surface parking to Thayer St is directly in opposition
>>>> >> to the city's planning goals.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> John
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> _______________________________________________
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>>> > Message: 9
>>> > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 16:47:21 +0000
>>> > From: Jeffrey Cavanaugh <jeff at cavanaugh.org>
>>> > To: Linda Pietras <l_pietras at hotmail.com>, amasri1 at cox.net,
>>> > summit at sna.providence.ri.us
>>> > Subject: Re: [Summit] Projo: Brown plans to knock down 7 College Hill
>>> > buildings for new parking lot
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>>> > The lack of parking lots in the Hope/Rochambeau area seems to be a benefit
>>> > of the long present no overnight parking ban in Providence. The city has
>>> > grown with places to put resident's cars off street, leaving the streets
>>> > available for "live" parking, which helps support local businesses, I
>>> > think, without big parking lots. In cities that allow on-street parking
>>> > very often the only live spaces would be on Hope and Rochambeau, right in
>>> > the district, and the surrounding streets would be "permit parking only".
>>> >
>>> > On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 11:37 AM Linda Pietras <l_pietras at hotmail.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>>> >> Hope St shops do well without any parking lots north of Rochambeau.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Linda
>>>> >>
>>>>> >> > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:10:48 -0500
>>>>> >> > From: amasri1 at cox.net
>>>> >>
>>>>> >> > To: summit at sna.providence.ri.us
>>>>> >> > Subject: Re: [Summit] Projo: Brown plans to knock down 7 College Hill
>>>> >> buildings for new parking lot
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > Yes, I meant the City Plan Commission, and, yes, the comprehensive
plan
>>>> >> and Thayer Street Planning Study discourage the creation of surface
>>>> lots.
>>>> >> Unfortunately, it appears that these documents are not worth the paper
>>>> >> they're printed on.
>>>>> >> > ---- John Bazik <jbazik at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > =============
>>>>> >> > On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 09:59:33AM -0500, Aaron Masri wrote:
>>>>>> >> > > So the city approved it...
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > By "city" do you mean the City Plan Commission? Providence's
>>>>> >> > Comprehensive Plan contains strong language discouraging the creation
>>>>> >> > of
>>>>> >> > new surface parking lots and encouraging the redevelopment of
>>>>> existing
>>>>> >> > ones. Adding surface parking to Thayer St is directly in opposition
>>>>> >> > to the city's planning goals.
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > John
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > _______________________________________________
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>>> > Message: 10
>>> > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:07:48 -0500
>>> > From: Jim Kelley <jim-kelley2 at cox.net>
>>> > To: Jeffrey Cavanaugh <jeff at cavanaugh.org>
>>> > Cc: Linda Pietras <l_pietras at hotmail.com>, Aaron Masri
>>> > <amasri1 at cox.net>, Summit Neighborhood e-mail
>>> > <summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
>>> > Subject: Re: [Summit] Projo: Brown plans to knock down 7 College Hill
>>> > buildings for new parking lot
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>>> > The current situation of no parking lots and no permit only parking and no
>>> > meters  seems to be at an equilibrium favorable to both residents and
>>> > businesses. I think the following factors also contribute: tolerant
>>> > residents on side streets; less commercial and residential density than
>>> > Thayer or, say, Somerville; and businesses such as Citizens Bank that
>>> > tolerate after hours parking.
>>> >
>>> > Good health and happiness,
>>> > ? Jim Kelley
>>> >
>>> > Jeffrey Cavanaugh <jeff at cavanaugh.org> wrote:
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