[Summit] Fw: News from Fox Point -- Valiant Veto, Free Parking, Henderson Bridge + more

Mon Dec 10 01:28:52 UTC 2018

   ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Fox Point Neighborhood Association <foxpointneighborhood at gmail.com>To: Sent: Thursday, December 6, 2018, 11:30:05 AM ESTSubject: FPNA News: Valiant Veto, Free Parking, Henderson Bridge + more

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|  FPNA NEWS
The Fox Point Neighborhood AssociationDecember 6, 2018  |

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|  NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
 Residents, Advocates Laud Mayoral Veto. Last Friday, Mayor Elorza vetoed a zoning change that would enable NY architect Jason Fane to build a 46-story tower on 195 land. While it is possible that the proposal will return to the City Council, a multitude of residents, developers, and advocacy organizations (including FPNA) have extolled the veto. 

Discussion has been plentiful. See City Councilman Seth Yurdin's thorough discussion of the situation here. Read an advocacy update on the PPS site, here, and architect Dave Brussat's "Brave Veto" piece, here. See Dan McGowan's claim that the fate of the tower rests on one Councilwoman, here, see Councilman Sam Zurier's discussion, here (scroll to bottom), and read recent coverage on the tower's economic viability (or lack of it), here. Learn about a possible state-level response, here (WPRI) and here (GoLocalProv). Read an "idiotic" rebuke in the ProJo, here, and finally, read the Mayor's veto letter in full, here. 
Free Parking on Wickenden and Ives. To incentivize local shopping during the holidays, Mayor Elorza recently announced two hours of free parking per day in designated commercial areas throughout the city, through January 1. The L-shaped area in Fox Point stretches from Wickenden Street at Benefit to Ives Street at Preston. Learn more here.   |

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|  NEIGHBORHOOD + CITY
Events and Meetings  Events Boat Rides with Santa. Providence River Boat Company offers 30-minute boat rides with Santa on Saturday, December 8 from 10am-3pm. Learn more here.

Workshop: Nervous about Public Speaking? Workshop with actor/director Ed Shea on reducing anxiety in front of a group. Tuesdays December 4, 11, and 18, 6-8pm at the Rochambeau Library. Learn more here. 
Actor/Director Ed SheaAnnual Claiborne Pell Lecture. The 2018 Senator Claiborne Pell lecture will feature keynote speaker Nina Sanchez with "Planning is Not Enough: Collective Action and Accountability in the Creative Sector." Tuesday, December 11, 5pm at the Southside Cultural Center of RI. Free, but spaces are limited. Learn more here.

Workshop on Redesigning the Henderson Bridge. The cities of Providence and East Providence, the East Providence Waterfront Commission and the Seekonk Riverbank Revitalization Alliance will host a workshop on Friday, December 14 at 3:30pm at the Providence Department of Planning and Development, 444 Westminster Street, in the 1st floor auditorium. The workshop will present designs for replacing the Henderson Bridge. Learn more here. 
MeetingsThe Fox Point Neighborhood Association November meeting, Monday, December 10, 7pm at the Vartan Gregorian School. Learn about snow shoveling for seniors from Providence Village volunteer John Harkey. See poster, below. Learn more here and here.

Jewelry District Association. Brown University president Christina Paxson will share plans for the Jewelry District Campus.  Tuesday, December 11, 5:00pm at South Street Landing. Learn more here.

City Plan Commission (CPC). The CPC Planning Review Subcommittee will discuss regulation of student housing. Thursday, December 13 at 4:45pm at 444 Westminster Street. Learn more here or contact Choyon Manjrekar at cmanjrekar at providenceri.gov.  |

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|  FPNA November Meeting
PLEASE JOIN US

FPNA spoke against the proposed Fane Tower at public hearings in July and October
FPNA Monthly Meeting
Monday, December 10
7:00pm
Art Room/Community Room
Vartan Gregorian Elementary School

Discuss current neighborhood issues and learn about snow shoveling for seniors from Providence Village volunteer John Harkey. 

Learn more at the FPNA website
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|  Directions to FPNA Monthly MeetingsFPNA monthly meetings take place on the second Monday of each month in the Art Room/Community Room of the Vartan Gregorian School (in cases of Monday holidays, we meet the following day). Look for a short driveway at the eastern-most side of the building near the intersection of Governor and Wickenden Streets. The entrance to the Art Room is located about 50 feet down that driveway on the right-hand side.    |

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