<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV>As opposed to "sprawl" as I am I not sure why having anyone actually invest money into the street vs what has has happened over the last 10 years of neglect is worse. Replacing a falling down building with a new building of equal nature seems like an improvement to me especially since I don't see people eager to invest on the street in any other capacity.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>On a street with little to no inherent resources (preexisting quality architecture or amenities) I am unclear as to who else could be encouraged to invest in the area.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>--C</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR><DIV> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">--------------------------------------------</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Coryndon Luxmoore</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Interaction Designer</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><BR></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">coryndon (at) luxmoore (dot) com</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">---------------------------------------------</FONT></P> </DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Jan 25, 2007, at 10:50 PM, Brian Sullivan wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV>I agree wholeheartedly. It's a shame because North Main appears to have a lot of potential.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Brian Sullivan<BR><BR> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class="gmail_quote">On 1/25/07, <B class="gmail_sendername">Leveille, Brian</B> <<A href="mailto:bleveille@verisign.com">bleveille@verisign.com</A>> wrote:</SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <DIV lang="EN-US" vlink="blue" link="blue"> <DIV><P><FONT face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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. </SPAN></FONT></P><DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><P><FONT face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.artinruins.com/arch/rip/searsauto/" target="_blank"> http://www.artinruins.com/arch/rip/searsauto/#</A></SPAN></FONT></P><DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><P><FONT face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Does everyone think we'll continue to see sprawl, rather than smart growth?</SPAN></FONT></P><DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><P><FONT face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.nrdc.org/cities/smartGrowth/contrast/contr3.asp" target="_blank"> http://www.nrdc.org/cities/smartGrowth/contrast/contr3.asp</A></SPAN></FONT></P><DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV> <DIV><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT></P><DIV style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><FONT face="Tahoma" color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Regards,</SPAN></FONT></DIV><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Tahoma" color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><DIV style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><FONT face="Tahoma" color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Brian Leveille</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><FONT face="Tahoma" color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">MSS Business Systems Analyst</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><FONT face="Tahoma" color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">W: 401.456.1826 F: 401.456.0599</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><FONT face="Tahoma" color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:bleveille@verisign.com" target="_blank"> bleveille@verisign.com</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV><P><FONT face="Tahoma" color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">__________________________________</SPAN></FONT></P><P><B><FONT face="Tahoma" color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Veri</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face="Tahoma" color="maroon" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Sign</SPAN></FONT></B></P><P><FONT face="Tahoma" color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Where it all comes together</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV> <DIV> <DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <HR align="center" width="100%" size="2"> </SPAN></FONT></DIV><P><B><FONT face="Tahoma" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face="Tahoma" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:summit-bounces@sna.providence.ri.us" target="_blank"> summit-bounces@sna.providence.ri.us</A> [mailto:<A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:summit-bounces@sna.providence.ri.us" target="_blank">summit-bounces@sna.providence.ri.us</A>] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Jonathan Howard<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, October 10, 2006 9:43 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:Summit@sna.providence.ri.us" target="_blank"> Summit@sna.providence.ri.us</A><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Summit] Providence Tomorrow</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN></FONT><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Dept. of Planning and Development begins its use of "charrettes" to get community input on citywide growth, development goals and target areas today. <BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>The Providence Tomorrow Web page: <A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.providenceplanning.org/matriarch/MultiPiecePage.asp_Q_PageID_E_4_A_PageName_E_ProvTomorComprPlanning" target="_blank"> http://www.providenceplanning.org/matriarch/MultiPiecePage.asp_Q_PageID_E_4_A_PageName_E_ProvTomorComprPlanning<BR><BR></A>DPD also says:</SPAN></FONT></P><P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Parking will be validated for Charrette events !<BR>At the Charrette, pick up a parking slip to present to the parking attendant <BR>at the Weybossett Street lot (across from the URI Shepard Building) <BR>to recieve free parking for all Providence Tomorrow Charrette events.</SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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. <BR><BR><BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Jonathan Howard<BR>President, Summit Neighborhood Association<BR>401 331 2272<BR><A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:jhoward@sna.providence.ri.us" target="_blank"> jhoward@sna.providence.ri.us</A></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Summit mailing list<BR><A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:Summit@sna.providence.ri.us"> Summit@sna.providence.ri.us</A><BR><A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://mail.sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us" target="_blank">http://mail.sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us </A><BR>SNA Website: <A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://sna.providence.ri.us/" target="_blank">http://sna.providence.ri.us/</A><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Summit mailing list</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="mailto:Summit@sna.providence.ri.us">Summit@sna.providence.ri.us</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="http://mail.sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us">http://mail.sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">SNA Website: <A href="http://sna.providence.ri.us">http://sna.providence.ri.us</A>/</DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>