Tomorrow night, Tuesday, April 8th at 7:30pm the Zoning Board of Review will hear a petition on variance for the project known as Vista Della Torre on Federal Hill.
TALON REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND THE PROVIDENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY, PROPERTY OWNERS AND TALON REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, APPLICANT: 21 & 32 Federal Street at Bradford Street. The […]
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GC:PVD Position on Vista Della Torre Zoning Hearing
Published by Jef Nickerson April 7th, 2008 in Action Alert, Buildings, Federal Hill, Government, Media, Neighborhoods, Planning, Providence Tomorrow and Zoning. 0 CommentsGC:PVD Comments on proposed rezoning in the Waterfront District
Published by Jef Nickerson March 3rd, 2008 in City Council, East Side, Government, Parks/Open Space, Planning, Providence Tomorrow, Redevelopment, Waterfront and Zoning. 1 CommentAerial image from Microsoft Virtual Earth
To: Councilman Seth Yurdin
Cc: Mayor David Cicilline
Cc: Planning Director Thomas Deller
Cc: Councilman Cliff Wood
I am writing on behalf of Greater City: Providence in regards to the petition being heard by the City Council Ordinance Committee on Monday, March 3rd to change the zoning of Lots 344 and 345 on Zoning […]
Elmhurst Charrette
Published by Matthew Coolidge February 25th, 2008 in Elmhurst, Neighborhoods, Planning, Providence Tomorrow, Redevelopment and Zoning. 0 CommentsI received a postcard in the mail last week reminding me that the Providence Tomorrow Neighborhood Charrette for Elmhurst and Mt. Pleasant, my neighborhood, was this week. That’s right, February 25-27 at Triggs Memorial Golf Course. If you were wondering, here’s what you missed today:
Neighborhood Character 9-11am
Commercial Corridors 11:30am-1:30pm
Infrastructure 2-4pm
Livable […]
Paved paradise…
Published by Jef Nickerson August 1st, 2007 in Buildings, Demolition, Downcity, Parking, Planning, Providence Tomorrow, Quality of Life, Redevelopment and Zoning. 1 CommentClick image to enlarge
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WBNA and CHNA lost their appeal today to keep the Old Public Safety Complex from being demolished, and not more than half an hour after the verdict was reached, the wrecking ball went to work, ProJo has the story here.
While The Procaccianti […]
Don’t abandon Bradford Street
Published by Jef Nickerson June 29th, 2007 in Action Alert, Federal Hill, Government, Neighborhoods, Planning, Providence Tomorrow, Quality of Life, Roads, Walkability and West Side. 0 CommentsLast October, hundreds of Providence residents, as well as city employees and elected officials, participated in the week-long kickoff of Providence Tomorrow, a neighborhood planning and growth process that showed that regardless of neighborhood, income or race, Providence residents support the move into the 21st century by making Providence a more urban, more walkable, transit-oriented […]
Reminder: Comment on Interim Comprehensive Plan by March 31st April 10th May 1st!
Published by Jef Nickerson March 27th, 2007
in Action Alert, Government, Planning and Providence Tomorrow.
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Comments on the Interim Comprehensive Plan are due by March 31st April 10th May 1st. Take some time to login and read and comment on the plan. It’s long, make yourself a pot of coffee before you get into it. Public hearings will be held by the City Plan Commission on the April 11th and […]
Providence Tomorrow: Washington Park & South Elmwood Neighborhood Charrettes
Published by Jef Nickerson March 8th, 2007 in Events, Government, Neighborhoods, Planning, Providence Tomorrow, Redevelopment, South Elmwood, Washington Park and Zoning. 0 CommentsImage from Google Maps, Providence Tomorrow logo from City of Providence.
The Providence Planning Department has announced the first in a series of neighborhood charrettes that will be taking place around the city as part of the Providence Tomorrow planning process.
The charrettes will be taking place at the Washington Park Community Center, 42 Jillson Street […]
Interim Comprehensive Plan Draft Released
Published by Jef Nickerson March 7th, 2007 in Events, Government, Planning, Providence Tomorrow and Zoning. 0 CommentsPhoto by Jef Nickerson for gcpvd.org, Providence Tomorrow logo from City of Providence
The latest step in the Providence Tomorrow process is the release of the Interim Comprehensive Plan. The plan is online with an interactive system for public comment. Public comment is open until March 30th at which point the planning department will be review […]
City hosting Providence Tomorrow update meetings
Published by Jef Nickerson December 1st, 2006 in Government, Providence Tomorrow and Redevelopment. 1 CommentThe city will be holding 3 meetings next week to up date people on the feedback from the Providence Tomorrow charrettes. The meetings will be presenting the same information at three different locations over three nights. See below for details in English and Spanish:
As one GC:PVD member pointed out to me, my initial posts about Providence Tomorrow had something of a negative tone, and he wished to reassure me that things are actually looking quite hopeful. And you know what? He’s right! My skepticism is almost exclusively directed at some of the the anti-growth, anti-development, and anti-people (yes, […]














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