Comments for GC:PVD | Greater City: Providence http://www.gcpvd.org Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:41:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on Sustainable Housing Design Winner; Christine Malecki West by Jef Nickerson http://www.gcpvd.org/2008/05/21/sustainable-housing-design-winner-christine-malecki-west/#comment-31815 Jef Nickerson Wed, 28 May 2008 13:10:04 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=198#comment-31815 I fixed the download links here, you should be able to download the plans. The results are on the city's planning department website somewhere, but the link I used seems to be resolving to the homepage. I fixed the download links here, you should be able to download the plans. The results are on the city’s planning department website somewhere, but the link I used seems to be resolving to the homepage.

]]> Comment on Sustainable Housing Design Winner; Christine Malecki West by Daniel http://www.gcpvd.org/2008/05/21/sustainable-housing-design-winner-christine-malecki-west/#comment-31775 Daniel Wed, 28 May 2008 11:23:37 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=198#comment-31775 I can't find the plans anywhere! The links for PDFs for both winners are dead and a search at the Planning website turns up nothing. Has this stuff been removed? I can’t find the plans anywhere! The links for PDFs for both winners are dead and a search at the Planning website turns up nothing. Has this stuff been removed?

]]> Comment on aka The Tower of Terror II by Cam http://www.gcpvd.org/2008/02/02/aka-the-tower-of-terror-ii/#comment-29963 Cam Sun, 25 May 2008 04:27:58 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/2008/02/02/aka-the-tower-of-terror-ii/#comment-29963 I'm all for it :) I strongly believe we need to expand downtown. Downtown sits on such a small footprint. As for the building itself, I think it's a little too square and bleak, they need to add more design to it and fit in with the italian architecture, though I do approve of the height. I love skyscrapers. The CCC is only stunting the city's growth by adding height regulations. People are too obsessed about wanting to keep Providence a small city, but don't they understand that large major cities attract more tourist? Providence is too overlooked, it's time that it made of on the list of the top 100 largest cities in America. I’m all for it :) I strongly believe we need to expand downtown. Downtown sits on such a small footprint. As for the building itself, I think it’s a little too square and bleak, they need to add more design to it and fit in with the italian architecture, though I do approve of the height. I love skyscrapers. The CCC is only stunting the city’s growth by adding height regulations. People are too obsessed about wanting to keep Providence a small city, but don’t they understand that large major cities attract more tourist? Providence is too overlooked, it’s time that it made of on the list of the top 100 largest cities in America.

]]> Comment on Biking Beyond Recreation by Matthew Coolidge http://www.gcpvd.org/2008/05/20/biking-beyond-recreation/#comment-27895 Matthew Coolidge Wed, 21 May 2008 15:26:27 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=196#comment-27895 Here is another cool link - a group that makes trailers for your bike! http://www.bikesatwork.com/ Here is another cool link - a group that makes trailers for your bike! http://www.bikesatwork.com/

]]> Comment on Sustainable Housing Design Winner; Christine Malecki West by Jef Nickerson http://www.gcpvd.org/2008/05/21/sustainable-housing-design-winner-christine-malecki-west/#comment-27892 Jef Nickerson Wed, 21 May 2008 14:12:05 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=198#comment-27892 Oh, by the way, I'd totally live in this house. Someone build me one please! Oh, by the way, I’d totally live in this house. Someone build me one please!

]]> Comment on Biking Beyond Recreation by TJ Sondermann http://www.gcpvd.org/2008/05/20/biking-beyond-recreation/#comment-27651 TJ Sondermann Wed, 21 May 2008 00:39:44 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=196#comment-27651 Might also be interesting to follow this project in Vancouver: http://www.cargobikecoop.org/ Might also be interesting to follow this project in Vancouver:

http://www.cargobikecoop.org/

]]> Comment on Little green house winners by Joe Ouellette http://www.gcpvd.org/2008/05/20/little-green-house-winners/#comment-27635 Joe Ouellette Wed, 21 May 2008 00:16:50 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=195#comment-27635 This is a waste of tax dollars! He cannot even adequately fund the Fire Dept. Did you know that all of our fire engines will be staffed at 3 rather than 4, the NFPA standard. If this bothers you, join our group by send an email to provpublicsafety@gmail.com This is a waste of tax dollars! He cannot even adequately fund the Fire Dept.

Did you know that all of our fire engines will be staffed at 3 rather than 4, the NFPA standard. If this bothers you, join our group by send an email to provpublicsafety@gmail.com

]]> Comment on Little green houses, for you and me by Little green house winners at GC:PVD | Greater City: Providence http://www.gcpvd.org/2008/03/04/little-green-houses-for-you-and-me/#comment-27344 Little green house winners at GC:PVD | Greater City: Providence Tue, 20 May 2008 16:48:25 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/2008/03/04/little-green-houses-for-you-and-me/#comment-27344 [...] month the Mayor’s Office announced a design competition for affordable, environmentally friendly home designs. Today the winners were [...] […] month the Mayor’s Office announced a design competition for affordable, environmentally friendly home designs. Today the winners were […]

]]> Comment on Proposed Marriott Residence Inn on Orange Street by Jef Nickerson http://www.gcpvd.org/2008/05/14/proposed-marriott-residence-inn-on-orange-street/#comment-25078 Jef Nickerson Wed, 14 May 2008 18:16:56 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=194#comment-25078 Ashley, The Sierra Suites has rebranded itself as <a href="http://www.hotel-sierra.com" title="Hotel Sierra" rel="nofollow">Hotel Sierra</a> and is no longer an extended stay property. Coincidentally though, Aram Garabedian is also involved in the development of Hotel Sierra. While in the Hotel Sierra case, we would also have preferred that Beverly Street remain intact for public access (even only as a pedestrian way), the Hotel Sierra has a much better urban form than the Marriott proposal as it stands now. The Hotel Sierra is proposed to be built to the street, has no surface parking, and the design of the building has improved dramatically through the DRC review process. Hopefully Mr. Garabedian will see to it that Orange Street does not need to be abandoned and that the surface parking at the Residence Inn should only be created as a temporary solution to the hotel's needs, so that GC:PVD can change it's opinion on this project. Ashley,
The Sierra Suites has rebranded itself as Hotel Sierra and is no longer an extended stay property. Coincidentally though, Aram Garabedian is also involved in the development of Hotel Sierra.

While in the Hotel Sierra case, we would also have preferred that Beverly Street remain intact for public access (even only as a pedestrian way), the Hotel Sierra has a much better urban form than the Marriott proposal as it stands now. The Hotel Sierra is proposed to be built to the street, has no surface parking, and the design of the building has improved dramatically through the DRC review process.

Hopefully Mr. Garabedian will see to it that Orange Street does not need to be abandoned and that the surface parking at the Residence Inn should only be created as a temporary solution to the hotel’s needs, so that GC:PVD can change it’s opinion on this project.

]]> Comment on Proposed Marriott Residence Inn on Orange Street by Jen Coleslaw http://www.gcpvd.org/2008/05/14/proposed-marriott-residence-inn-on-orange-street/#comment-25077 Jen Coleslaw Wed, 14 May 2008 16:41:00 +0000 http://www.gcpvd.org/?p=194#comment-25077 No Surface Parking Downtown. There's no way the abandonment meets the sniff test of "in the public interest." There are several hotel developments in the works for the city. What is the point of saturation, especially in this economy? No Surface Parking Downtown.

There’s no way the abandonment meets the sniff test of “in the public interest.”

There are several hotel developments in the works for the city. What is the point of saturation, especially in this economy?

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