This sign appeared on Hope Street at Rochambeau on Wednesday, promising two-way traffic on Thursday, July 25. However, a construction worker said they were going to pave on Friday. Whichever date is right, the Hope Street ordeal is almost over.
Environment
Survey finds neighborhood support for community gardens in ‘Tot Lot’ park
A public opinion survey conducted by SNA in collaboration with the City of Providence Parks Department shows widespread support for community gardens being included in a proposed renovation of the “Tot Lot” public park at the corner of Ninth Street and Summit Avenue.
The renovation plan, developed by landscape architect Megan Gardner of Gardner+Gerrish Landscape Architects of Providence, calls for a major overhaul of the dated park with upgrades that include shade sails, benches, tables, trees, additional swings, a trike path, toddler-friendly play structures, and more. However, some neighbors were concerned about the inclusion of a garden in the park, and so the survey was commissioned to gauge the overall community response to such an addition.
SNA 
The Henry Bowen Anthony fountain in Lippitt Park was flowing Saturday as members of SNA handed out leaflets at the farmers' market urging participation in the opinion survey concerning community gardens in the tot-lot park on Summit Avenue.
Environment
Summit Ave. Park Survey
The City of Providence Parks Department and the Summit Neighborhood Association want your input on the proposed renovation to Summit Ave. Park (the “Tot Lot”) at the corner of Summit and 9th Avenues. Please take a minute to respond to our short survey.
North Main Street
Providence Dep’t of Art, Culture + Tourism Call for Art for North Main St. Bus Shelters
Call for Art!
Providence Bus Shelter Art Panels & Seating
The City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and the Department of Planning and Development, in partnership with the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA), invite artists and artist/fabricator teams to submit their qualifications and concepts for art panels and seating to be included in bus shelters along our city’s Broad and North Main Street transit corridors. This is a first of its kind project for the City of Providence and we enthusiastically await artist response.
A total of seventeen sites along these two bus routes will receive art installations as a result of this program and call for art. Past experience in fabrication and public art design is a requirement for this RFP. Artists without such a background are encouraged to team up with the appropriate 3D artists and fabricators.
For more information please visit: http://pvd.me/l2NN .
All proposals must be received by July 8, 2013, 4 pm.
Events
The Hope Street Spring Block Party 2013
Join Providence Monthly and the Hope Street Merchants Association for our annual Hope Street Spring Block Party on Saturday, May 18th from 12 – 6 pm-Rain or Shine and All Around the Construction.
Bigger and better this year with – Beers for the Ballet will feature FIVE great local breweries: Foolproof Brewing Company, Grey Sail Brewing of RI, Trinity Brewing, Narragansett Brewing Company and Newport Storm Brewery. New this year – WIN AN IPAD or a GRAND PRIZE GIFT CERTIFICATE PACKAGE in the Street Scavenger Hunt.
Environment
Cooperative effort by city, neighbors plants trees along Hope, North Main
City Forester Douglas Still, behind tree, instructs the volunteers on how to prepare the trees for planting along North Main Street.
There are now dozens of new trees along Hope and North Main streets – thanks to cooperative efforts by the city Department of Parks and Recreation and Summit neighbors.
On April 8, city crews cut eight new tree pits through the sidewalks along Hope Street and put in new soil. Then they added the trees, including four in front of the Rochambeau Library branch. The site selection was done in cooperation with the Hope Street Merchants Association.
Then, on April 13, city crews again delivered trees, but this time along North Main Street to a collection of about 20 neighborhood volunteers, including members of SNA, who dug the holes, planted the trees and spread the mulch. A total of 25 trees were put in, including some on streets intersecting North Main. When the planting was finished, Whole Foods Market provided goody bags for the workers.
The effort was supervised by City Forester Douglas Still and coordinated by George Harvey of Groundwork Providence. It was part of the Providence Neighborhood Planting Program (PNPP), a street-tree planting partnership of the Mary Elizabeth Sharpe Street Tree Endowment, the city and its residents.
Since 1988, the endowment has matched Parks Department funds to provide trees, soil, sidewalk preparation and tree delivery at no cost to Providence residents who apply for and receive a Neighborhood Street Tree Planting Award.
The new trees might not look like much now, but are a legacy of beauty, shade and clean air to future generations.
City Government
Narragansett Bay Commission update invitation
Dear Neighbor:
Work has begun on the installation of pipes in the area surrounding Miriam Hospital for Phase II of Narragansett Bay Commission’s Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Abatement Program. These pipes are helping to keep our water clean.
To date, they’ve stopped close to 5 billion gallons of sewage from entering Narragansett Bay.
Additionally, with the completion of Phase II pipe installation along North Main St., we’ll soon be starting curb-to-curb repaving on North Main St. This repaving work will begin in May and is expected to take a few weeks to complete.
We appreciate your patience as local traffic and accessibility will be impacted during this time. We also understand you will likely have questions about how this activity will affect your area, and we’d like to update you about the construction and street improvements that will be taking place to help minimize disruption.
We’ll be having a one-on-one informational meeting on Wednesday, April 17 at 6:30 p.m. at Summit Commons on 99 Hillside Ave., and we hope you’ll join us. If you’re interested in learning more about the project, please visit www.narrabay.com, www.Facebook.com/narrabay, twitter.com/narrabay, or call the Narragansett Bay Commission at 401-461-8848.
Thank you for your continued support as we work to keep our water clean.
Sincerely,
Vincent Mesolella, Chairman
Narragansett Bay Commission