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[Jenkins]

Recchia, on Nov 8 2005, 11:41 AM, said:

What's that Walmart gonna look like? Just a re-do of what the Ames looked like (a la big box setback by asphalt ocean)?

I am not sure what the facade will look like, but I believe Cotuit said awhile back that Walmart had agreed to bring the store front up flush with the street, a bit like Home Depot around the corner. That strip mall was a disgrace before, so even though I'd rather see something else there, this will have to do. With a hotel being built around the corner on Charles St., plus Pearl restaurant right there, Home Depot, and Wendy's at least the weird triangle of land won't seem so desolate anymore. Walmart has demolished the old Ames, and has spent most of the last few months repaving the parking lot.

[Cotuit]

Jenkins, on Nov 8 2005, 01:50 PM, said:

I am not sure what the facade will look like, but I believe Cotuit said awhile back that Walmart had agreed to bring the store front up flush with the street, a bit like Home Depot around the corner.

Yes, I'm sure I read that, but now I can't find where. This is the Walmart thread.

[Frankie811]

Jenkins, on Nov 8 2005, 01:50 PM, said:

With a hotel being built around the corner on Charles St., plus Pearl restaurant right there

Where exactly is Pearl's? I tried looking for it one night?

Well, we've got Jenkins covering the North end, Cotuit has Federal Hill & College Hill, AriPVD has downcity, Garris has Wayland Sq & anyplace where there's a restuarant   , Liam's got the west end covered, The Ank has a stronghold on the South side & Onlyville, CTownMikey is on the Cranston beat, Recchia's got Southern RI (when he's not in school) and I've got the East Bay. WE'VE GOT THE WHOLE STATE COVERED BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!    


PS:  Elton & PDXStreetcar are at large!

Edited by Frankie811, 09 November 2005 - 05:20 AM.

[Recchia]

Frankie811, on Nov 9 2005, 06:18 AM, said:

Recchia's got Southern RI (when he's not in school) a

Can I rescind my title as ambassador to South County because, well, I hate it?

[virgo20]

Frankie811, on Nov 9 2005, 06:18 AM, said:

Where exactly is Pearl's? I tried looking for it one night?

Well, we've got Jenkins covering the North end, Cotuit has Federal Hill & College Hill, AriPVD has downcity, Garris has Wayland Sq & anyplace where there's a restuarant   , Liam's got the west end covered, The Ank has a stronghold on the South side & Onlyville, CTownMikey is on the Cranston beat, Recchia's got Southern RI (when he's not in school) and I've got the East Bay. WE'VE GOT THE WHOLE STATE COVERED BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!    
PS:  Elton & PDXStreetcar are at large!

  It's on Charles Street right after Home Depot on the right behind the tanning salon.

[brick]

Recchia, on Nov 9 2005, 07:25 AM, said:

Can I rescind my title as ambassador to South County because, well, I hate it?

There is no South County, that's like a term of endearment.  If you hate it, call it
Washington County

Why the hate, though?  There are plenty of cool places to go.

[Frankie811]

Recchia, on Nov 9 2005, 07:25 AM, said:

Can I rescind my title as ambassador to South County because, well, I hate it?

Say it ain't so!

[TheAnk]

I don't know much about the South Side other than there are naked babies with Glock 9s there..

I got Mt Pleasant, Olneyville and Manton covered though..

The East Side is fine as is I think.. North Main is an ok street.. Its suburban like.. Its not city like.. The focus needs to be on "The Rest of Providence", until there is no longer a "Rest of Providence & East Side", just "Providence"... Mt Hope could use some work though..

[Frankie811]

TheAnk, on Nov 9 2005, 09:13 AM, said:

I don't know much about the South Side other than there are naked babies with Glock 9s there..

Your getting weird again!!!!!!!    

[TheAnk]

Frankie811, on Nov 9 2005, 09:16 AM, said:

Your getting weird again!!!!!!!    

Its shocking to see.. Dave Chappelle is right.. At first you feel sorry the the kids in South Prov... Where are the parents you think.. Then a 4 year old baby robs you at gun point..  Its a real perspective changer..

[Jenkins]

Frankie811, on Nov 9 2005, 06:18 AM, said:

Where exactly is Pearl's? I tried looking for it one night?

Well, we've got Jenkins covering the North end

Doing my best to keep an eye on things round these parts. They re-paved a few roads here recenently, and did a rather shoddy job as far as I can tell. I assume the are not quite done, but fear they are. What is up with that? Pave once a decade and then mess it up? Ugh.

It is very easy to miss Pearl, hidden down the southern end of Charles Street near the intersection with Silver Spring. If you miss it you can always just hit the Wendy's drive through instead

[Garris]

Jenkins, on Nov 9 2005, 10:36 AM, said:

They re-paved a few roads here recenently, and did a rather shoddy job as far as I can tell. I assume the are not quite done, but fear they are. What is up with that?

Just like the Atwell's paving...  I looked at it and said, "This is a precoating, right?"  Nope, turns out they were done...  Give it a couple of years, and it'll look like the surface of the moon again...  

- Garris

[Cotuit]

Garris, on Nov 9 2005, 04:26 PM, said:

Just like the Atwell's paving...  I looked at it and said, "This is a precoating, right?"  Nope, turns out they were done...  Give it a couple of years, and it'll look like the surface of the moon again...  

If we have a winter like last winter, Atwells will look like the moon by March. They also negelected to repaint the crosswalks. There's a crosswalk at the Dunkin Donuts which is very important, because of DD and because of Dominica Manor, that one's not repainted, and another one halfway from there to Dean is missing.

[Jenkins]

OK, now I am getting really mad. They finally get the funding to repave roads, and then half ass it!! That is just wrong. This is where the mayor needs to be hands on and follow up with this stuff. The other option is to call a news station, like channel 12. And I am not kidding. Nothing like a little media attention to get things changed. I actually called channel 12 once with a news story about an abandoned house in my neighborhood and that very night they did a story about it!

[Recchia]

Jenkins, are you talking about state roads or local ones?

[Cotuit]

Recchia, on Nov 9 2005, 07:58 PM, said:

Jenkins, are you talking about state roads or local ones?

Well that's one place where Cicilline is trying to get some funding, apparently many of our main roads become state roads once they cross the city line into N.P., Warwick, Cranston... For some reason, Providence has been shafted on taking responsibility for roads that the state maintains in other cities.

I think the less than spectacular job that is being done on some repaving is the small budget, and huge problem. Even these repavings that are little more than skim coats are better than nothing. Roads like Atwells were an emergency situtation, the city had to scramble funds to get that fixed. The real test will be when these stop-gap measures fail, will the city be able to redo them for real? Like Atwells needs to be completely dug up and rebuilt from the dirt up for example. Is the city planning now to be able to do that in 2-3 years?

[Frankie811]

Cotuit, on Nov 9 2005, 10:09 PM, said:

Well that's one place where Cicilline is trying to get some funding, apparently many of our main roads become state roads once they cross the city line into N.P., Warwick, Cranston... For some reason, Providence has been shafted on taking responsibility for roads that the state maintains in other cities.

Some of the state roads in Providence are N. Main St (Rt 1),  Douglas Ave (Rt 7), Hartford Ave (Rt 6), and Plainfield St (Rt 14).  Elmwood Ave (Rt 1) , Allens Ave (Rt 1A) and Smith St (Rt 44).

Edited by Frankie811, 09 November 2005 - 09:45 PM.

[eltron]

Frankie811, on Nov 9 2005, 10:35 PM, said:

Some of the state roads in Providence are N. Main St (Rt 1),  Douglas Ave (Rt 7), Hartford Ave (Rt 6), and Plainfield St (Rt 14).  Elmwood Ave (Rt 1) , Allens Ave (Rt 1A) and Smith St (Rt 44).

the roads Jenkins is referring to are definitely city roads, and the city tends to do a more sloppy and less intensive job.

When the state redoes the road, it includes sidewalks, lighting, signage, the works.

Elmwood Ave will be getting this treatment next summer. (hopefully with some additional enhancements).

[Jenkins]

Recchia, on Nov 9 2005, 07:58 PM, said:

Jenkins, are you talking about state roads or local ones?

Well, both in general, but the roads the re-paved near me are local roads.

[oak]

I attended the regional APA (American Planning Association) conference in Newport the last two days and heard about an interesting N. Main development.  Walgreens wants to open a new store on N. Main and wants to do its typical franchise suburban development model.  Walgreens has retained Andy Teitz (local land use attorney) to represent them and help seek needed variances for parking in front, signage etc.  Curiously, he is the same attorney who wrote the anti-formula architecture ordinance for the Town of Bristol historic district and he presented a session at the conference today about how to get franchises to comply with local development standards.  It will be interesting to see how he represents the proposed Walgreens on N. Main before the Providence ZBR.