CITY WALK Study - The Stuckeman School

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STUDY
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CITY WALK
CITY WALK
A NETWORK OF CONNECTED
URBAN LANDSCAPE SPACES
ENHANCING THE EVERYDAY
LIFE OF THE CITY
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Study Area Overview
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PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS
Principles
Schedule
CITY WALK Connects Map
1 Minute / 5 Minute Walk
Event Every Minute
Linear Connections
Advocacy
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KEY AREAS OF DETAILED DESIGN INVESTIGATION
Parcel Integration
Parcels 22 / 25 & Dyer Street Crossing
Parcels 28 & 35 - Green Infrastructure
Friendship-Clifford Street Bridge
Trinity Square & Grace Cemetery
Knight Memorial Library
Columbus Square
Connections to Roger Williams Park
Riverwalk & Wickenden Street Crossing
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CREDITS
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A20
A22
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A26
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APPENDIX
Formal Plans
Precedents
CITY WALK ROUTE Diagrams
Cultural Vitality
CITY WALK Distance & Time
I-195 Redevelopment Area
Point Street Bridge Tidal Study
Links / References / Sources / Zoning
CITY WALK Meeting Minutes
CITY WALK
BIKE
CITY...
PLAY
RUN
EAT
READ
JOG
CITY WALK
SHOP
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Introduction
CITY WALK is a broadly scaled pedestrian/
bike system that connects eight Providence
neighborhoods arcing from Roger Williams
Park on the southwest to India Point Park
on the east. CITY WALK is about movement
(walking, running, biking) and public space
(sidewalks, parks, streets, trees, courtyards,
lawns, waterways, bridges). Whether by optimizing existing public space through physical
improvements and programming, or by creating
great new public places, or by encouraging
exploration of these public assets, CITY WALK
will add value to the daily life of all who live, work
or visit Providence.
The concept first emerged as the “East-West
Greenway” during the Old Harbor Forums, an
initiative of the Providence Planning Department,
the Providence Foundation, the American
Institute of Architects RI and the Providence
Preservation Society:
“Forge a greenway from Fox Point to Old Harbor,
through the Jewelry District and to the beginning
of the South Side (visual corridor, bike, pedestrian,
linear park). Create a ribbon of connectivity.”
(Old Harbor Forums, 2006, Report Summary)
Over time the concept was expanded and
refined. One goal is to maximize the impact of
the I-195 development opportunity. Through the
advocacy of The Providence Foundation and
the Jewelry District Association support for CITY
WALK has grown markedly over the years and
includes Mayor Angel Taveras. For a list of other
supporters please see page 44.
CITY WALK is included in the City’s official
Comprehensive Plan and in the Redevelopment
District Commission’s plans for the I-195 parcels.
Thus, we are pleased to present CITY WALK
Study 2014, which outlines ways the Providence
community can make CITY WALK a reality. It
is a call for action to get CITY WALK moving.
Please consider how you, your neighborhood,
your organization, can pitch in.
We thank the other financial sponsors of this
Study: Brown University, The Colosseum, the
Jewelry District Foundation and The Rhode
Island Foundation.
Finally, we thank L+A Landscape Architecture,
particularly its Principal, Ron Henderson, for this
comprehensive and stimulating Study and for
their persistent guidance, leadership and technical ability which have shepherded CITY WALK
for years. During this time Ron Henderson has
provided countless pro-bono hours including
his time on this report. Without Ron Henderson,
there would be no CITY WALK.
Daniel Baudouin
The Providence Foundation
Phoebe Blake
Jewelry District Association
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CITY WALK
[email protected]
STUDYOVERVIEW
AREA
The CITY WALK study area encompasses the full
extent of CITY WALK from Providence’s Fox Point
neighborhood to Roger Williams Park. Defining
the CITY WALK route within the study area was a
critical component of this Study Report. The CITY
WALK route can be described as two loops and
the connection between them. The Wickenden
Street loop includes India Point Park and the
Wickenden Street retail district. The connector
runs along the riverfront, crosses the river on the
future pedestrian bridge, extends through the
I-195 Redevelopment corridor across I-95 on the
“Friendship-Clifford Street Bridge”, and continues
down Friendship Street to Grace Cemetery. The
Roger Williams Park loop links Elmwood Avenue
and Broad Street at the north end of the loop
through Grace Cemetery and through Roger
Williams Park on the south end. The total length
of CITY WALK is roughly 7.5 miles.
Base information for this study is drawn
from the most recently available information
from the following sources:
Side Park 30% Plan and West Side Park 30%
Plan
In particular, the following documents
were closely reviewed:
The LINK: Developer’s Toolkit
Providence Tomorrow: The Downtown Plan
CITY WALK
Providence Tomorrow: Upper South Providence,
Lower South Providence, and Elmwood
Neighborhood Plan
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River Road Plan
Fred Lippit Woonasquatucket River Greenway
Plan
Guide To Cycling in the Ocean State
A Vision for Revitalization: The Trinity Gateway
Project at Grace Church Cemetery
Additionally, previous historic plans were
reviewed:
Elmwood Avenue Enhancement report
Jewelry District/Old Harbor Planning Framework
Study 2008
I-195 Redevelopment District Commission East
Providence 2020 Plan 2005
DOWNTOWN
FOX POINT
JEWELRY
DISTRICT
WEST
END
UPPER S.
PROVIDENCE
LOWER S.
PROVIDENCE
ELMWOOD
WASHINGTON
PARK
SOUTH
ELMWOOD
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CITY WALK
CITY WALK
PRINCIPLES
PRINCIPLE 1
CITY WALK
CITY WALK connects
eight Providence
neighborhoods via a
network of pedestrian
spaces and bicycle routes.
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PRINCIPLE 2
CITY WALK improves
equitable access
to urban assets.
supports community initiatives
celebrates neighborhood character
advances economic development
generates new public spaces
promotes green infrastructure
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CITY WALK
CITY WALK
POLICY
“The redevelopment of the I-195 parcels, with the development of new waterfront
parks and a pedestrian bridge that links them together, provides an opportunity
to consider a larger network of linked urban spaces that connect Fox Point to
the Jewelry District continuing through the I-195 parcels and linking across I-95
along the Friendship Street Bridge to Upper South Providence and the Southside
neighborhoods.
...To fill in the missing pieces from India Point Park, through the waterfront parks
and pedestrian bridge will require careful planning of the I-195 parcels with special
consideration for the pedestrian movements through the corridor. Public access
through building plazas or courtyards can be an essential component to making
the linked network of open spaces a success, while ensuring the I-195 parcels are
fully redeveloped.
In addition, a coherent identity, such as “CITY WALK”, together with a branding
and way-finding program, will help to promote this new network of linked urban
spaces.”
[from the Comprehensive Plan Providence Tomorrow 2010]
CITY WALK
“CITY WALK and other priority walking routes should be accommodated
along adjacent streets and/or across parcels. These routes connect to regional
recreation routes, parks, adjacent residential neighborhoods, and the main Brown
campus on College Hill. Development should accommodate these walking routes by
providing extra sidewalk width for more generous walking space and plantings, and/
or providing passage across a parcel where it creates a more direct walking route
and is flanked by active spaces.”
[The Link - Developer’s Toolkit 2013]
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CITY WALK
SCHEDULE
2008
2010
SEPT 2014 SPRING 2015
EAST-WEST
GREENWAY
CITY WALK IN
COMP PLAN
WALK YOUR
CITY WALK
BIKE TO THE PARK
SUNDAYS
BUILT PUBLIC
SPACES
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR DEVELOPMENT
2010
AUG 2014 NOV 2014
MARK & EVENT
ACADEMIC
DESIGN
STUDIO
CITY WALK
STUDY
ESTABLISH
CITY WALK
ROUTE
NEW MAYOR AND
COUNCIL ELECTED
JEWELRY
DISTRICT
BUILD-OUT
INFORMATIONAL &
WAYFINDING SIGNAGE
2013
CITY WALK IN
DEVELOPERS
TOOLKIT
ART INSTALLATIONS
GUIDED TOURS
NEIGHBORHOOD WALKS
BIKING EVENTS
Since it’s conceptual beginning in 2008, CITY WALK has grown
into a tangible and widely accepted asset to Providence’s urban
connectivity. At this point in time, CITY WALK has been written into
City policy and development planning and is supported by neighborhood associations and other stakeholders. Next steps for CITY
WALK include promoting and defining the route through programming and events; identifying the route with wayfinding and signage;
encouraging the enhancement of poor connections and key areas;
and continuing to advocate and support the Route through the
I-195 development process ensuring a safe, enjoyable pedestrian and bicycle connection between Southside and the Eastside
neighborhoods.
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CITY WALK
CONNECTS
LEGEND
MIDDLE/ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
HIGH SCHOOLS
REC CENTERS
COMMUNITY GARDENS
MUSEUMS
LIBRARIES
CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT
AND PLACES OF INTEREST
POP-UP ART
PARK / OPEN SPACE
WATER
BROWN UNIVERSITY
MUSEUMS
1 Children’s Museum
2 John Brown House Museum
3 Governor Stephen Hopkins House
4 RISD Museum
5 David Winton Bell Gallery
6 Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
7 Governor Henry Lippitt House Museum
8 Nelson W. Aldrich House
9 Natural History Museum
10 Culinary Arts Museum
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN
JOHNSON & WALES
OTHER INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING:
URI, PROVIDENCE COLLEGE, CCRI,
RI HOSPITAL
HISTORIC DISTRICTS
PROPOSED HISTORIC DISTRICTS
CITYWALK ROUTE
BLUEWAYS
EAST COAST GREENWAY
PAINTED BIKE LANES
PHASE 2 BIKE ROUTES
PHASE 1BIKE ROUTES
FRED LIPPIT WOONASQUATUCKET RIVER GREENWAY
HISTORIC BENEFIT STREET
PROVIDENCE INDEPENDENCE TRAIL
RIPTA BUS LINES
RAILWAYS
CITY WALK
ROADS
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CULTURE, ENTERAINMENT
AND PLACES OF INTEREST
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Rhode Island State House
1 Providence Place Mall
2 AS220
3 Roger Williams Park Botanical Center
4 Roger Williams Zoo
5 RI State House
6 Dunkin’ Donuts Center
7 Trinity Repertory Company
8 Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
9 Providence Performing Arts Center
10 The Arcade
11 Veterans Memorial Auditorium
12 Roger Williams National Memoiral
13 Cable Car Cinema
14 Annmary Brown Memorial
15 Avon Cinema
16 The Steel Yard
17 The Wilbury Theatre
18 Sheldon Street Church
19 Saint Joseph Church
20 First Baptist Church
21 Save The Bay Center
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CITY WALK
THE ROUTE
CITY WALK
1 MINUTE WALK. 5 MINUTE WALK
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STREET TREES, IMPROVED
INTERSECTION
FOOD TRUCK
PROVIDE SIGNAGE/
WAYFINDING
GANO PARK
FARMER’S MARKET
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
WICKENDEN STREET RETAIL
BENEFIT STREET
FRIENDSHIP-CLIFFORD
STREET BRIDGE
PROGRAMMING EVENTS
POP-UP STORE
TRINITY SQUARE /
GRACE CEMETERY
SHOOTER’S SITE
WATERFRONT ACCESS
INDIA POINT PARK
BROAD STREET
RETAIL & BUSINESS
DISTRICTS
Potential Signage
PUBLIC ART
COLUMBUS
SQUARE
SUPER-GRAPHICS
BROAD STREET
OVERPASS
BROAD ST.
PARK ENTRANCE
ELMWOOD AVE
UNDERPASS
Cut out Sign - Washington, DC
PLACE MAKING
http://www.flickr.com/photos/idlegnome/4568788520/
ELMWOOD AVE.
PARK ENTRANCE
COMMUNITY GARDENS & FOOD
Map Signage - Bath, England
http://typophile.com/node/80630
HISTORY AND CULTURE
LIGHTING
WAYFINDING
ZOO
ROGER
WILLIAMS
PARK
A robust and interesting walking
experience is developed by applying an
“Event Every Minute” objective to the CITY
WALK route. The average 1 minute walking
distance is approximately 283 feet which
could also be viewed as an average city
block length. Looking at the CW route
minute-by-minute — or block-by-block —
areas are identified as either successfully
meeting the Event Every Minute goal or as
opportunities for enhancement.
MICRO-PARK / PLAY AREA
INFORMATION
EVENT EVERY MINUTE. OPPORTUNITIES
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CITY WALK
THE ROUTE
HISTORIC
CULTURAL TRAILS
FRED LIPPIT
WOONASQUATUCKET
RIVER GREENWAY
RIVERWALK
PROVIDENCE
HIGH LINE
DOWNTOWN
RIVER ROAD
TO BLACKSTONE
RIVER BIKEWAY
FOX POINT
CITY WALK
EAST COAST
GREENWAY
WEST
END
UPPER S.
PROVIDENCE
EAST BAY
BIKE PATH
LOWER S.
PROVIDENCE
ELMWOOD
WASHINGTON
PARK
SOUTH
ELMWOOD
CITY WALK enhances and adds connectivity to existing
linear routes through Providence.
CITY WALK
For the CITY WALK route to be completely successful,
areas where there is existing obstruction or potential for
obstruction need to be addressed to add, maintain, and
improve accessibility.
A NETWORK OF LINEAR CONNECTIONS
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CITY WALK
THE ROUTE
ADVOCATE DURING
DEVELOPMENT
PROCESS
ADVOCATE AND
SUPPORT CURRENT
INITIATIVES AND
CONNECTIONS
ADVOCATE
ENHANCED
CONNECTIONS
CITY WALK advocacy can be targeted to specific needs
in three sections.
Continue advocacy for public access on Riverwalk.
Promote and maintain existing and developing connections.
Continue promoting CITY WALK in the I-195 redevelopment
planning process to insure that this critical link between
the south and east is incorporated into development as a
accessible public connection.
Advocacy for developing connections that move towards
making the south loop a safe, fun, contiguous walking and
biking experience.
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CITY WALK
ADVOCACY
CITY WALK
KEY AREAS OF INVESTIGATION
PARCEL 22 / 25 & DYER
STREET CROSSING
HARBORWALK &
WICKENDEN STREET
CROSSING
FRIENDSHIP
CLIFFORD BRIDGE
TRINITY SQUARE
& GRACE CEMETERY
KNIGHT MEMORIAL
LIBRARY
CITY WALK
COLUMBUS
SQUARE
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CONNECTIONS TO
ROGER WILLIAMS PARK
1. ELMWOOD AVE. UNDERPASS
2. CADILLAC DRIVE TUNNEL
3. BROAD ST. OVERPASS
KEY AREAS OF DETAILED
DESIGN INVESTIGATION
I-195 Parcel Integration
Riverwalk & Wickenden Street Crossing
Parcels 22 / 25 & Dyer Street Crossing
Parcels 28 & 35 - Green Infrastructure
Friendship-Clifford Street Bridge
Trinity Square & Grace Cemetery
Knight Memorial Library
Columbus Square
Connections to Roger Williams Park
Note: These are some of the key areas that warrant
detailed investigation; there are others.
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DESIGN INVESTIGATION KEY AREAS
PARCEL INTEGRATION
WIDE SIDEWALK WITH
ECOLOGICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN
REALM OF CLIFFORD/
FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE
CITY WALK
CONTINUES TO
ROGER
WILLIAMS PARK
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PLANTED BUFFER AND
BRIDGE THRESHOLD
WEST SIDE RIVERWALK
DORRANCE STREET
PROMENADE
PEDESTRIAN
BRIDGE
CONNECTS TO
RIVERWALK
THROUGH BUILDING
CONNECTOR @ PARCEL 42
DYER STREET CROSSING
ECOLOGICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
COURTYARD
RICHMOND AND CLIFFORD SQUARE
(COMPENSATE FOR NARROW JEWELRY
DISTRICT SIDEWALK)
* NOTE: BASED ON DEVELOPER’S
TOOLKIT SUGGESTED
BUILDING FOOTPRINTS
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DESIGN INVESTIGATION KEY AREAS
PARCEL 22 & 25
CITY WALK
Building massing provides
ground-floor public use
and greater than 300,000 sf
of research laboratory.
COURTYARD/CAMPUS
Through block connections.
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THIS WAY TO THE
INTERSECTION OF
RICHMOND AND
CLIFFORD STREETS
CREDIT: Mitchell J. Cashett, Penn State Landscape Arch Design Studio 2012
CITY WALK can take advantage of open space defined
in the Developer’s Toolkit through Parcels 22 and 25 to
make as direct and continuous route as possible between
the West Side Park and the significant corner at Clifford
and Richmond Streets. This route for CITY WALK through
Parcels 22 and 25 can take many forms as long as it is open
to the public: courtyards, plazas, lobbies, winter gardens,
arcades, pedestrian alleys, and other typologies.
Parcels 22 & 25 imposed
onto the Holyoke Center
and Harvard Square area.
Includes:
Retail shops, public plazas,
multi-modal transportation,
office space, and through
block connections.
HARVARD COOP @
HARVARD SQUARE
H B L OC K
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P AI N
HARVARD COOP @
HARVARD SQUARE
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N E W S
SCALE 1:100
0
50 100
HOL Y OK E C E N TE R @ HAR V AR D SQ U AR E
SU P E R I MP OSE D ON W E ST SI D E OF D Y E R
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W ATE R MAN ST
R I SD MU SE U M
HARVARD COOP @
HARVARD SQUARE
MAR K E T SQ U AR E
SU P E R I OR C OU R T
ST.
Parcels 22 & 25
imposed onto
Providence at
South Main St.
& College St.
Includes:
RISD Museum, 6 RISD
campus buildings, RISD
auditorium, public plaza
areas, through block
connections and a significant portion of the State
Superior Court building.
SCALE 1:100
0
50 100
200
R I SD MU SE U M @ R I SD P R OV I N D E N C E
SU P E R I MP OSE D ON W E ST SI D E OF D Y E R
ST.
Regional examples that fit within the 31,300sq. ft. (0.7 acre) Parcels 22 & 25 footprint.
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SCALE COMPARISON
DESIGN INVESTIGATION KEY AREAS
PARCEL 28 & 35
WIDE SIDEWALKS
ECOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE:
WIDE LINEAR PLANTED AREAS,
UNDERGROUND CISTERNS
ACTIVATED SPACE WITH PERVIOUS
SURFACE AT PARKING LOT EDGE
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ECOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE:
SURFACE WATER ROUTING,
LINEAR TREE TROUGHS AND
UNDERGROUND CISTERN SYSTEM
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The vegetation in this area is representative of
common riparian species in Rhode Island and
provides an aesthetically pleasing experience
from both the ground level as well as the
Brown University Research Facility.
The Providence River and Narragansett
Bay are less than a quarter mile east
of Parcels 28 & 35. These parcels are
ideal locations for implementing green
infrastructure concepts and best practices in urban development.
Wide sidewalks are planted pedestrian
parkways designed with underground
systems to hold water on site reducing
nonpoint source pollution in the Bay.
The underground
cistern provides adjacent
buildings with greywater and
irrigates the system’s plantings
as needed.
Seating along CITY WALK is
provided by two-sided benches.
The 12’x3’ seating platform allows
for a multitude of seating options.
Metal grates collect rainwater from the streets
and rooftops allowing for uninterrupted
foot traffic and providing a visual cue to the
underground stormwater system.
The angled curb provides
a backstop for stormwater,
increasing the total amount
of water captured.
CREDIT: Mitchell J. Cashett, Penn State Landscape Arch Design Studio 2012
The teak decking provides
pedestrians with access to the north
and south sections of the courtyard.
It also leads to greater connections
within Providence’s core.
Perforated pipe transports
water not used by vegetation
to underground cistern.
Reducing the hydrological impact of impervious surfaces in an urban setting
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GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
DESIGN INVESTIGATION KEY AREAS
FRIENDSHIP-CLIFFORD
STREET BRIDGE
NO SHADE
NO BIKE LANE
LIGHTING SCALE FOR
CARS NOT PEDESTRIANS
LACK OF SEQUENTIAL
SPACIAL DEFINITION
CITY WALK
NOISY DUSTY HOT OR...
WINDY COLD
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Pedestrian Experience of 523 Feet: Rhythm of Change
Westminster Street (Mathewson Street – Eddy Street)
Clifford Street Bridge (West Franklin Street – East Franklin Street)
Clifford Street Bridge (West Franklin Street – East Franklin Street)
Pedestrian Experience523
of 523
Context
FEETFeet:
FREINDSHIP-CLIFFORD
STREET BRIDGE
Pedestrian Experience of 523 Feet: Rhythm of Change
523 FEET FREINDSHIP-CLIFFORD STREET BRIDGE
Westminster Street (Mathewson Street – Eddy Street)
Westminster Street (Mathewson Street – Eddy Street)
523 FEET ON WESTMINSTER STREET
Clifford Street Bridge (West Franklin Street – East Franklin Street)
523 FEET ON WESTMINSTER STREET
a 523
footStreet
walking
distance
the Friendship-Clifford
Clifford StreetComparing
Bridge (West
Franklin
– East
Franklin on
Street)
Street Bridge to a 523 feet walk on Westminster Street.
CONTEXT AND RHYTHM
OF CHANGE
PATTERN EXAMPLES
In the diagrams, existing streetscape
elements on the Friendship-Clifford
Street Bridge and on Westminster St. are
each assigned a different shade of gray.
Elements such as paving materials, street
amenities, lighting, and vegetation were
included. The resulting diagrams illustrate
the sameness of the Friendship-Clifford
Street Bridge pedestrian experience and
the varied rich texture of a similar length
walk down Westminster Street.
TYPICAL
PLACEMENT
Typical Placement
CHANGE RHYTHM OF
DENSITY
Change Rhythm of Density
+ 2 MATERIALS
Change Rhythm of Density + Two Materials
+ 2 MATERIALS
+ VERTICAL SCALE
Change Rhythm of Density + Two Materials +Vertical Scale
Objects Repurposed Highway Markers — Everyday Objects into Unexpected Installations
By introducing material change and pattern variability,
a walking experience can be elevated in richness and
interest.
Walking 523 feet: Context and Rhythm of Change
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CITY WALK
PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE
DESIGN INVESTIGATION KEY AREAS
FRIENDSHIP-CLIFFORD
STREET BRIDGE
EXISTING LIGHTING
Clifford Street Bridge Existing Lighting
EXISTING LIGHTING
EXISTING LIGHTING PATTERN
Clifford Street Bridge Existing Lighting
EXISTING LIGHTING
High, overhead, uniformly spaced cobra lights.
Clifford Street Bridge Existing Lighting Pattern
PEDESTRIAN SCALE LIGHTING
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Variable rhythm rather than monotonous regularity
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BRIDGE APPROACHES
ALTERNATE LIGHTING SCALES
BRIDGE UNDERSIDE & SIDES
ALTERNATE LIGHTING SCALES
Clifford Street Bridge Approaches
Clifford Street Bridge Alternate Lighting Scales
Clifford Street Bridge Alternate Lighting Scales
I - 95 Bridge Sequence
ALTERNATIVE LIGHTING PATTERN
LIGHTING OPPORTUNITIES
Clifford Streetand
Bridge Alternate
Lighting Pattern
Surfaces and locations available for lighting enhancement. Alternative lighting patterns
scales.
LIGHTED STRUCTURE
Uplighting, color washes, color changes.
LIGHTED WALKWAY
Variable height & location. Extensions into adjacent neighborhoods.
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Lighting: Bridge
DESIGN INVESTIGATION KEY AREAS
FRIENDSHIP-CLIFFORD
STREET BRIDGE
I-95 Corridor
I - 95 Corridor
I - 95 Corridor
I-95 North / Friendship-Clifford St. Bridge
OPPORTUNITIES
Bridge thresholds and road-side areas available for tree and shrub planting.
Thresholds
Clifford Street Bridge Thresholds
Benefits of installing an arboreal buffer
and threshold at the Friendship-Clifford
Street Bridge include:
Creating a green gateway and relationship between the two neighborhoods
joined by the bridge.
Reducing the perceived overall length
of the bridge by as much as 80 feet—or
15%—by planting to the 40 ft. buffer at
both thresholds.
100’
Mown Meadow
Deciduous Threshold
Shrub Massing
Evergreen Buffer
Planting plan at I-95 and Friendship-Clifford Street Bridge
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Creating a visual and sound buffer zone
between the I-95 corridor and the adjacent neighborhoods.
Establishing a visual landmark for pedestrians and bicyclists approaching the
bridge from the south and east.
DECIDUOUS
THRESHOLD
EVERGREEN
BUFFER
SHRUB
MASSING
MOWED
MEADOW
20 Ft.Visibility Corridor
40 Ft.Clear Zone
I-95 SB
/ East Franklin
Street Looking
I-95 at East
Franklin
Street: northwest
viewNorthwest
EVERGREEN
BUFFER
DECIDUOUS
THRESHOLD
10 FT.
EVERGREEN
BUFFER
Friendship-Clifford Street Bridge: southwest view
10 Ft.
Sidewalk
5 Ft.
Bikelane
2 x10 Ft.
Travel Lanes
10 Ft.
Sidewalk
10 FT.
Increase tree canopy and create bridge thresholds
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GREEN THRESHOLDS AND BUFFERS
Clifford Street Bridge Looking Southwest
DESIGN INVESTIGATION KEY AREAS
FRIENDSHIP-CLIFFORD
STREET BRIDGE
Security Fence
Road Surface
Bridge underside & structure
Sidewalk
Stewart & Friendship St. Crosswalk
W. Franklin & Friendship St. Crosswalk
Clifford Street Bridge Security Fence
Clifford Street Bridge Road Surface
Clifford Street Bridge Sidewalk
I - 95 Bridge Sequence
Stewart Street + Friendship Street Crosswalk
West Franklin Street + Friendship Street Crosswalk
SURFACE OPPORTUNITIES
CITY WALK
Surfaces available for color, texture and safety enhancement.
OBJECTS
Markers
Surface
Pavement markers and reflectors used in unexpected installations
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SURFACE
Paint, materials, extensions into adjacent neighborhoods.
FUTURE
PEDESTRIAN/
BIKE BRIDGE
Future opportunities for FriendshipClifford Street Bridge: A parallel bridge
exclusively for pedestrian/bicycles would be
the safest and most desirable connection for
pedestrians and bicyclists across the I-95
corridor.
The Friendship-Clifford Street Bridge bicycle
lane would connect to bikeways/routes at
Providence River Pedestrian Bridge and
Elmwood Avenue intersecting with existing
designated routes.
FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES
Construction of parallel bridge exclusively for pedestrians and bicycles.
Design Recommendations
Friendship-Clifford
Street Bridge
The Friendship-Clifford Street Bridge is
presently an uninspired —but critically
important—section of CITY WALK that can
be enhanced greatly by applying a variable,
rich, and textured program to the pedestrian
experience.
1 New planting design to increase tree density
Add evergreen trees and shrub layer for visual
enclosure and road noise mitigation.
2 New environmental graphic and materials
design incorporating protected bikeway/
sidewalk barriers.
3 New pedestrian scaled lighting design
Variable rhythm rather than monotonous
regularity.
Simple barrier options for comfort and safety.
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CITY WALK
LANE DIVIDERS
DESIGN INVESTIGATION KEY AREAS
TRINITY SQUARE & GRACE CEMETERY
R
SOUTHSIDE
CULTUR AL CENTER
THE WILBURY
THE ATRE GROUP
R
SALVATION
ARMY
COMMUNIT Y
CENTER
STREET ART
INSTALL ATION
RESTORE EXISTING WALL
& REPLACE FENCE AT
ELMWOOD AVE
ADD ACCESS POINTS
GARDEN OF
INNOCENCE
ADD STREET TREES
IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY
OF PRIMARY PATHS
ENLARGE
SIDEWALK
12 MINUTE WALK TO
FRIENDSHIP-CLIFFORD
STREET BRIDGE
PROGRAMING
AREAS
CIT Y FARM
PARK
CAFE
CITY WALK
9 MINUTE WALK TO
KNIGHT MEMORIAL
LIBRARY
100
34
COLUMBARIUM WALL
& IMPROVED WALKWAY
TO BROAD STREET
BUSINESS DISTRICT
200
PROGRAMING AREAS
ENLARGE
SIDEWALK
ENLARGE
SIDEWALK
Broad Street view west
PROGRAMING AREA
RESTORE EXISTING
WALL & REPLACE FENCE
AT ELMWOOD AVE
Elmwood Avenue view east
Design Recommendations
Trinity Square
& Grace Cemetery
1 Access
Improve access and walkways throughout
2 Programming
Enhance areas for year-round programming
Potential programming examples: Farmers markets,
seasonal craft and gift vendor shows, flea markets, live
music, and international food & cultural events
3 Further investigate the viability of constructing
a Columbarium wall & improved walkway
along the southern perimeter of Grace
Cemetery.
CITY WALK
35
DESIGN INVESTIGATION KEY AREAS
9 MINUTE WALK
TO GRACE
CEMETERY
SCHOOL ZONE
BEGINS AT
PLENTY
STREET
ELMW
OOD
AV E N
UE
KNIGHT MEMORIAL LIBRARY
RAMPS UP
(OPTIONAL)
PROGRAM EVENTS
AND IMPROVE PUBLIC
LANDSCAPE
KNIGHT
MEMORIAL
LIBR ARY
G I L B ER T ST E WA R T
MIDDLE SCHOOL
SCHOOL
HYPER ZONE
CONTINUOUS
CROSSWALK
MARKING OR TEXTURE
ENHANCED
CROSSWALKS
SCHOOL
ZONE BEGINS
AT MAWNEY
STREET
CITY WALK
RAMPS UP
(OPTIONAL)
36
11 MINUTE WALK
TO COLUMBUS
SQUARE
AFTER
SCHOOL
ACTIVITIES
EVENTS:
BOOK SALE
SAFE ROUTES
TO SCHOOLS
ITS A PORCH,
NOT A DOORMAT
Design Recommendations
Knight Memorial Library
1 Promote events
Book sale / Safe routes to schools /
After school activities
Raised textured crosswalks in Ohio and San Francisco.
2 Establish “School Zone” with reduced vehicle
speed limits, signage, pedestrian priority
crosswalks, and lighting.
3 Safer street crossing
Enhance crosswalks at Princeton Ave, Moore
St., and Daboll St. with traffic calming ramps,
flashing beacons, and bolder wider crosswalks. Paint and/or install textured pavement
to the entire roadway from Princeton Ave. to
Moore Street to distinguish it as a continuous
crosswalk.
37
CITY WALK
The “front porch” on-street Library open space is an asset for
programming such as book sales and community events.
DESIGN INVESTIGATION KEY AREAS
COLUMBUS SQUARE
PAUL CUFFEE
SCHOOL
WALLGREENS
11 MINUTE WALK TO KNIGHT
MEMORIAL LIBRARY
SHORTER SAFER
PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
FEINSTEIN
HIGH SCHOOL
ADD AMENITIES AND
RECONFIGURE TO
CREATE A USABLE SPACE
RELOCATE COLUMBUS
STATUE FACING EAST
ATLANTIC AVE CLOSED
TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
SAFER PEDESTRIAN
CROSSING
CITY WALK
17 MINUTE WALK TO
ROGER WILLIAMS PARK
38
ADD AMENITIES AND
RECONFIGURE TO BE AN
ENJOYABLE SPACE
RELOCATE COLUMBUS
STATUE TO ATLANTIC AVE
CITY WALK INCLUDES
ENTIRE COLUMBUS
SQUARE AREA
Design Recommendations
Columbus Square
1 Safer pedestrian crossings by shortening
the distance across Elmwood Avenue and
Reservoir Avenue.
2 New traffic pattern to direct inbound
Reservoir Avenue traffic to Elmwood Avenue
via Adelaide Ave. before Columbus Square.
3 Move the statue of Christopher Columbus to
a position facing east along Atlantic Avenue as
the new focal point for the park located farther
from the noisy intersection.
4 Economic development will likely occur
with a safe, well-designed public space.
CITY WALK
39
DESIGN INVESTIGATION KEY AREAS
CONNECTIONS TO
ROGER WILLIAMS PARK
Elmwood Avenue under pass
Broad Street over pass
BROAD STREET
ENTRANCE
CITY WALK
POTENTIAL FUTURE
PARK CONNECTION
THROUGH TUNNEL
AT CADILLAC DRIVE
ELMWOOD AVE.
ENTRANCE
40
DESIGN INVESTIGATION KEY AREAS
BIKE TO PARK
WEEKEND
LANE CLOSURE ENDS AT
COLUMBUS SQUARE
All ages safely bike ride at Cyclovia Providence.
One side of a major road is used for Open Streets Bogotá.
Design Recommendations
Connections to Roger
Williams Park
1 Enhance and distinguish the pedestrian
and bicycle experience on the Broad Street
overpass and the Elmwood Avenue underpass with pedestrian scale lighting, graphics,
surface treatment, and the installation of
dedicated, protected bicycle lanes.
LANE CLOSURE
ENDS AT PARK
ENTRANCE
2 Close half of Elmwood Avenue to cars on
weekends to allow for a safe connection from
the Elmwood neighborhood to the entrance of
Roger Williams Park.
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CITY WALK
3 Continue investigation of the tunnel
connection at Cadillac Avenue.
DESIGN INVESTIGATION KEY AREAS
RIVERWALK &
WICKENDEN STREET CROSSING
5 MINUTE WALK TO
WEST SIDE PARK
WICKENDEN STREET
CROSSING AT SOUTH
WATER STREET
POINT STREET
BRIDGE FLOATING
UNDER PASS
4
4
CONTINUITY OF
RIVERWALK
BOARDWALK BYPASSES
OBSTRUCTED WALKWAY
S. INDIA ST.
CITY WALK
9 MINUTE
WALK TO
PEDESTRIAN
BRIDGE
PROGRAMMABLE
SPACE ON ROUTE
1
2
3
9 MINUTE WALK TO
INDIA POINT PARK
42
Floating boardwalk in Florida.
The CITY WALK route at Wickenden Street / Point
Street Bridge has several potential scenarios. All
utilize crossing Wickenden St. at S. Water St. as it is
the only safe crossing location. The fourth scenario
provides an intermittent, tide dependent alternative
to the S. Water St. crossing. Rough calculations indicate that this option is viable.
1.The continuity of Riverwalk is the most ideal
scenario along the waterfront section of the route.
2. A floating boardwalk that bypasses the existing
obstructed walkway.
3. CITY WALK is on South India Street off of the
waterfront.
4. A floating under pass low tide alternative to the
Wickenden St. crossing at S. Water St.
Floating boardwalk on the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia.
Design Recommendations
Wickenden /
Point Street Crossing
1 Continuity of Riverwalk
2 Further explore potential of floating
boardwalk
3 Insure park connections and street crossings are clearly defined and well marked
for CITY WALK continuity
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CITY WALK
A vegetative barrier discourages jay-walking at
dangerous locations. Hudson River Park, NYC.
CITY WALK Special Thanks
CITY WALK Supporters
Brown University
Mayor Angel Taveras
The Colosseum
Representative Grace Diaz
Jewelry District Association
Representative Christopher Blazejewski
Jewelry District Foundation
American Institute of Architects/RI
Providence Foundation
Fox Point Neighborhood Association
Rhode Island Foundation
Grow Smart RI
Providence Children’s Museum
Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition
CITY WALK Contributors
L+A Landscape Architecture
Ron Henderson FASLA
Tanya Kelley
Kate Dana
Robert Cabral
Matt Dallos
Ying Lin
Kouichiro Nakajima
RISD Professors Anne Tate, James Barnes and
Colgate Searle
Sierra Club RI Chapter
ShapeUp RI
Southside Community Land Trust
“CiTY WALK Participants: CiTY WALK
thanks the City and State Officials, the various
organizations and the individual residents of
Providence and Rhode Island whose interest in
CiTY WALK meetings and ongoing discussions
have contributed to this report.”
APPENDIX
APPENDIX CONTENTS
Formal Plans
Precedents
CITY WALK ROUTE Diagrams
A01
A02
A05
A14
Cultural Vitality
CITY WALK Distance & Time
I-195 Redevelopment Area
Point Street Bridge Tidal Study
Links / References / Sources / Zoning
CITY WALK Meeting Minutes
A16
A18
A20
A22
A24
A26
CITY WALK
A01
CITY WALK
APPENDIX
JEWELRY DISTRICT PLAN
FORMAL PLANS
OLD HARBOR PLAN
FORMAL PLANS
Jewelry District Plan
Jewelry
District Plan
Old Harbor Plan
Old Harbor
Plan
Providence
2020 Plan
Providence 2020 Plan
PROVIDENCE 2020 PLAN
CITY WALK
FORMAL PLANS
A02
EAST-WEST GREENWAY 2009
A03
CITY WALK
CITY WALK
APPENDIX
CITY WALK
EAST-WEST GREENWAY 2009
A04
CITY
WALK
APPENDIX: PRECEDENTS
SEQUENTIAL / EPISODIC PATHS
G. CULLEN TOWNSCAPES, RIVERWALK (PROVIDENCE), PARKWAY (PHILADELPHIA, OLIN)
SECOND DRAFT 07.15.14
SECOND DRAFT 07.15.14
A05
CITY WALK
Benjamin Franklin Parkway Framework Plan: Philadelphia, PA
CITY WALK
APPENDIX
PEDESTRIAN STREETS
LAS RAMBLAS, BARCELONA
SECOND DRAFT 07.15.14
PEDESTRIAN PROMENADES
A06
SECOND DRAFT 07.15.14
6
CITY WALK
CITY WALK
BLACKSTONE BOULEVARD, PROVIDENCE and COMMONWEALTH AVENUE, BOSTON
THROUGH-BLOCK CONNECTIONS
PAUL REVERE MALL (BOSTON), WESTSIDE RAILYARDS (MANHATTAN), LUDGATE (LONDON)
THROUGH BLOCK CONNECTIONS
SECOND DRAFT 07.15.14
PROMENADES PLANTE (PARIS), ARCADE (PROVIDENCE)
SECOND DRAFT 07.15.14
A07
CITY WALK
CITY WALK
APPENDIX
Ludgate Plaza: London, UK
CITY WALK
SECOND DRAFT 07.15.14
Hudson Yards: New York, NY
A08
Hudson Yards: New York, NY
A09
CITY WALK
Hudson Yards: New York, NY
CITY WALK
APPENDIX
WINTER GARDENS
FORD FOUNDATION and BAMBOO COURT AT IBM, NEW YORK
SMALL URBAN PARKS
CITY WALK
BURNSIDE PARK, PROVIDENCE
A010
URBAN LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, WATER RECHARGE BASIN
GENEROUS PUBLIC SIDEWALKS
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
A011
CITY WALK
CITY WALK
APPENDIX
BROAD TREE-LINED SIDEWALKS
COURS MIRABEAU, AIX-EN-PROVENCE
WELL-CONSTRUCTED STREETS
CITY WALK
MARUNOUCHI-DORI, TOKYO
A012
PLAZAS AND URBAN COURTS
CENTRAL PARK / COLUMBUS CIRCLE, NEW YORK and RAYCOM PLAZA, BEIJING
PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE GARDENS
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK
A013
CITY WALK
CITY WALK
APPENDIX
HILLS TO
THE NORTH
PONDS TO
THE SOUTH
HILL
HARBOR
POND
HILL
HARBOR
CITY WALK
POND
HILLS, HARBOR & PONDS.
THE ROUTE
A014
HISTORIC DISTRICTS
PROPOSED HISTORIC
DISTRICTS
PARKS AND OPEN SPACE.
BIKE LANE
BIKE ROUTE PHASE 1
BIKE ROUTE PHASE 2
EAST COAST GREENWAY
PUBLIC TRANSIT ROUTES
BIKE ROUTES
BIKE LANE
BIKE ROUTE PHASE 1
BIKE ROUTE PHASE 2
EAST COAST GREENWAY
A015
CITY WALK
ROUTE 6 TROLLEY
GATRA ROUTES
RAPID TRANSIT
ROUTE 92 TROLLEY
REGULAR BUS LINES
PROPOSED
DOWNTOWN
CONNECTOR
HISTORIC DISTRICTS
CITY WALK
APPENDIX
1
2
analysis
3
4
5
AC
95
Three
I-195
conne
Point
acros
Hill ne
These
betwe
and e
Smith Hill
College Hill
Federal Hill
Downtown
Fox Point
Jewelry
District
India Point Park / I-195 Pedestrian Bridge
West End
Upper
South
Providence
95
Median Family Income
>150,000
150,000 - 100,000
100,000 - 60,000
60,000 - 25,000
$12m invested
connects higher income neighborhood to park
Providence River Pedestrian Bridge
$8m - $15m invested
connects higher income neighborhoods
The F
Uppe
in the
desig
Friendship Street Bridge / I-95 Bridge
no pedestrian investment to connect to
lower income neighborhoods
College
househ
individu
75.7% W
14.4% A
5.0% H
median
< 25,000
CITY WALK
India Poi
A016
dge
borhoods
in the Jewelry District, however, received no pedestrian
design enhancement.
ridge
nnect to
College Hill / Fox Point
households: 2,135
individuals: 9,951
75.7% White
14.4% African American
5.0% Hispanic
analysis median family income: $121,521
3
4
5
India Point Pedestrian Bridge
Downtown / Jewelry District
households: 1,381
individuals: 2,678
68% White
11.9% African American
11.1% Hispanic
median family income: $42,558
6
7
8
Upper South Providence
households: 1,678
individuals: 4,965
28.7% White
34% African American
41.2% Hispanic
median family income: $24,656
9
Providence River Pedestrian Bridge Friendship Street Bridge
ACCESS TO URBAN ASSETS
Three bridges have been, or will be, constructed as part of the
I-195 Relocation Project. The India Point Pedestrian Bridge
connects the Fox Point Neighborhood across I-195 to India
Point Park. The Providence River Pedestrian Bridge will be built
across the Providence River to connect the Fox Point / College
Hill neighborhoods with the Jewelry Distric neighborhood.
These two pedestrian-only bridges provide enhance access
between neighborhoods with both moderate to high incomes
and economic stability.
ge Hill
ETS
Fox Point
rt of the
dge
ndia
be built
College
od.
ccess
comes
cts
opments
$12m invested
connects higher income neighborhood to park
Providence River Pedestrian Bridge
$8m - $15m invested
connects higher income neighborhoods
The Friendship Street Bridge across I-95, which connects
Upper South Providence with the promising new developments
in the Jewelry District, however, received no pedestrian
design enhancement.
Friendship Street Bridge / I-95 Bridge
no pedestrian investment to connect to
lower income neighborhoods
College Hill / Fox Point
households: 2,135
individuals: 9,951
75.7% White
14.4% African American
5.0% Hispanic
median family income: $121,521
Downtown / Jewelry District
households: 1,381
individuals: 2,678
68% White
11.9% African American
11.1% Hispanic
median family income: $42,558
India Point Pedestrian Bridge
Providence River Pedestrian Bridge Friendship Street Bridge
Upper South Providence
households: 1,678
individuals: 4,965
28.7% White
34% African American
41.2% Hispanic
median family income: $24,656
CULTURAL VITALITY.
THE ROUTE
A017
CITY WALK
outh Providence
holds: 1,678
uals: 4,965
India Point Park / I-195 Pedestrian Bridge
CITY WALK
A018
FEBRUARY
ETHNIC
ARTS - MUSIC
ARTS - DANCE
ARTS - EXHIBIT
ARTS - THEATRE
FREE
FAMILY
K-12
COLLEGE
ADULT
JUNE
BankRI Independence Day Celebration
Rhode Island Indian Council Powwow
MAY
Providence Open Market
Day of Portugal Celebrations
Gallery Night Providence
HOLIDAY
APRIL
Basin Waterfires
Gallery Night Providence
MARCH
Brown University Folk Festival
International Spring Beer Festival
Gallery Night Providence
Gallery Night Providence
JANUARY
Spring Flower and Garden Show
Providence Boat Show
Childrens Film Festival
Bright Night Providence
Providence Boat Show
K provides a linear connective landscape that transects
eighborhoods to amplify existing cultural and social
the city.
CITY WALK
APPENDIX
JU
JUNE
JULY
OCTOBER
Craftland
Christmas Tree Lighting
NOVEMBER
Providence Holiday Market
Gallery Night Providence
Great International Beer Festival
SEPTEMBER
Providence Ghost Tour
Jack-o-lantern Spectacular
The Original Providence Ghost Walk
Rhode Island International Film Festival
AUGUST
Playful Kids Providence
Riverwalk: Before Fires are Lit
WaterFire
FirstWorks
Rotary Street Painting Festival
Truck-a-palooza
BankRI Independence Day Celebration
Rhode Island Indian Council Powwow
Heritage Fest
Gallery Night Providence
National Puerto Rican Day
Dominican Parade
Rhode Island International Film Festival
Puerto Rican Cultural Festival and Parade
Gallery Night Providence
Providence Open Market
Day of Portugal Celebrations
Gallery Night Providence
DECEMBER
A019
CITY WALK
CULTURAL VITALITY.
THE ROUTE
CITY WALK
APPENDIX
11
min
5
8
9
min
min
9
min
7
min
min
12
min
9
min
8
min
11
min
21
min
17
min
9
min
9
min
CITY WALK
CITY WALK
DISTANCE & TIME
A020
WALKING SPEED AND TIME
CITY WALK total length:
7.36 miles [approx.]
= 5,280 feet
1 mile Average walking speed: 3.1 miles per hour
[16,368 feet per hour]
Avg. 5 minute walk:
approx. 1/4 of a mile
[1,364 feet]
273 feet
Avg. 1 minute walk:
CITY WALK MILEAGE CALCULATOR
FROM TO
FEET
MILE MINUTES
Wickenden St Crossing
Wickenden Street Retail Dist. 2,376
0.45
9
Wickenden St. Retail Dist. Parking Lot, India Point Park
2,078
0.39
8
Parking Lot, India Point Park
Public Boating, India Point Park 1,997
0.38
8
Public Boating, India Point Park
Wickenden St. Crossing 2,466
0.47
9
Wickenden St. Crossing
Riverside Park
1,313
0.25
5
EAST SIDE
JEWELRY DIST
Riverside Park
Friendship-Clifford Bridge 3,012
0.57
11
ELMWOOD
Friendship-Clifford Bridge
Grace Cemetery
3,223
0.61
12
Grace Cemetery
Library/School
2,416
0.46
9
Library/School
Columbus Square
3,033
0.57
11
Columbus Square
Roger Williams Park Ent. - Elmwood Av. 4,329
0.82
16
ROGER WILLIAMS
Roger Williams Park Ent. - Elmwood Av. Zoo Entrance
2,490
0.47
9
Roger Williams Park Ent. - Broad St.
2,393
0.45
9
Zoo Entrance
BROAD STREET
Roger Williams Park Ent. - Broad St.
Historic District - Broad St.
1,617
1.06
21
Historic District - Broad St.
Grace Cemetery
2,129
0.40
8
TOTALS
34,872
7.36 146
minutes
2.44hours
OTHER
Gano Park
Wickenden St. Retail Dist. 1,925
0.36
7
Parking Lot, India Point Park
Wickenden St. Retail Dist. 1,565
0.30
6
Distances are approximate. Minutes are based on a 3.1 mile-per-hour average walking speed.
A021
CITY WALK
More detail on these standards appears in sections B .1, B.2, and B.3.
ZONING
THE LINK PARCELS AND THE AREAS AROUND THEM
CITYFOR
WALK
APPENDIX
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(SOURCE: DEVELOPERS’ TOOLKIT)
I-195 REDEVELOPMENT AREA
SOURCE: CITY OF PROVIDENCE
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT; ZONING AS OF 1 JANUARY 2014
Through building
Park
CITYWALK access on first floor open to public
Through building
Public Square
P3
14
CITYWALK access on first floor open to public
P3
Public Square
22
Jewelry District “LOOP”
Jewelry District “LOOP”
31
22
27
30
31
Park
14
42
P4
25
28
Pedestrian friendly bridge
41
36
Pedestrian friendly bridge
42
P4
25
28
1A
1A
2
P2
5
2
27
P2 6
Mid-block Courtyard
30
35
5
9
8
6
Mid-block Courtyard
41
34 36
37
35
9
8
Generous Sidewalk
34
Generous Sidewalk
37
CITY WALK
N
HOUSING
MAXIMIZED
N
A022
Generous Sidewalk
Continuous wide sidewalk/ setback on sunny
side of Clifford Street for CITYWALK public space
Generous Sidewalk
Continuous wide sidewalk/ setback on sunny
side of Clifford Street for CITYWALK public space
Housing
Research/ Office
0
250 500
0
1000FT
250 500
Park/ Public
CITYWALK
1000FT
Housing
Research/ Offic
Park/ Public
CITYWALK
N
N
Through building
Park
CITYWALK access on first floor open to public
P3
Through building
Public Square
14
CITYWALK access on first floor open to public
P3
Public Square
22
Jewelry District “LOOP”
Jewelry District “LOOP”
31
27
Pedestrian friendly bridge
5
9
Mid-block Courtyard
30
35
8
6
37
9
8
Generous Sidewalk
34
Generous Sidewalk
37
Generous Sidewalk
Continuous wide sidewalk/ setback on sunny
side of Clifford Street for CITYWALK public space
Housing
Research/ Office
Generous Sidewalk
P3
Public Square
Through building
14
A: Housing Maximized
Public Square
Jewelry
“LOOP”
B:District
Research/
Office Maximized 25
28
Jewelry District “LOOP”
P3
22
31
14
P4
42
25
28
Pedestrian friendly bridge
42
P4
22
27
30
1A
250 500
37
35
Park/ Public
CITYWALK
2
P2
2
5
Mid-block Courtyard
5
9
8
6
Mid-block Courtyard
41
34 36
Research/ Offi
1000FT
1A
27
35
Housing
CITYWALK
Park
P2 6
30
Park/ Public
1000FT
0
Park
CITYWALK access on first floor open to public
31
250 500
0
Continuous wide sidewalk/ setback on sunny
side of Clifford Street for CITYWALK public space
CITYWALK access on first floor open to public
9
8
Generous Sidewalk
Generous Sidewalk
34
37
Generous Sidewalk
Continuous wide sidewalk/ setback on sunny
side of Clifford Street for CITYWALK public space
Generous Sidewalk
Continuous wide sidewalk/ setback on sunny
side of Clifford Street for CITYWALK public space
Housing
Research/ Office
0
250 500
1000FT
250 500
0
Park/ Public
CITY WALK
N
2
Mid-block Courtyard
41
34 36
HOUSING
RESEARCH/
OFFICE
BALANCED
5
27
Through building
36
Pedestrian friendly bridge
2
P2 6
N
41
1A
P2
35
RESEARCH/
OFFICE
MAXIMIZED
P4
42
25
28
30
31
41
36
Pedesrtian friendly bridge
22
Park
14
P4
42
25
28
1A
Housing
CITYWALK
Research/ Offi
1000FT
A023
Park/ Public
CITYWALK
CITY WALK
APPENDIX
W I C K E N D E N S T R E E T / P O I N T S T R E E T B R I D G E U N D E R PA S S
H O U R S O F A C C E S S I B I LI T Y
AVERAGE HIGH AND LOW TIDE lines
shown are an average of all tides for the
month of May.
TOTAL DAILY HOURS OF ACCESS
show the sum of daily hours when the
water level provides 7’ (or more)
CLEARANCE HEIGHT under the bridge.
130 FEET
The total daily hours are not contiguous,
they occur in intervals as the tide rises
and falls.
Tides throughout the year vary, but are
similar to the May averages.
CITY WALK
TOTAL AVERAGE DAILY
HOURS OF ACCESS
AVERAGE HIGH TIDE
7’ CLEARANCE HEIGHT
AVERAGE LOW TIDE
POINT STREET BRIDGE
TIDAL ACCESS
A024
The Study considered the
CITY WALK route and posed
the question: Should CITY
WALK be a linear path or a
wider area of varying width
including whole blocks,
neighborhoods, and spurs?
CITY WALK route as a linear path. CITY WALK route as aggregated larger areas.
CITY WALK as a line does
not just include one side of a
street and neglect the other.
CITY WALK encompasses
the entire width of the street
space from property line
to property line.
CITY WALK as a linear path is more than just a line on a sidewalk.
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LINE OR SHAPE
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APPENDIX
LINKS:
ZONING:
Providence & RI State
1.1.1.
Providence Park Groups
http://providenceparks.org/groups/
Oral History link: Wickenden Fox Point
https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/
speaking-wickenden-voices/id414018381?mt=10
RhodeTour
http://www.rhodetour.org
Urban trails
Indianapolis Cultural Trail
http://indyculturaltrail.org/
Prairie Line Trail
Tacoma, WA
http://www.cityoftacoma.org/cms/One.
aspx?portalId=169&pageId=6638
Riverwalk Culture Trail
Elkhart, IN
http://rct.toursphere.com/en/index.html
REFERENCES & RESOURCES:
“The LINK: Developer’s Toolkit” I-195
Redevelopment Commission
“Providence Draft Zoning Ordinance”
Preparied for the City of Providence by Camiros,
March 2014
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“A Vision for Revitalization: The Trinity
Gateway Project at Grace Church Cemetery”
Gates, Leighton & Assoc., Newport Collaborative
Architects, Inc., and Newberry Public Relations &
Marketing Inc., 2003
D-1 Downtown Central
Business District Zone
The D-1 zoning guidelines are set up to maintain and expand the urban density and walkability of Providence’s Downtown.
Notes from the Draft Zoning Ordinance:
“The purpose of the D-1 District is to encourage
and direct development in the downtown to
ensure that: new development is compatible
with the existing historic building fabric and the
historic character of downtown; historic structures are preserved and design alterations of
existing buildings are in keeping with historic
character; development encourages day and
night time activities that relate to the pedestrian
and promote the arts, entertainment and housing;
greenways and open spaces are incorporated
into the downtown; and the goals of the Comp
Plan are achieved. The design of the exterior of
all buildings, open spaces and all exterior physical improvements in the D-1 District must be
regulated and approved through development
plan review in accordance with the provisions of
this Section.”
Min ground floor heght:
12’
Min. building height:
3 stories
Max building height:
D-1-100 max. 100’
D-1-150 max. 150’
D-1-200 max. 200’
Min. Setbacks: A Street: Build-to zone of 0-8’ with min.
build-to percentage of 80%
Elmwood Enhancement Plan
2008
B Street: None
“Design Guidlines: Bus Shelters & Related
Pedestrian Amenity Improvements”, prepared
for the City of Providence and RIPTA, April 2013
Façade / Setback provisions may be waived to
create courtyards, wider sidewalks, open space,
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and/or outdoor seating.
MAPPING SOURCES
Bonus Eligibility: Up to 30% additional building
height eligibility for the following:
ProvPlan
http://provplan.org/
http://mapper.provplan.org/property/
Active Ground Floor Uses
Restaurants, retail, cultural or entertainment facilities,
or other uses that promote petdestrian activity and
commerce in Downtown.
Rhode Island Geographic Information System
http://www.edc.uri.edu/rigis/data/
City of Providence
Min. 25% of ground floor area to qualify for bonus.
RIPTA
Publicly Accessible Open Space
Areas of a lot that are publicly accessible every
day, year-round, during daylight hours, and that are
maintained by the property owner.
State of Rhode Island
% Lot Area
Height Bonus
10 – 15% =
10%
16 – 25%
=
20%
>26%
=30%
I-195 Redevelopment Commission
Neighborhood Associations
REPORT IMAGE SOURCES
pg. 15: Glick Peace Walk Indianapolis,
reasite.com; Farmers Market rescue.org; Street Art
piece “Sequence7” by Arne Quinze; Outdoor movie,
Kris Craig, shopdowncity.com; Philly Food Forest,
Reese Halter; Pop-Up-coffee-shop, Marc Smith,
30dayadventures.ca; providence-flea-and-foodtrucks, manfuelblog.com; wayfinding,
downtownbellevue.com;
pg. 26-30: Street view images source: Google &
L+A Landscape Design.
pg. 35: Street view images source: Google.
pg. 37: Knight Memorial Library, RILA; Book sale,
Jonathan Bilski, ttdila.com
pg. 39: Columbus Square, L+A Landscape
Architecture
pg. 40: Elmwood under pass and Broad Street over
pass, L+A Landscape Architecture
pg. 41: Prov Cyclovia, Jack Kennedy, Eco RI;
Open Street Bogota, sfbikecoalition.wordpress.com/
category/open-streets/
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pg. 43: Fender Marine Construction, myfmca.org;
Schylkill Bank Boardwalk, philly.com
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APPENDIX MEETING MINUTES
APPENDIX:
MEETING MINUTES
Project:
City Walk: 1st Draft Review
Date:
9:00 AM, Friday, May 16, 2014
Location:
Providence Foundation Theater
30 Exchange Terrace, Providence, RI
tiger, local tree and signage funding (it can be used for
urban stuff, as well as for trails). We should also coordinate with other initiatives, like the streetcar, etc. We are
the little thing. How can we connect to the city’s bigger
initiatives? However, it might be important to land the
“big fish.” Getting a large grant might make it possible
to get interest for smaller grants.
1.11. City Walk acknowledges and promotes street vitality
1.12. City Walk acknowledges and promotes safe streets /
walking to school and bus
Invited/
Attendees:
Jewelry District Association, Planning & Zoning
Committee:
Arthur F. Salisbury (association president),
Phoebe Blake (committee chair), Daniel A.
Baudouin (ex. dir. The Providence Foundation),
James Brown III,
Lewis Dana, Peter McClure, Mike McCormick
(Brown University), Leslie Myers, Ken Orenstein, Olin Thompson, Barbara Thornton
I-195 Redevelopment District: Jan Brodie
(exec. dir.)
Providence Planning Department: Bonnie
Nickerson (dir. of long-range planning), Dave
Everett (principal planner)
Providence Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory
Commission: Eric Weis (chair)
SufaceMatter Design: Shonna Dowers, John
Seeley
L+A Landscape Architecture: Ron Henderson
(principal), Kate Dana, Robert Cabral
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1.
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1.1. Brown University recently donated $5,000, and the
Coliseum nightclub donated $500 to the project.
1.2. Today is the beginning of defining in more detail the
loop. What is going on in specific areas of this plan?
1.3. Street Vitality: How can we increase pedestrian usage
on commercial streets?
1.4. We can identify small spaces, pocket parks, etc.
1.5. We should look for opportunities to integrate systems,
provide school safe streets, bikeways, etc.
1.6. Is there a connection between East Coast Greenway
and City Walk?
1.7. There are opportunities to use consistent signage to
illustrate our location, both in terms of wayfinding, as
well as referring to historically/ecologically/culturally/
etc. significant locations.
1.8. We will have to decide, is City Walk a single line? How
thick is this line? When does it thicken throughout the
route?
1.9. A deliverable to highlight many of these objectives
could be a diagram of connections throughout the City
Walk route.
1.10. We should consider a list of potential grants: urban trail,
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2.
EAST SIDE
2.1.
Strong community interest in continuing City Walk to
the east side of India Point Park
2.2.
New public rowing /boating facility
2.3.
Easy connection to Benefit Street
2.4.
Boardwalk solution to crossing Wickenden Street
(bike & walk)
2.4.1. issues of headroom, tidal rise and accessibility
2.4.2. look at Harbor Management Plan
2.4.3. CRMC public row access plan
2.5.
Strong community interest in continuing City Walk to
the east side of India Point Park
2.5.1. New public rowing /boating facility
2.6.
Blackstone Bikeway will start at Pitman Street,
through India Point Park, taking the switch back
bridge out. It can extend into Pawtucket.
2.7.
Easy connection to Benefit Street
2.8.
Potential Connections
2.9.
The East Coast Greenway and City Walk could connect. The East Coast Greenway will likely use the new
Pedestrian Bridge, India Point Park trail, this could be
an opportunity for a connection with City Walk.
2.10. The Gap… Opportunities for the boardwalk to engage
the marina. How possible is this? Should we add it to
City Walk’s scope?
2.11. *General support to add the boardwalk to the scope of
City Walk
2.12. It might be difficult to propose any thing for the marina
area, but everyone agrees addressing the gap is
critically important to City Walk’s scope.
2.13. This is an opportunity to force the issue of waterfront
public access, fishing, and other uses of the area.
2.14. There is a change in elevation from Point Street to the
marina, and a security gate on the finger piers.
3.
BROAD AND ELMWOOD
3.1. City priority: Connections through Grace Cemetery
3.1.1. needs to be clear, accessible and well lighted
3.2. The cemetery by Grace Church is a critically important connection, and a priority. What is the best way to
provide access here?
3.3. Identified park locations and art installations on Broad
Street.
3.4.
3.5.
3.6.
3.7.
3.8.
4.
Opportunities for connections with “Pop-up Providence”
Specific opportunity for connection with signs: Broad/
Elmwood triangle, AS220 has giant people art sculptures at the island split
“Air Gallery” on Elmwood
Broad Street “Walking Gallery” in place now
Pop-Up Providence locations
3.8.1. Collage/signage located at Broad/Elmwood
island/split
3.8.2. “Air Gallery” on Elmwood street light poles
3.8.3. Concrete pads: (3) in Jewelry District; (2) on
the East Side (7) to be added in the fall
4.19.
4.20.
4.21.
4.22.
4.23.
5.
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5.1. City is looking for green water storm water management example.
5.2. Develop co-location signage system
5.3. Suggestion: QR code trail(s)
5.4. Directional signage w/ minutes-to-destination and
destination names (grey & orange)
5.5. Mix of interventions along City Walk route that are
either lines or points
5.6. Bridge: Remove sidewalk on undesirable side of
bridge & double width of sidewalk on more desirable
side.
5.7. Brown University master plan update by Gustaffson
shows Brown campus connections
5.8. City Walk “leverages what already exists”
5.9. City Walk promotes “Equitable access to urban
assets”
6. NEXT MEETING
6.1. Scenarios for Wickenden / Point Street Bridge crossing
6.2. Jewelry District routing and connections
6.3. Friendship-Clifford Street Bridge
6.4. Look into funding from state available for “trail signage”
6.5. Bike stations
6.6. Potential funding sources and projects that can have
a City Walk component folded into them.
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JEWELRY DISTRICT
4.1. Potential connections… Parcels with installations:
Wickenden and 6th street (Parcel 6), Downtown Center (Parcel 9), parcels 34, 35, 41.
4.2. Should there be signage to identify/describe these
installations? What about integrating QR codes?
4.3. There are community farms and gardens located
around this area.
4.4. Would be ideal to integrate the farms and gardens
into City Walk. It goes along with the motto “City Walk
Connects.”
4.5. Specific “unconventional signage” in this area, or in
the overall design.
4.6. Possibilities of rebranding the “Friendship Bridge”?
4.7. Option of making a connection at Friendship Street,
or making a loop to get to the crossing, and draw
attention to the gate.
4.8. Could the community gardens be a way to connect
these things?
4.9. Important to reference City Farm on the map
4.10. It is very important to sketch out various alternative
scenarios
4.11. At the Clifford Street Bridge, to get to 95, there is the
“left, then left, then left” area due to a series of oneway streets. Would there be the possibility of doubling
up one side of the bridge’s sidewalk, and making it a
more comfortable place for people to walk? It might
be difficult, because it would be expensive to rearrange the curbs.
4.12. Suggestion of the route just going through Jewelry
District instead of 195.
4.13. GGN is designing the pocket park near Brown’s
Hippocrates tree
4.14. Ship Street connection problem: it terminates in the
Jewelry District
4.15. Preference for the route Ron drew as an alternative to
Clifford Street route.
4.16. Opportunity for the area (the Goody Clancy proposal)
to be an exemplar of Providence’s stormwater management practices.
4.17. The best way to sell this area is as an overall connected system. “just because people might prefer to
4.18.
walk this way over this way isn’t good enough. The
best opportunity is to sell the whole thing as connecting integral areas.” Important to leverage the assets
that are already there, and sell it as providing “equitable access to urban areas”
Engage community groups in the next meeting? Fox
Point Neighborhood Association, Bob McMahon,
Upper South representatives
The two biggest costs to the city would be the Grace
Church Cemetery/Connection to the East Side, and
the trees for the west side, and how to get funding.
Trees along parcel 28, how does this relate to the
new parking structure?
Could trees serve as a screen for Elmwood Avenue?
A beneficial amenity could be providing the Bike
Repair Stations along City Walk. There could also be
some linkages with branding here.
How can we get RIDOT or others to pay for the Clifford Street/Friendship Bridge?
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APPENDIX: MEETING MINUTES
MEETING MINUTES
Project:
City Walk: 2nd Draft Review
Date:
5pm, Tuesday, 24 June 2014
Location:
South Providence Library Community Room
441 Prairie Avenue, Providence, RI 02905
Invited/Attendees: See Attendee List
INTRO
Phoebe Blake
Dan Baudouin
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THREE ASPECTS OF CITY WALK COVERED
1. Route
2. Identify particular places of interest
3. What is City Walk? What shape/form should it take?
ROUTE RECOMMENDATIONS AND COMMENTS
1. 1/3 of all neighborhoods in Providence are connected by the
City Walk route.
2. Get input from neighbors on what programing can be attached to City Walk.
2.1.“Energize and catalyze”
3. Include Peace & Plenty Park
4. Include CCRI and all university campuses
5. Knight Memorial Library lawn — the neighborhood would
like some vision here.
6. Good things happening along Elmwood Ave. — curb bumpouts and 80 new trees.
7. The Elmwood neighborhood needs to be better connected to
Roger Williams Park
7.1. Tunnel under I-95 across RR tracks should seriously be
considered as a pedestrian/bike connection to Roger
Williams Park
7.2. The tunnel connects Cadillac Drive to the R. Williams
Zoo parking lot.
7.3. Potential to safely and independently get kids to the
park from the Elmwood neighborhood.
7.4. Streets to connect to the tunnel to consider: From Columbus Square, route could take Atlantic or Adelaide to
Melrose to Cadillac Dr. — very nice residential area
8. Goal: Make Elmwood safe. For walking to school. Riding a
bike. For adults and kids.
9. The Liberty Elm Diner on Elmwood at Longfellow has
brought energy to the area it’s located in. (note: This popular
diner closed in January )
10. Encouraging pedestrian traffic for businesses along Elmwood would be good. Diverting pedestrians away from
Elmwood might not be great for Elmwood businesses.
11. Question is raised: How to develop business and density
along Elmwood and Cadillac where land is underutilized?
Should that be part of City Walk’s objectives?
12. More schools being added to the already school-rich Columbus Square area.
13. Allowing and encouraging waterfront access to Bay and
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River.
14. Improvement of connection to Point Street Bridge, hurricane
barrier, and waterfront access.
15. Overlap and reinforce existing and new connections and
routes.
15.1.‘Connecting the links in a chain’
16. Create City Walk robustness through a system of connections.
17. Destinations and events — there are food trucks on Broad
Street already.
18. City goal on-the-way — continuous walkway along the Seekonk River.
19. Foster a robust environment
20. Link, link, link...
20.1.‘Walking Schoolbus’
20.2.RIPTA routes
20.3.Bike
20.4.Pedestrian
20.5.Parks Dept.
20.6.Food trucks
20.7.Providence Flea and similar…
21. Fox Point wants Gano Park included.
COMMUNICATION / INFORMATION
22. New place experience: “ Moment of crisis where a sign
instructs you to go somewhere, but you cannot see where
it’s sending you. You must decide if it’s worth venturing on
blindly” Leap of faith!
23. Suggestion: An app that describes sections as you move
through CW connecting events and bringing out the richness
of the neighborhoods.
23.1. Little Compton has recently started using Curatescape http://sakonnethistorical.org/
23.2. Rhode Tour http://rhodetour.org/
23.3. Contact Sue Ellen Kroll, RICH sue@rihuman-
ities.org
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
23.4. Curatescape App http://curatescape.org
Brown University project collected oral histories from local
business people, and at the same time, collected general
neighborhood information and highly localized input from
them.
Add to study information:
25.1.street edge continuity (or lack of)
25.2.population density
25.3.cultural density
25.4.neighborhood centers
Question: Of the many dots, which should be connected?
Unified graphic system – the use of color for example.
Easy wins
28.1. Visual connections
28.2. Signage
28.3. Pop-up signs with QR codes in Jewelry District for
art projects installed by I-195 Redevelopment.
28.4. Also signs can be found along Elmwood Ave.
28.5. Signs ordered through: http://walkyourcity.org
28.6.Strong visual references
28.7.Richmond Street
28.8.Columbus Square Schools/intersection (low hanging
fruit)
28.9.Scale of intersections.
28.10. Street edge – encourage business/property owners
to engage with City Walk.
PLACES OF INTEREST
29. Grace Cemetery
29.1.No loop thorough Cemetery.
29.2.South end route through at columbarium makes sense.
30. “City Walk is a way to give integrity to Providence where it
has been taken away for a long time”
31. Historically, two anchor parks — India Point Park and Roger
Williams Park
32. Work on beginning and ending
33. Public/private partnerships
34. Wayfinding and route defining idea — September mass
walk…
34.1.from India Point to Roger Williams
34.2.from Roger Williams to India point
34.3.from each end to meet in the middle
35. I-95 crossing: Friendship-Clifford Street Bridge makes Upper
South Providence connection most directly to Clifford Street
and to the Jewelry District connection to the future park and
pedestrian bridge-East Side connection.
36. Jewelry District
36.1. The Jewelry District may be a very different approach and conditions for City Walk than other parts
of the route… A built City Walk that holds the line.
36.2. “If we (e.g. City Walk supporters) aren’t a part of the
development plan, the whole thing may break down.”
37. Point Street Bridge
37.1.Spur suggestion: Point Street Bridge — mid-bridge
fishing hot-spot
37.2.Boardwalk / pedestrian route along water under bridge
accessible part-time.
37.3.Wickenden Street crossing would be an alternate
experience.
38. Make inner harbor publicly accessible
39. Make riverfront accessible on all sides.
tions
45.5. “City Walk evolves from experiences”
46. City Walk Distance – Usage
46.1. Question: How to bring people from one end of City
Walk to the other?
46.2. Long distance for walking
46.3. Total City Walk mileage is approximately 7.5 miles.
46.4. Walking scale vs. biking scale
46.5. Transit
46.6. Everyday experience vs. visitors’ experience
NEXT STEPS
47. Third Meeting
47.1. Meeting at same location: South Providence Library
Community Room,
Tuesday, July 15th 7 – 9 pm
47.2. Next meeting invite representatives from public
works, parks, planning, and mayoral candidates.
48. Illuminate as may people about the route as possible.
49. Draft report with recommendations to include:
49.1. Incorporate information from second meeting.
49.2. Identify City Walk things to accomplish and things
that can be done first.
49.3. Develop a timeline / roadmap of development, initiatives, events and things that intersect with City Walk.
49.4. Set goals.
49.5. Tell City Walk story – what it connects.
50. Executive summary for website.
51. Planning a walk of City Walk
51.1. Maybe break walk into pieces
51.2. Neighborhood associations and groups could possibly each walk their section of City Walk.
51.3. Possibly plan a multi-weekend walk that, over time,
walks the entire route.
51.4. “See Your City Walk”
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WHAT IS CITY WALK? LINE, SPACE, COLLECTION OF
POINTS…
40. Two strong anchor points: India Point Park and Roger Williams Park
41. Get lost / wander… Suggest a route with destination points
but create spaces to explore in between.
42. Create neighborhood maps with detail.
43. Comprise City Walk of dots instead of a line – events, places
– density of dots and size of dots which weigh episodes.
44. Look into: Cultural corridor study by RIPTA for Broad and
Elmwood
45. Cultural tourism
45.1. Gallery Night – on bikes
45.2. Historic walking tours – for example: Knight Mem.
Library to Columbus Sq.
45.3. “A moveable feast of experience”
45.4. Cross pollination between events, places, connec-
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APPENDIX: MEETING MINUTES
MEETING MINUTES
Project:
City Walk: 3rd Meeting
Date:
7:00 PM, Friday, July 15, 2014
Location:
South Providence Library
441 Prairie Ave
Providence, RI
Invited/Attendees: See Attendee List
MEETING OVERVIEW
I. Introductions
II. Open Discussion: Suggestions, questions, and events
coming up..
III. Presentation: The route, precedents, analysis, and focus
areas.
INTRO
Pheobe Blake
Dan Baudouin
In his introduction to the history of City Walk’s development, Dan
asked the audience to volunteer to help City Walk focus areas of
particular interest to them. Dan will be volunteering for improving the Friendship-Clifford St. Bridge area for pedestrians and
bicyclists.
OPEN DISCUSSION
1. Elmwood Ave. Walk with Barbara Barnes Aug. 2 at 1pm:
meet at Knight Memorial Library
1.1. Walk to include history and culture.
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2. Elmwood Assets and Enhancements:
2.1. Knight Memorial Library Book Sale.
2.2. Asian markets.
2.3. Colored sidewalks being installed this summer.
3. Questions: Who “owns” City Walk?
3.1. Who is responsible… An association or non-profit?
3.2. How are “ways” governed in other municipalities?
3.3. Commonly, municipal initiatives and public/private partnerships take responsibility.
3.4. Likely to be episodic based on public and private ownership of different parts.
3.5. Ownership in the I-195 redevelopment parcels would
be the developers, the developments when they are
completed, and the I-195 Redevelopment commission.
4. Sunday Bike-to-Park
4.1. Close traffic on half of Elmwood Ave. between Columbus Square and the Linden Ave. Entrance to Roger Williams Park creating a safe bike/pedestrian route from
the Elmwood neighborhood to the park.
4.2. State or City marginal investment in temporary barrier
placement.
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5. Question: How does City Walk incorporate renewable energy?
5.1. Solar powered lighting along the route but most specifically at the Friendship-Clifford Street Bridge.
5.2. Suggestion: Solar panels on top of the Highway. Yes!
Why not?
6. Broad St. Synagogue development project has been initiated
aiming to create a Fanueil Hall type marketplace destination.
7. There is an interest in seeing all of the residences and businesses diagramed along the entire City Walk route.
8. Peace & Plenty Park needs a bigger maker on the map
8.1. Note: Updike Street is entirely contained in the Elmwood District area.
Council For Humanities
8.2. App for local history: Rhodetour (see June 24 meeting
notes) http://rhodetour.org
8.3. 4 tours on-line presently — 5 more on the way
8.4. The Mashapaug Pond Rhodetour is just west of Elmwood Ave. The tour includes a piece on the Gorham
Manufacturing Company at Columbus Square. http://
rhodetour.org/tours/show/2
8.5. Applying for a grant to NAH for a grant to make a City
Walk tour.
9. Community support and input
9.1. Question: How to engage more South Side residents &
businesses in the process?
9.2. City Walk could use a core group representing each
neighborhood.
9.3. Establish a “Friends of…” type of group.
9.4. Start contact list to build the group.
10. Site lines and landmarks in the sky – “skymarks” a la Kevin
Lynch.
10.1.For example: These could be defined with City Walk
specific lighting cues.
11. Incorporate artists and art in the City Walk route
11.1.Theater and open studios events.
11.2.Potential to develop an Arts & Cultural center
12. Concern about Roger Williams Park’s under-utilized and
aging park amenities.
NEXT STEPS
13. City Walk needs leadership
13.1.Encourage individuals to join teams to promote the
goals and interests of each of the seven focus areas.
14. Encourage visitors/tourists
14.1.Promote historic tourism
15. City Walk as mayoral candidates’ talking point
16. Written Report to be distributed to meeting attendees and
publicly available for website download.
17. City Walk walking Event
17.1.Saturday, September 27, 2014 Water Fire has several
“processions to the river” walking initiatives happening
that night that the City Walk walking event could tie
into.
17.2.Alternative option could be independent from other
events. Date suggestion: Saturday, October 25, 2014
17.3.The goal of the walk is to establish a City Walk trail
before development takes place.
17.4.City Walk walk South Side and East Side meeting
destination options:
17.4.1. South Side and East Side could meet on the
Friendship-Clifford Street Bridge span joining
neighborhoods across the I-95 canyon… “Meeting
at the Moat”
17.4.2. South Side and East Side walks could meet on
either side of the future pedestrian bridge
17.4.3. Other?
17.5.Media & Twitter feed for the City Walk walking event.
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