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« Sex offender faces 10 years for failing to register | Today | Ninigret Park Beach reopened for swimming » June 12, 2008Update: Making Kennedy Plaza a desirable destinationPROVIDENCE -- The city has announced a long list of regular activities for the greater Kennedy Plaza area this summer, in an effort to make the underutilized, downtown park into a true city square, and overcome the perception that the plaza is unsafe. “This public space in the center of downtown has the potential to become a lively gathering space where families and visitors can enjoy the work of local artists, shop for unique items at the Marketplace Bazaar, enjoy live entertainment or simply sit at café-style tables and people-watch,” said Mayor David N. Cicilline. “I envision a public space as vibrant as New York’s Washington Square Park with the unique character of Providence.” Regular events will include: "Public Square Tuesdays": From 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., area nonprofit agencies will set up kiosks providing information to the public on various topics from the arts to fitness and the environment. "Market Bazaar Thursdays": From 11 a.m. until 7 p.m., vendors selling antiques, books, food and small crafts will set up shop along the Burnside Park sidewalk. "Farmers' Market Fridays": Goods from Rhode Island farms will be on sale from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. "Rhythm & Soul Sundays": Providence Black Repertory Company’s Afrosonic Collective will play from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., featuring disc jockeys and drummers. -- Journal staff writer Daniel Barbarisi Through the summer, a string of major events is planned, including the Heineken Latino Celebration, July 6; the IndieArts Festival, July 19; Providence Roller Derby, July 25, and the Bolivian Festival, Aug. 17. The slate of programs is the outgrowth of a February summit led by New York’s Project for Public Spaces, where interested Providence residents mixed with city officials to envision a livelier, well-utilized Kennedy Plaza. The consensus was that if desirable activities were regularly held in the plaza, that would draw people and slowly overturn the perception that Kennedy Plaza is not a desirable destination. The plaza has been the site of numerous fights and robberies, borders the downtown bus depot, and was the scene of a broad-daylight shooting in March. Posted by Mike McKinney CommentsElizabeth | June 12, 2008 5:28 PM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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Very nice, and I applaud all such efforts.
However, my children and I would feel even better if the city would try harder to make Kennedy Plaza safe not only during the summer but particularly during the school year, when loud, unruly, scuffling teens make the bus plaza undesirable, not to mention quite intimidating, for many of us.