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June 9, 2008

Working on the Providence waterfront

Can Providence do more with its waterfront? Some people think so.

In an opinion piece in Friday's Journal, Mayor David N. Cicilline shared some of his ideas for a mixed-use neighborhood on the waterfront along Allens Avenue.

Beginning today, residents will have the chance to add their opinions at the first of a series of forums titled “Providence Tomorrow.”

The forums will begin this morning with presentations on regulations, the environment, and the current practices at the port.

Tomorrow will bring presentations by city planners from Portland, Maine, and Baltimore. They’ll discuss ways to revive commercial waterfront land for mixed uses. And there will be small group discussions, which will continue Wednesday.

Thursday night, Cicilline and the City Council will do a final presentation –– the results of which will help guide the city’s Comprehensive Plan, Cicilline said in a statement.

For more information, call the city’s Department of Planning and Development: (401) 351-4300 or download a .PDF copy of the full schedule.

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