Waterfront Redevelopment As Part of the Providence 2020 Plan
The Providence 2020 plan by Sasaki and the City of Providence proposes a unified vision for development across the city, with specific plans for the Jewelry District. The overarching theme emphasizes the vitality of the city’s districts connected by a positive public experience with the waterfront. The plan is explicit in including the role of CRMC and the UCG program within its recommendations for development. The Providence 2020 plan thus provides a connected view of waterfront redevelopment within the broad picture of an urban community. The emphasis on public access is likely to be met by the redevelopment of the Dynamo House museum and center, although Seth Handy of Struever Brothers has expressed the desire to open more of the waterfront to green space by making the property between Dynamo House and the river become public. An emphasis on green space will probably have a positive impact on water quality, especially with the inclusion of LID technologies to deal with storm-water, although the impact may be hard to quantify. |